by Phoebe Ha
I am doing an
internship at the Asian American Journalist Association. They had an office in
Los Angeles, but moved to San Francisco. There are seven staff and two
different offices in the same building. One is for customer service; one is for
keeping records for the journalists.
My job duties are
filing, scanning pictures, creating folders on the computer. I also call
different radio stations, television stations, and newspapers to get their
contact information. Then too, I need to make sure all the office supplies are
put in the right place to keep the office organized.
My job starts at
9:00 on the eleventh floor. Usually, I get a cup of water then go to my table
where there is a list of my job duties. I start on the easier one that is not
going to take much time. Usually, I put
a box of client information to the shredder. Next, I usually do filing. Then, I
take all the files to the other office on the sixth floor. Then I turn on my
computer where I insert data for the new journalist graduate’s information into
the computer. After that, I do research on different company’s contact
information. Research is a long term project. I do that only when I have finished
all of the other jobs.
An Internship is a
great place to get job experience. Don’t be afraid to ask questions. They know
you’re new, and you need to learn. The more questions you ask, the more you
will learn. Be positive if you are an intern.
