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“The Queen of the West”
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Allison Conte
Graphic Design
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My co-op was with Procter & Gamble, at their headquarters in Cincinnati, OH. I
worked in the beauty and grooming department, but specifically for the brand Olay.
Olay is a global skin care brand. I was a brand design management co-op at Olay, where
I learned to manage a brand by creating and executing brand vision, and working with
design agencies.
I really liked working in Downtown Cincinnati. It was sur-
rounded by all of the other major corporations. It also was five
minutes away from the Ohio River, which separates Ohio and
Kentucky. It was a lot of fun to be able to go to Kentucky so easily.
They had a levee there that overlooked the river with restaurants
lot of reading on the company culture. P&G is a very ethical company, respect- and shops that we frequented quite often.
ful of all people- employees and customers alike. I tried my best to learn all about this,
and have my actions reflect their values. I also really tried to get to know each person
individually in my office. I set up one on one meetings with everyone throughout the
memory was the intern event where they
duration of my co-op. I wanted to feel like I knew everyone on a more personal level so gathered all of the interns all over the country (approximately 500)
I could more comfortably fit in with the culture.
and brought everyone to Cincinnati. They brought us to the Cincin-
I did a
My favorite co-op
I met my roommate on the P&G Intern Facebook page. She was also co-oping
downtown at the headquarters, and she was also a Graphic Design major. We decided to
live at the local college campus where many other interns also lived, so we met several
people there. There were also some P&G co-op events where we got introduced to other
design co-ops, and since it was a very small group (10 people across all P&G locations in
Cincinnati) we became very close.
Outside of work, my friends and I explored the city. There was a lot to see. We also
explored Kentucky, and visited Louisville for a weekend! I think it was important to see
the city/surrounding areas. We really enjoyed that.
nati Reds Stadium, and gave us a tour. They had the P&G Group
President speak to us, and then afterwards was a happy hour where
we could approach upper level management from all categories and
departments and ask any questions we had. It was great to see how
diverse the co-op group was, and it was a nice opportunity to be
able to talk to employees outside of our department.
My biggest tip is to make the most of your co-ops! Be friendly,
out-going and social. Never miss an opportunity to make a connection with someone. They will go out of their way for you if you
make a good impression.
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