Who is Spectrum & what do they do?
Spectrum is a catering, concessions, and special events company based out of The Woodlands, Texas that was officially launched in 1992. They cater to and specialize in PGA golf tournaments, music festivals such as Bonnaroo, local catering, and much more. Their clientele spans across the United States and into Canada. Their goal is to exceed the client’s expectations by providing the highest quality, value-based hospitality, delivered on time in an interesting presentation by friendly, knowledgeable hospitality professionals with pampered customer care as their primary focus.
My summer with Spectrum
During my time with Spectrum I served as a Finance Intern, which allowed me to spend my summer traveling to New York, Tennessee, Kentucky, and many other places, where I worked PGA golf tournaments and music festivals. Some of my responsibilities included learning and memorizing all site locations, become familiar with iPads and POS system, learn to create and manage start up banks, collect and report money drops for final sales summary, and much more. Unlike most 8 - 5, Monday - Friday internships, our schedule was very tentative due to the variation of events. I learned quickly that this job required a lot of hard working hours!
Requirements & Qualifications
Benefits & Opportunities
Spectrum internships are a PAID opportunity! We received $100 a day, excluding travel days, for every event. All hotels and flights were paid and booked by the company. While most of my hours were spent working while in a new state, we were definitely able to find some time after work to go explore the new city as much as we could. Music festivals were always the most exciting, seeing we were able to watch any of our favorite performers as long as our work was done! Not only were we paid to travel, the networking opportunities are AMAZING. I cannot tell you how many people and new, life-long friends I have met strictly through this company.
Achievements
Spectrum is a catering, concessions, and special events company based out of The Woodlands, Texas that was officially launched in 1992. They cater to and specialize in PGA golf tournaments, music festivals such as Bonnaroo, local catering, and much more. Their clientele spans across the United States and into Canada. Their goal is to exceed the client’s expectations by providing the highest quality, value-based hospitality, delivered on time in an interesting presentation by friendly, knowledgeable hospitality professionals with pampered customer care as their primary focus.
My summer with Spectrum
During my time with Spectrum I served as a Finance Intern, which allowed me to spend my summer traveling to New York, Tennessee, Kentucky, and many other places, where I worked PGA golf tournaments and music festivals. Some of my responsibilities included learning and memorizing all site locations, become familiar with iPads and POS system, learn to create and manage start up banks, collect and report money drops for final sales summary, and much more. Unlike most 8 - 5, Monday - Friday internships, our schedule was very tentative due to the variation of events. I learned quickly that this job required a lot of hard working hours!
Requirements & Qualifications
- Good work ethic (long hours)
- Organization skills
- Time management
- People person (working with volunteers)
- Ability to think on your toes
- Team player
- A GOOD ATTITUDE!
Benefits & Opportunities
Spectrum internships are a PAID opportunity! We received $100 a day, excluding travel days, for every event. All hotels and flights were paid and booked by the company. While most of my hours were spent working while in a new state, we were definitely able to find some time after work to go explore the new city as much as we could. Music festivals were always the most exciting, seeing we were able to watch any of our favorite performers as long as our work was done! Not only were we paid to travel, the networking opportunities are AMAZING. I cannot tell you how many people and new, life-long friends I have met strictly through this company.
Achievements
- Improved time management skills
- Learned how to operate POS system through Appetize
- How to create and manage start up banks for concessions