My first post ! ;)

Hello PR buddies,

I am Abhishek from Charles Telfair University, Mauritius. Finally Im getting access to post here :). It seems that you all are having a good time with your internship.


I'm doing my 21st day of internship at the Four Seasons Resort, Mauritius. I am in the HR dept which is responsible for the internal communication of the organisation. I report directly to the HR Director, Mr Jhumun. I have been assigned to develop, design and write the newsletter for FSR, Mtius. Its a very interesting task and a very challenging one, as the newsletter will be sent to all the FS resorts worldwide.


For those of you who do not know where Mtius is found, it is in the indian ocean to the East of Madagascar. It is one of the leading hotels in the world and has the biggest and most 'sophisticated' golf course in the southern hemisphere.The last American championship was held here. There is a total staff of 432 on the resort and golf.


Now, lets get to the serious things !! On my arrival the first day i was given a complete tour of the resort, to meet the employees, to chat with them and break the ice with all the directors and dept heads. It was a really good experience since i met people from different countries speaking different languages. In Mtius expats speak more english and french ! My luck as we Mauritians, we can speak both. There are also other international trainees namely from France, Italy, Switzerland, UK and China in the various departments. Its a good opportunity to apply what we learnt in class about culture clash. For instance, on my second day I was not aware that chinese people bow to say hello, I shaked hands with the guy, he was a bit confused not knowing what was going on. lol ! From that day, I bow everytime I meet him and he puts his hand forward to greet me !! Thats how at times i get a goodd laugh when work stress is on.


I am also involved in organising a game tournament for the employees. The tournament is being organised on a knock out basis. Games are dominos, table tennis, carom, volleyball and football. I play in the HR team and the second week we won a football match by 5 - 0. Its hard to play foot after 2 years, nevertheless i managed to score 2 goals. ^_^
There is much to do before these events, I have to organise for a photographer (an employee who is volunteer), confirm the football pitch, arrange for refreshments and so on. For the indoor games I have to set and confirm the fixtures, arrange for a photographer and sometimes for a referee.
The interesting PRpart is that every day before 10 a.m, for my first two weeks i had to send a one page newsletter to all the employees about the games held the previous day. At first it was a bit time consuming and complicated (since long was not using publisher) but after 3 4 days it was done quickly and in a more professional way !

I'll keep you all update mates ! Feel free to comment or even share your opinions ! im open for any critics !

Cheers !

Abhishek