When I first discovered that I had been placed at an internship position with Matterport, I didn’t know exactly what to expect as I’d never been very familiar with 3D capture technology companies. Despite this, I was rather excited to know that I would be working with an organization whose clientele hailed from the world of real estate. This coupled with the company’s track record of being well-funded, having partnerships with big name companies, and using state-of-the-art technology gave me the impression that this would be a good fit.
Despite having researched a decent amount about the company prior to meeting my supervisor, I couldn’t help but feel a bit nervous before the interview. Is there something I may have overlooked? Are interviews in the UK significantly different from interviews in the US? What will the format be like? Despite these questions dancing around my mind, I remained calm and collected and buzzed into the office for the first time.
Since that day, I’m glad to be able to say that working at Matterport has been a very enjoyable experience so far. Veronica, my supervisor, is very friendly, attentive, and has been immensely helpful whenever I have questions regarding my tasks and duties. I discovered that the London office has a Spanish, French, German, and English department so constantly being surrounded by a flurry of different languages has been a very unique experience and one that I especially appreciate given I have a passion for learning foreign languages. (Fun fact thanks to the French team: In northern France, chocolate croissants are called pain au chocolat while in southern France, they are referred to as chocolatine. If you say the wrong one in the wrong place, expect weird looks.)
Overall, the office is filled with wonderful, hardworking individuals who know how to have a good time while getting things done. And to top it all off, the office features free snacks and drinks as well as free lunches on Wednesdays. All I can say is CAPA definitely did a great job with matching me with the right organization. I find myself engaged in my work and feel confident that I will walk away from this internship with a more mature skillset, an expanded network, and valuable memories to take back home to the States.