First Week of Internship

Hello everyone! My name is Michelle Shak from Curtin University based in Miri, Sarawak. Like everyone else that is taking this unit, I have gone through a lot of interviews and sending out resume until I finally found the right placement. I started my internship on a full time basis at Pustaka Miri, from 15^th of August till 20^th of September 2013. Well, working in the Public Relations department for the first time, it is definitely an eye opener and a new experience for me. 

The first few days at work was nerve wrecking, as I was worried for not being able to meet their standards or expectations but as time goes by, I realized that what I have learnt through out my course have prepared me for this internship.

First day coming to work, my supervisor gave me a tour of the working place and introduced to me to the person in charge of each department. After the basic introduction, I was assigned to a desk and been given files to look through the public relations records to know their activities that they have done in the past and also future events.

Not only that, my supervisor also took the time and brought me to the customer services center to register as a member in Pustaka Miri. To be able to use their online website services for research and planning. My supervisor also taught me on how to use the Information system to search for readings, articles or books online, which I find very useful and helpful at the same time in helping me doing research.

The tasks that I was assigned to in my first week of working were doing media clippings, press release and media kit. I was glad that my supervisor trusts me enough to allow me to do the job, as I am still new. It made me very happy and felt welcomed. All the other staff was friendly and also helpful as they are more than glad to assist me when I have enquiries regarding about any task.

My next post will be updating on the 10 days of working and the events that me and another intern had organized. Well, from my point of view, working at Pustaka Miri has allowed me to meet so many new people and also learn new things that can benefit me in the future.

I wish everyone all the best and I hope everyone is also having fun doing their internship as I am.

Best Regards,

Michelle Shak (Curtin University Sarawak)

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