From your own point of view, describe two strengths and two weaknesses you discovered about yourself during your internship experience.
Can they be one and the same?
Strengths: 1) Inclusive, involve others in process–believe that everyone has a piece of the truth. 2) Conscientious. This involves attention to detail and thoughtful approach to work and work relationships. It is a strength but can lead to my being over-cautious and not taking action. Sometimes you just have to go for it, and be ok to fail.
Weaknesses: 1) Don’t communicate when I’m behind in delivering, when workload has gotten to be too much. 2) Ask for feedback from too many sources, don’t swiftly resolve conflicting ideas. With all of the changes happening I find myself asking for guidance/input much more frequently. I think it’s natural, as with restructuring roles have changed, and with an internal merger there are huge and frequent identity/branding questions. However I need to figure out a good approach to dealing with conflicting input, and and fine-tune and build confidence in my own discretion. Getting others too involved can really slow down a process–there’s a fine balance to be found with involvement and efficiency, and I need to find it!
If this internship continued another term, what would you do and what would you change.
If the internship continued, I would map out a plan with week to week deliverables. It was easy for me to put off projects that we originally identified, as other higher priority tasks eeked their way in. I would tend to do the things I knew I could quickly knock out, just to keep the list from growing! It was hard to balance what I am responsible for at work, with what I was hoping to get out of the internship.
Hours worked and tasks performed
2/22, 2 hrs
Put finishing touches on style sheet; web updates
2/23, 4 hrs
Draft mock-up of ad for Oregon Business magazine and prepare training announcement
2/24, 2 hrs
Finalize training announcement
2/26, 4 hrs
Begin work on one-pager for sponsorship packet and create mood board to inform rebranding and identity process