The start of the Agricultural shows

Making progressive steps in my internship! Half way through my internship and I’m understanding how the business operates and where I fit in as an intern.  I was a bit lost for a while and didn’t know if what I was doing was right. With the agricultural show season upon us, I didn’t know if events really fitted into the whole public relations area, but handing in my 10 day update I was reassured that it was all apart of the job and to make the most of what I was doing. 

Finally being able to finish the companies facebook page and getting full approval to get that up and running, I was feeling positive about the impact I was having on the business. The facebook page was a lot harder then I thought because BAJV doesn’t have a policy that covers social media. Meaning there needed to be an alternative email created and used for the facebook page, to ensure it didn’t link with personal accounts. So I was pretty excited about it all when it was finally functioning!

I’ve also been able to participate and learn about all the efforts that go into organising events. BAJV participates in a number of agricultural shows and I was able to help set up their stand in Northam. It involved making site maps to show where everything was going to be located within their designated area, as well as a trip to their warehouse to organise and make a stock list for everything that would be needed over the weekend. I really enjoyed the set up as it was efficient and fun. You learn that the maps made are more guidelines then strictly needing to be followed. I very much enjoyed this and cannot wait until I’m able to participate in both the set up and the running of their next agricultural show in Toodyay in October.

So far I’ve very much enjoyed having some freedom to do my own thing but have also been stuck with odd jobs that need to be done. This includes tidying up work sheets, websites and spreadsheets. But it all adds to the job and to the experience!

Stay tuned! Hopefully next blog will update you about the agricultural shows! Or at least the lead up and preparation for them.