I do not think a "typical" day is how I would describe my involvement at my internship. It is rare for me to do the same thing two days in a row, which I am very thankful for because it keeps things from becoming stale and mundane. My days continually rotate on an unpredictable basis, but some general days are spent by doing research, proofreading/editing presentations, tagging along in meetings, and/or attending relevant presentations.
Research: Pretty self-explanatory but I'll be on the computer searching for important facts/statistics we can use to further the current ventures we are undertaking. I am looking for ways to connect or link various ideas or issues in a way that the CEMHS can help accomplish the goals or resolve the issues.
Proofreading/Editing: I have spent quite a few different days reading through PowerPoint presentations looking for redundant statements, consistency in statements/acronyms, and making sure that the overall flow makes sense with a clear goal and purpose in mind.
Meetings: I have posted an entire blog regarding meetings, but these have been one of my most enjoyable experiences thus far...I'm sure that will change eventually, haha.
Presentations: I have had the opportunity to listen to a few guest speakers talk about issues that pertain to the CEMHS and it has been great to experience how issues throughout the globe cross so many barriers. They have showed me that working within EM/HS includes a lot of involvement working with various other sectors of business and how they all need to interact and assist one another.
Overall, there have been no "typical" days which is great because it means that I am not becoming board with anything. There are so many various avenues we are working on and I am getting the opportunity to work within a lot of these situations very differently.
Hi Devinn,
ReplyDeleteI think it's important that there's no "typical" day outside of general duties within an office because you're right, it's so easy to get sucked into monotony. It's similar at my internship, and in fact we have a lot of the same tasks. The research and editing are two of my favorite things, though depending on the meeting I've found those to sometimes be nice just as a break from sitting at my desk!
Glad to hear things are going smoothly.