--- title: "Meet Rachel \"Shooter\" Soodsma: One of Our New Interns" description: Get to know Rachel Soodsma, and more about her new internship at The DSM Group. image: https://marketing.thedsmgroup.com/hs-fs/hub/211174/file-2427598492.jpg --- [![](https://marketing.thedsmgroup.com/hs-fs/hubfs/DSM-Logo.png?width=270&height=125&name=DSM-Logo.png)](https://www.thedsmgroup.com) - [Blog](https://marketing.thedsmgroup.com/blog) # Blog ## Meet Rachel "Shooter" Soodsma: One of Our New Interns by [Rachel](https://marketing.thedsmgroup.com/blog/author/rachel), on 12:27 PM on February 4, 2015 ![Marketing Internship NJ](https://marketing.thedsmgroup.com/hs-fs/hub/211174/file-2427598492.jpg "Marketing Internship NJ")Hey, hey, hey! I’m Rachel and according to T-Swift you could say that I’m feelin’ 22 and mostly shake everything off. I’m 100% Dutch and come from a very large, loving family. Yes, it’s true what they (we) say, “If you ain’t Dutch, you ain’t much.” As one of the new, obviously cool, [interns](http://www.thedsmgroup.com/internships)here at The DSM Group I wasn’t too sure what to expect, but after being here a few short but sweet weeks, I’m positive I made the right decision.  ## Me…. In my mind, life was always about being the best at what you’re doing and achieving the most. Eventually I stopped caring about what I thought people expected of me and decided to do what I wanted. I live by the motto, “Don’t worry, be happy” and it’s true, once I stopped worrying about what I thought I needed to accomplish and focused on what I wanted, I was happy.  I am currently a public relations major finishing up my last semester at [William Paterson University](http://www.wpunj.edu). It’s been quite a journey since graduating high school and to be honest, I never thought I’d be where I am now. I started my college career as a prospective Biology major, and it only took me one semester to figure out that was not what I wanted to do. I know you’re probably wondering how I went from a bio major to wanting to do PR, truth is I have no idea! After I changed my focus I started dabbling in different fields that I thought were interesting. Somehow I ended up in Public Relations and I love, love, love it! Growing up I was a true 90s chick. I rocked the pigtails courtesy of Britney Spears and lip-synced numerous catchy songs by The Backstreet Boys, Nsync and every other boy band known to screaming little girls. I wasted my afternoons and weekends watching cartoons on Nickelodeon and hopping around the driveway on my pogo-stick. (I’ve mastered over 1,000 hops, so if anyone wants to have a hop-off I’m happy to accept your challenge) I played multiple sports such as basketball, softball and soccer, but eventually quit all of them to pursue tennis. (Mainly because I got to wear a dress). I’m super competitive and am always determined to win, even if it’s a simple game of go-fish.  ## All Grown Up Now that I’m considered an official adult it’s about that time I enter into the real world (In 4 months when graduation occurs). I first heard about The DSM Group from my friend Kailee (who also happens to be interning here) when we were planning ideas for the internship fair at our school. I was curious to see what the agency was about so I basically stalked their website. It was **AWESOME**. No joke, I couldn’t get off the site I was so impressed. I needed to find out more about their agency, I **NEEDED** to work here. I submitted my resume and it was go-time. I interviewed and once they offered me the internship I didn’t even hesitate, I accepted and was ready to start this new journey. I had no idea what to expect when I first walked through the door, but I’m learning a ton and am so excited to see what this semester is going to entail. The team here is amazing and I’m so thrilled I have the opportunity to work with such talented and fun individuals!   Topics: [Culture](https://marketing.thedsmgroup.com/blog/topic/culture) ### About this blog This is where you give the visitor a brief introduction to both this blog and your company. 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