NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University student Jude Oliva is spending the summer gaining professional experience through an internship with Enterprise Mobility, where he is learning the day-to-day operations of the company while preparing for his future career.
Oliva, of Raceland, about 30 minutes south of Thibodaux, is a senior communication major who expects to graduate in May 2027. He learned about the internship through NSU Career Services before connecting with Enterprise representatives at a campus career fair.
“Career Services told me about Enterprise and how they always hire interns,” Oliva said. “I went to a career fair, and Hope from Enterprise was there. I spoke to her, and it just snowballed from there. Just the job description of being a people person, I mean, that’s me. I loved it off the bat.”
During the internship, Oliva is gaining experience in customer service, communication and business operations while working alongside Enterprise employees.
Oliva said his experiences at Northwestern State helped prepare him for the fast-paced environment of the internship.
“Being in Freshman Connection and fraternity recruitment, everything is so high energy,” he said. “A lot of coordinating goes into it and then being able to multitask. I have to do a lot of that at Enterprise. Everything I learned in my classes, the advertising and marketing and presenting yourself and presenting your product, has helped me.”
Oliva said he hopes the internship leads to a long-term career with Enterprise.
“I’d like to continue working. Once my internship is done, working part time until I graduate and then, when I graduate, coming on full time,” he said.
He encourages other Northwestern State students to pursue internship opportunities while they are still in college.
“Be open-minded, take a chance and just focus on what’s important to you,” Oliva said.