I am thankful to Dawn Jett and Gregory Burnett who gave me the opportunity to join their team as an HR intern. They both welcomed and facilitated my access to the Human Resources Department. Their feedback and supervision enriched and enhanced my internship experience. Completing this internship successfully would never have happened without their precious support.
I also want to deliver my sincere thanks to my adviser Professor Marcus for his support and encouragement during the time of my master’s degree studies. His advice has helped me throughout my time in the I-O Psychology Program.
Introduction
Having taken all the core and elective Industrial-Organizational (I-O) Psychology classes, I realized there was …show more content…
CTR is a non-profit organization that provides different services that include substance abuse treatment, mental health treatment, and family and community support.
CTR’s vision:
According to the ctrenaissance.com website, their vision is “To continuously provide the highest level of quality services and standards for all our stakeholders which include our employees.”
CTR’s mission:
Consequently, CTR’s mission is about change: To empower individuals and families affected by behavioral health or criminal justice needs to make healthy choices that will improve their lives. To achieve this we will utilize and sustain best practices in a positive, supportive environment. We will measure our success by the degree to which clients change their lives and become productive, contributing members of their families and communities. …show more content…
• Translate classroom theories into tangible work.
• Understand the American work culture.
• Prepare myself to enter the workforce.
• Practice my own leadership style.
• Figure where to lead myself from after finishing the I-O Psychology Program.
• Enjoy the experience!
Description of the Internship
I was a Human Resources Intern at CTR for 15 weeks starting from 8/31/2015 to 12/7/2015. For my internship, I exceeded the minimum amount of time of 260 hours.
I. Summary of my internship position:
I performed various traditional and specific Human Resources tasks including, but not limited to, recruitment and staffing, on-boarding, filling, training programs, and other general office duties.
Here is CTR’s HR Intern job description: Apply theory to real time HR operations. Ongoing learning and hands on application of recruitment/orientation, employee relations, training/development, e-learning, benefits, retreat planning and involvement in other HR initiatives that help to make CTR an employer of choice. Qualified candidate must be enrolled in and earn academic credit in exchange for internship experience and intern a minimum of 15 hours a