Work Journal In Internship
By Shanda Wang
08-03-2015
Today is the first day of the work, I was hired as a clerk in 1306-7 BLKA HaiSong Bldg.9.TaiRan Rd Futian Shenzhen Guangdong China. In the past, I tried to work in some fast food restrant but it is not like a real work, it is only a part time job.It is the first time I get a real work. I was a little bit nervous on day 1. But except for some misunderstanding of the work, everything is fine.
08-06-2015
I have worked for few days as a clerk. Yesterday was a busy day that I worked until 7:30pm. There were a lot of files need to be typed today and it was confused to classify. Because I am new staff, I need to figure out every single folder and put the right files into the right folders. It spent me 1 more hour to do the job than other old staffs. But I think it will be fine later. Because I am getting used to the folders, I will work faster in couple days.
08-11-2015
Tomorrow will be my last day, I am kind of used to the job I am taking now and I made a lot of new friends during my work. It is hard for me to communicate with them at the first time. But after 1 week, I find out that they are very nice and they helped me a lot during my work.It was a perfect experience and I believe I can do better in the real life in the future.
Specific Skills Used
Most important skill that I needed during my internship was “people” skill. I had to interact with many different types of people.. I had to handle many people the way it was appropriate so it required friendliness as well as patience. I need to figure out their job in order to understand the order they gave me.Use of technology wasn’t really important but learning how to classify files also took some time. Since I was getting used to the folders, my work-speed was faster.
Daily Duties
My duties consisted mostly of classifying files and making some work plans. I have to put the correct files into the correct folder otherwise they might not be able to use it. I also had to make some future work plans for the company. During the slow hours, I had job of typing files and do daily works. Overall, my daily duty was enough to keep me occupied most of the time so I think I did not waste much time. It is the first time I was hired as a clerk and I think I was doing pretty good.
What I Learned
I learned couple of important social skills during my internship but I also learned how to be a real clerk. One of the social skills I learned was courtesy.It was hard to communicate with them at the beginning because I was nervous. At first it felt weird and even forced but I got used to it pretty quick and learned that it was just common courtesy. And after few days, I found out that they were really nice, they answered almost every questions I have and teach me how to do the work perfectly. I made a lot of new friends in the work place and I learned that if you are being polite to people, people will also be polite to you.
Example of Obstacle
I am not very expressive or talkative person. So it was difficult at first to ask them how to classify correctly about their works. But once I got used to it, I was able to work faster and easier. I think this internship actually helped my social skill as it was something that I lacked. I learned that it is not that hard to start a conversation and give a positive impression when meeting someone for the first time.
Comparison between Initial Expectations and Final Experience
My initial expectation was that I expected myself to do the job pretty adequately. I did not think that I had the necessary skills to do the work well enough. But in the end, I believe that I actually done the job better than I expected myself to do. Once I started to get used it, I actually think that I did it as good as other staffs. I definitely enjoyed the experience of working for the first time and I would enjoy doing this during my free time.