"Big enough to deliver; small enough to care."

"Big enough to deliver, small enough to care," reads the quote from Sandra Devahasdin on the Devahasdin company website.

Reading these words, many months ago, I was filled with a warm feeling of excitement. 

On Wednesday 13 August I begun my internship at Devahasdin. 

I was worried I would be late but arrived almost an hour early and had to kill a bit of time walking the streets of West Perth. I was worried I would look unprofessional so wisely invested in a new pencil skirt and a smart blazer. I was worried that my pens would run out, so I purchased half a dozen new ballpoint ones to take with my on my first day. I read the paper from cover to cover in case I was questioned on any current events. I committed the company ethos to memory as I worried that the team would not think I was passionate about my internship post. 

All these worries slipped away when I walked through the red door of Devahasdin. 

The office is a funky townhouse with an open-door policy. Sandra Devahasdin was out at an appointment when I arrived at the office. The rest of the girls - Natalie, Mauve, Sonja and Katie - greeted me with big smiles and enthusiasm.

After a quick tour, I was directed to an office and given some tasks to start my day. Devahasdin is a consultancy that represents a number of different clients. As such, their day begins tracking each of these clients and checking an assortment of different publications to see what has been reported about each one. It is a tedious, time-consuming task. I loved it. 

Then came the moment that most interns cringe at; I was asked to head out on a coffee run. 

With a big smile on my face, I wrote down the girls' orders and walked out of the office to get us some caffeine. Did I mind? Not one little bit. My three year degree has taught me that attitude is everything. I was going to retrieve the best coffee that those ladies have ever had. 

On my second day of being an intern, Katie turned to me with a smile on her face. 

"Want to do some PR?" she asked. I wrote up a media release for a retirement village that the team were going to send to the local newspapers. Katie read back through it when I was done and complimented me on my writing style. She gave me some feedback on Devahasdin formatting, but seemed impressed by the attention to detail that I had given the small task. 

Two days down. 18 to go. From coffee runs to media releases, I think I am going to enjoy every minute I spend at Devahasdin. 

Lauren Roberts

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