Internship Assignment D

Learning objectives and work responsibilities

1.      1. Archiving

2. Excel spreadsheets

3. Handling post

      2.  The main thing I was able to get from the internship was working in an office every day, or at least two days in a row. I never really got into a routine doing the same thing every day, but just showing up and being there for a full day in consecutive days I was able to start to understand the everyday work life I’ll have in the future.

Supervisor

My supervisor and I get along, he is also the owner of the company. He would tell me what to do and explain it well enough that I was able to get the job accomplished. There wasn’t a whole lot of training that I received, but part of that is it wasn’t really worth his time to fully train me in some stuff, since I won’t be there for that long and they would be able to do it faster by just doing it themselves rather than teaching me to do it.

Co-workers

Everybody I work with is quite friendly. Nearly every morning I’ll be welcomed by a good morning or how are you sort of thing. Recently I’ve been working at the desk helping out with doing basic stuff and have been able to get to know the people working out at the desk a little bit better. It has also showed me how relaxed the office can be as randomly, people will just stop doing their work and start talking just to talk and have some fun.

Myself

1.      I really didn’t need a whole lot of academic preparation for my internship. Most of the stuff I ended up doing was common sense, but it did help having a little accounting background for some of the stuff I did while I was at the desk. I think more than academic preparation was the way my brain works and how I analyze things automatically, especially for when I was working on spreadsheets and was able to analyze it without being told to.

2.      I did what I was supposed to in a faster amount of time than was expected. Multiple times I was told I worked too fast, but I still got done what they wanted how they wanted it. I think the main reason for this is that they were starting to run out of stuff they wanted me to do.

3.      The experience has allowed me to understand what it’s like to work every day for a full day. It has also helped me to be more efficient in what I’m doing and to pay attention to the small details that make something look a little bit nicer or a little bit easier to read or understand for others.

Central College’s Program Organisation

1.      The application process was smooth for me, I didn’t have any problems with it and thought it went well

2.      It was nice being able to say, this is what I want to accomplish this semester, and then be able to reflect on it and look back at what really did happen.

3.      I thought the staff did a nice job in every way,

4.      I would suggest to be prepared to do the work that the people that actually work there don’t want to do, and to also be ready to make some cups of tea.

The biggest project I did, was archiving the client files. I had to go through boxes of files and write down the files that were in them then go and put the files on a spreadsheet so that if an adviser needed the file they could go into the spreadsheet and type in the number and be able to find what box the file they need is in. I also had to combine lists from past years into one list so all the files they have are on the same spreadsheet rather than each year having its own spreadsheet. I also made many different spreadsheets where I needed to be able to create formulas to find a final figure for various things.

The company seemed to be pretty relaxed at the start of it for me, but as time went on I could sense some tension and some dissatisfaction throughout the company, but people were still able to enjoy it for the most part.

As long as you work hard and listen and are able to do what you are told, you would be fine for this position. They are all quite understanding that you might not have a financial advising background and if you ask, they will help you out with it. So I guess being able to ask for help if you need it is a skill that shouldn’t be looked past. My advice would be to just work hard and show up for work every day and do your best and you’ll be just fine.