Hello internet friends,
It is that time of the semester to wrap up my blogs for PR
Internship. My past 20 days with Artrage has been fantastic and it has been
really great to gain some real life industry experience. I have found that I
have learnt a lot about myself and my capabilities through this journey. I am
also excited to say that I will be extending my placement till the FRINGE WORLD
Festival till February, to help with the PR and marketing of the event. It is
going to awesome and I am super thrilled to be allowed to work with the team at
Artrage.
My time with Artrage has been phenomenal and if there were a
few things to take from my experience so far, these would it.
If in doubt, ask. A lot of communication is sent through
emails and there have been a few times where I have no idea what messages
people are trying to convey. At the beginning I just left it and just did what I
thought was need, but what I found was I usually was off track. So now I have
learnt, if you are in doubt, don’t hesitate to ask. Everyone wants you to do
your best and everyone is willing to help you all you need to do is ask.
When under time constraints remember that things might not
go straight to plan. There will always be things out of your control and there
will always be things you forget to factor in i.e. waiting for responses. I
found that there is only so many times to remind people to do something
especially for outsourced services. Things like printing running late or
permits not finalised or approved yet, these will impact your own goals so
sometimes when there is nothing you can do you just have to work around it or
just wait and watch the grass grow for now.
Lastly remembering to thank and help people, I find that
being thanked or thanking people goes a long way. Everyone is under stress and is
busy but it is always nice to be appreciated for the work you have done. Many
of my colleagues work really hard and spent countless hours on a job, so it’s always
appreciated to help each other either on a job or make someone’s morning coffee
or even making lunch for another. Helping each other and respecting each goes a
long way which is why I think Artrage is such a great collective and strong
bonded workplace.
Overall it has been an interesting and fantastic learning
journey for me at Artrage, I hope extending my placement brings me some more
awesome experiences and I can’t wait to see what lies ahead! I am ready to strap on my helmet and take on the coming challenges!
Thanks internet friends, and good luck in all your future endeavors
YOU have BRAINS in Your Head
YOU have FEET in Your Shoes
YOU can STEER YOURSELF in
ANY DIRECTION YOU CHOOSE
Nikki Sain
3 comments:
Sounds like you had a great time Nikki,
I found it difficult some days to decipher what messages people were trying to get across to me. The intern was an amazing opportunity and its interesting how fast time can go. I previously did a placement earlier this year, it was meant to be only a 10 day mentorship program however I stayed on longer because I enjoyed it so much. All the best to you and your future.
Sounds like a good opportunity Nikki. You don;t realise how important this experience is until you have graduate and looking for a job.
Hey there Nikki :)
Sounds like you really enjoyed your internship sounds like an authentic experience that you will remember for years to come.
I agree with you, if in doubt always ask questions, if you never ask you will never know.
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