Dear
all,
Hi,
how is everyone. I read most of your blogs. Where did you guys intern and do in
your work place. It is a good to learnt new experience right especially how PR
work in different situation. It was interesting if you had passion for it. I
won’t lie. Public Relation is though even most of the people who are not
familiar have difficulty to understand what PR is really about and how it
influences & affecting in an organization. Sorry for the late post.
Here
I want to start off with introducing myself. My name is Melanie Alexandria
Lawrence. I am one of Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication, majoring in
Public Relations students in Curtin University Sarawak. Before I describe how
my internship were, I would like to take this opportunity to give thanks those
of you who have been helping me out and giving tips on how to do well in my
internship.
I am
an intern in Shangri-La Tanjung Aru, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah known as Shangri-La
TAH. I am also the second Curtin student who intern in this amazing resort.
Well, there is also a lot to talk about this resort. I am grateful and
appreciate that I could learn as much as I can, how this internship experience
had been helping my ability and improve in my journey to the working life
reality. I would say I had a VERY big fear to intern in this 5 star hotel at
first and I never thought I could even make it. But here I am. First
day, I walk into HR department and report myself as an intern there. The HR
department team is quite friendly. I’m quite nervous to be alone to go through this
internship. But as my motivator says
“No matter where you are on your journey, that’s exactly where
you need to be. The next road is always ahead.”
-Oprah
Winfrey
I
met new friends. We were giving short introduction by Mr. Peter Dundang,
Assistant Training Manager. He also give us some tips what we can and can’t do
as a staff here although it was only temporarily. And the most interesting part
of my half-day orientation was the background story of Shangri-La. Going to the
point, before lunch on my first day of work, Mr. Peter bring us for a tour
around the resort. It is my very first time to take walk in such a big property
with the other interns, experiencing this view & relaxing environment. No
wonder there are so many visitor and attention drag to this well-known resort
ground and one of the top hotel in Kota Kinabalu. As the time passed very fast,
Mr Peter sends each one of the trainees to our respective department. As for
me, I was handed directly to Communication Department. There I met Daphne (Direction
of Communication’s assistant), Ketty (Graphic Designer) & Michelle (Social
Media Officer). During that time, Daphne informed early and apologize that the
DOC is not around for the first two days.
So
in the meantime, Daphne guided and asked me to read the Communication Manuel
book. I read thru all the necessary information that communication officer
should do. I can’t believe myself to be surrounded by such amazing colleagues
from other department despite from what position they are in, they stay humble
and respect each other on what they can do the best contributing for this
resort. That is when I tell myself that I should cherish every moment of my
internship journey and use the time wisely and be helpful as much as can in my
short period of doing this.
I will soon mention what did I do during my internship in my next post. Stay tuned.
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| Picture of three trainees during orientation. From left , myself, Beverly & Edith. |
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| Picture of us wearing Shangri-La's Tanjung Aru Resort & Spa's formal attire |
Cheers,
Melanie Alexandria Lawrence
17625348
Curtin Sarawak
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