The End Of My Internship Journey!

Hello Everyone!

On my last day of internship, I followed the outreach program held by Pustaka Miri. It is a regular activity that is carried out as a part of giving back and educating the community that stays in the rural area.

My destination only took an hour drive to reach the rural school.

The principal and teachers greeted us as we arrived and showed us around the school. The school may look small but it is very comfortable and the children are very friendly and smart. It was interesting experience for me going to rural school as it opens up my perspective of how things work in rural area. The outreach program is considered as a noble action that helps the community by helping them through providing education, teaching them skills and providing goods to the community that stays in the rural area.

The outreach program took place at a primary school located in the rural areas of Miri, the task that was given to me on that day is to help out with the activities for the children and help with other preparation and goods that needed to distribute to the school children. The activities on that day consist of me distributing notebooks and stationary while Pustaka Miri staff gave a talk in creating awareness of the importance of books and the use of library. Thus, there were also two representatives from the Red Crescent Society that also came to the school to teach the children on first aid kid. On top of that, the program ended with the activities that me and another intern was asked to monitor, which is making use of recycling newspaper into a fashion clothes. The children were very excited and enjoy making their outfit. Overall, this experience is by far the most interesting part for me as I get to see and be a part of that community that help and gives back to the people.

Nevertheless, through out my internship experience, I have learnt real life practices and also learn to work under pressure while working in a team. All this invaluable lessons cab benefit me and prepared me for my next job.  

Finally, I would like to say thanks to my lecturer for her guidance and teachings through out my university experience. Now I’m one step closer to graduation!

Michelle Shak

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Curtin University Sarawak

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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