Reflecting on my time at my internship it was great to learn
what it feels like to work in an office and with a close-knit team of workers.
Through university we undertake group assignments where we have to work with
different people and the experience from that was definitely influential in
meeting knew people at my internship and working with new styles of working.
I learnt that it is very important to edit your work, and
that communication is the key to success. I am happy with the work I produced
and the overall experience. It was a positive time of learning and I look
forward to being in a full time position.
On my last day there was a fire! Understanding the workplace
is such an important part of working. Throughout my degree I was taught about
working with different cultures and in different environments however I never
realised how important it is to understand this. I completed my internship at the
CoMO which is located in the Telethon House for Child Research. Often they have
fire drills to ensure everyone knows what to do when there is a fire. Unexpectedly
the fire alarm went off one afternoon and we assumed it was a drill, however
there was actually a real fire in the car park. It didn’t take long for the
fire department to contain the fire so we could all resume work. This was quite
an exciting though scary part of my internship because had the car that was on
fire blown up or spread to the building there could have been quite some damage
as the building is a high risk area. I
learnt that even if you think it’s a drill you should get out because you never
know what could happen if there is a real fire.
After learning many new things throughout my internship it
has now come to an end. The question now is where to go from here? University
prepares you for the workplace providing you with the knowledge but now it’s up
to me to find a job. It’s now time to get on the road and find a path I want to
go down for my future career.
-Alyce
