Hi everyone,
I hope everyone is enjoying their placements and learning
valuable skills and insights. I certainly have in these last couple weeks
interning at Secure2Go. 20 days have come by so quickly, where did all that
time go? Despite the early mornings and feeling quite insecure at times, I have
learnt so much. I’ve also made great relationships with some amazing people in
the office. One lady in the office has
the same university background as me: Marketing and Public Relations, and I
feel so lucky to have her as my supervisor.
From my time at Secure2Go, here are some tips for those
- Find your placement early – preferably during the semester break. I know we all want to relax and enjoy the holiday rather than working, but you won’t regret it! Whilst everyone will be panicking on finding one during the semester as the due date comes closer, you can have a peace of mind.
- Don’t feel intimidated – this applies during the application process as well. If you feel intimidated and unworthy of the position, it will definitely reflect on how you present yourself, even on paper. This will let you miss your chance.
- Be Professional (arrive early, dress well and do your work) - I know this seems like a no brainer but I’ve seen other interns that continuously come late, dress inappropriately and snapchatting instead of working. Supervisors aren’t stupid, they know. So if you want a job, be professional!
- Don’t feel discouraged if you don’t get employment – it may not be because of you. Maybe they just don’t have a position for you. Either way, take this internship as a learning experience.
- Network – get to know the people in the office. Make a good impression. You never know if they can be the people that offer you a job or learn a few things from them.
Despite my internship technically ending, I’ve decided to
continue interning there. Unfortunately, because the company is still in its introduction
stage, they are not ready to give employment opportunities just of yet.
However, they are willing to employ interns, including myself. As great as it
sounds that they are considering me, there is a risk on how long will I have to
wait. I have decided to continue interning at the company to possibly keep that
opportunity, whilst I also look for other graduate positions.
Good luck with your reports!
-Heidi Jiang
1 comment:
Hello Heidi,
Congratulation on finishing up your Internship! Your blog is very useful for all the future PR Professionals including me. You have provide us the tips on how should we behave during the Internship. I agree with some of the points that you mentioned such as find the placement early, be professional and build up our network.
It is important to find our placement early. This has reminded me that I only started to find my placement during July. I personally think that it was too late to start to find during July because due to certain reasons I would only be able to do my placement at my hometown, Miri. Miri is a small city and only several companies that have PR Department. Besides, some of the companies will only recruit intern that work for 3 months continuously but I would only be able to work for 1.5 months. Thus, it is quite challenge for me to find my placement in this short period of time and less choices of companies. However, I have gone through it and found my job at last.
Be professional. It is important for us to be professional no matter when we are doing work, dress code and also be punctual to work. When we are working, avoid playing mobile phones. In terms of dress code, as a PR person we should dress neatly and professionally. Punctuality is a vital. If we keep on going late to work, it may create bad impression to the supervisor.
Lastly, build up our network. It is important to meet new friends in the company who might be useful for our future career.
I wish you all the best in your final report and your future!
Regards,
Daphney Koh.
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