Throughout the course of my internship I have been assigned multiple tasks with some of my team members. Along with that I also have some individual tasks that I need to accomplish in order for our team to move onto the next project. If we are being told to answer the question of how I have advocated for myself during my internship, or seen advocacy demonstrated in other situations, I think I can say that I have made sure that the work I am doing is work that I am comfortable with and not things they are forcing me to do. At the San Diego Zoo's Safari Park a lot of the horticulture work involves intense labor, digging, moving large rocks or plants and even just sitting in the hot sun pulling weeds. I have made sure anything I take on is stuff that I know I can handle, it is all work that I choose to do and that I take on wanting to help my team mates. I am sure that if I ever come across something I don't want to do then I will be sure to tell my mentor. I want to be getting the most out of my internship and making sure that the work that I do is in my limits. Doing so will just add to this great internship experience. So far I am having a great time and I making progress on my project while also fulfilling daily tasks.
We read a post about how to be an intern that everyone remembers (for the right reasons). It was basically a post saying how to make a great, if not good impression on your colleagues and mentors. In the article there are five tips: Always be doing something, don't go to a meeting without a notebook, get to know all of your colleagues early, show up on time or early for everything, and finally dress more professionally than you need to. If I were to check myself on all these I would be able to say that I match all of the requirements except dress professionally, but I think I have a strong reason as to why I don't do this. At the Safari Park, we are always outdoors, getting dirty, pulling weeds and stepping in muddy areas, there is no reason or necessity to dress professionally unless we are attending a meeting or conference in which case I have dressed professionally. I don't really think it's something that is needed to be fixed because my mentors and colleagues always remind me to dress in the most causal clothes possible mainly because of the weather and the intensity of the work. I will continue to follow the first four tips and stay consistent on them, this will also help other people like me more (not that they already don't) but I'm glad I'm working at the Park. Everyone here is really welcoming and I don't think I could be working with nicer people.
We read a post about how to be an intern that everyone remembers (for the right reasons). It was basically a post saying how to make a great, if not good impression on your colleagues and mentors. In the article there are five tips: Always be doing something, don't go to a meeting without a notebook, get to know all of your colleagues early, show up on time or early for everything, and finally dress more professionally than you need to. If I were to check myself on all these I would be able to say that I match all of the requirements except dress professionally, but I think I have a strong reason as to why I don't do this. At the Safari Park, we are always outdoors, getting dirty, pulling weeds and stepping in muddy areas, there is no reason or necessity to dress professionally unless we are attending a meeting or conference in which case I have dressed professionally. I don't really think it's something that is needed to be fixed because my mentors and colleagues always remind me to dress in the most causal clothes possible mainly because of the weather and the intensity of the work. I will continue to follow the first four tips and stay consistent on them, this will also help other people like me more (not that they already don't) but I'm glad I'm working at the Park. Everyone here is really welcoming and I don't think I could be working with nicer people.