My coworkers who I did the most team-projects with were impressed with my writing. My first weeks on the job they claimed they enjoyed the “refreshing and new” incite that I brought to the team. AP style writing was used in all of my projects and I felt that was to my advantage. I was able to pick out what edits were needed, and then use my resources, such as the AP style guide, to find the answer. A large portion of my work included proof reading projects. This meant I had pay attention to extreme detail and that my work mattered because it was being published and not just to get a good grade on a school project. Even though my major was public relations I was thankful for all of the journalism classes I had the opportunity to take. Often,
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I will be attending graduate school and pursuing a Master’s in Higher Education Administration. When first looking at this internship it could be easy to say that it does not tie into my future goals. However, I feel that they professional skills I gained in this experience will always be with me. I improved my project management skills, communication and overall professionalism. I found myself touching 5-15 projects in one day while managing deadlines and resources. This skill makes me more employable and will allow me to take on my responsibility in all future jobs. I learned that I enjoy the fast pace and deadline driven team work. I also learned more about my personal organization style while managing …show more content…
Though I had previously considered communication to be one of my strengths I had to learn a completely different style of communication in this position. I had to communicate a variety of ways. Occasionally, I had to take extremely technical communication and then simply it for an advertisement or email blast. This required me to do research and gain an understanding for the product/ services I was discussing. Other times, I had to pass messages along from one source to another and this included interpreting one company’s messaging and putting it into our company lingo. I had to learn to communicate across departments. This included giving specific and clear instructions via writing. As a whole, my communication skills were positively challenged and grew tremendously in this
I will be attending graduate school and pursuing a Master’s in Higher Education Administration. When first looking at this internship it could be easy to say that it does not tie into my future goals. However, I feel that they professional skills I gained in this experience will always be with me. I improved my project management skills, communication and overall professionalism. I found myself touching 5-15 projects in one day while managing deadlines and resources. This skill makes me more employable and will allow me to take on my responsibility in all future jobs. I learned that I enjoy the fast pace and deadline driven team work. I also learned more about my personal organization style while managing …show more content…
Though I had previously considered communication to be one of my strengths I had to learn a completely different style of communication in this position. I had to communicate a variety of ways. Occasionally, I had to take extremely technical communication and then simply it for an advertisement or email blast. This required me to do research and gain an understanding for the product/ services I was discussing. Other times, I had to pass messages along from one source to another and this included interpreting one company’s messaging and putting it into our company lingo. I had to learn to communicate across departments. This included giving specific and clear instructions via writing. As a whole, my communication skills were positively challenged and grew tremendously in this