So the adventure has begun! :)

The time has come! A new year! New start! I did my internship for one and a half months, which is from 1st January 2015 to 15 February 2015. Excited? Yes. Nervous? You bet. This internship journey is full of plans, excitements and unknowns whereby it will definitely push me to explore a completely new world and culture.

Hello, I’m WanYing, a 21-year old girl from Malaysia, full-time Curtin University student; undergraduate in Bachelor of Arts. Currently pursuing in Mass Communication and majoring in Public Relations Stream.

sneak peak of my working place!
however, some of the interiors are prohibited to take photo so certain picture are 3D graphics design :)

I am a current intern in I-SPA Recreation Resort, which provides services in the hospitality industry. I-SPA is a Johor Bahru-based company and known as one of the leading one-stop recreation resorts with tip top facilities and buffet based food services (food & beverage). They also provide entertainment and facilities pertaining living & beauty. It is also the largest & facility-filled family recreation resort in Malaysia with 100,000sqft, which offers guests enjoyment in the higher standards of services with a reasonable price. 

The internship in I-SPA was my first experience being an intern and obtaining working experience in the Public Relations field. Finally, I came out of it with a better idea of how is it to be a “grown up” and I feel that it was great start.

About the work itself, it has been a good experience so far. The first thing to do every morning is the basic daily task, such as media monitoring, media clipping, administrating company website & social media and so on. Besides that, every department also needs to attend meetings every morning, as our company believes communication will help motivate, build trust and provide a way for employees to express themselves as well as let every department can exchange information to understand different people at all levels of organization. In addition, my company has an interesting procedure when it comes to running these said meetings. Everyone participated in taking turns emceeing every day, so we have the chance to learn and improve ourselves. During this, the emcee also needs prepare and shares latest news article. Personally, I think that it has been a great chance for everyone to be updated on what’s happening in the world. Definitely, working as a PR person, one should be aware of latest updated news and trends.

In a nutshell, everything was better than I imagined. Stepping out of my comfort zone gave me self-confidence, determination to achieve better and without doubt a good start to a new year. With this internship, I feel like this year ought to be the most amazing year in my life.

Hope you all enjoying your placement as well! Happy Interning!

Till my next post,
WanYing