Closing of Internship-Caroline

With my internship here at Emmis coming to a close I wanted to provide a recap of my experience for future interns in my position and some closing ideas for interns at all our locations. This summer I had the pleasure of starting this blog and contributing content to it. It has been very interesting and fun to reach out to interns from not just Indianapolis but from around the nation, and I have enjoyed learning what other interns have been up to. I am very thankful for the readiness of every intern I have spotlighted to complete the questions and send me a picture to post! The other information and articles I have researched also taught me difference aspects of the job search and hopefully provided guidance for the followers of the blog. Also, weekly one of the interns I spotlighted on the blog was placed on the Emmis Facebook page for interns and employees to view!
Outside of the blog I have had several additional responsibilities this summer. I coordinated three different intern luncheons for Indianapolis interns which included a career development panel and lunch and presentations with our CEO Jeff Smulyan. This has been a great way to meet interns in the different areas of this location including Radio, Publishing, Community Outreach, Engineering, and myself in Human Resources. This also helped me with my communication skills both in written communication and in speaking during these events.
Additionally, this summer I conducted informational interviews with the seven individuals in the Human Resources department that I worked in. This was a great way for me to learn about the career field and the different aspects of being a part of an HR team. I also was lucky enough to interview David Zivan, editor of Indianapolis Monthly, to learn about his field. David reviewed my resume and gave me resume writing tips for my future job search. I did a research project this summer involving real employment scenarios I could encounter in the future in my career. There were six different examples that I researched, analyzed, and then presented to several members of the HR team. This project has applied more of my education thus far, and made me research much harder then I have ever previously had in my education and for that I am thankful!
This experience has taught me several things about myself and about the career field of Human Resources. I now know I struggle with asking for help. This was my first new experience in quite some time. Classes are always similar and previously I have worked in the same location for seven years. I was also taught that Human Resources is not really a field that education prepares you for; experience is what is key. The application of regulations and information taught in class is what makes Human Resources constantly changing and is where the need for problem solving is developed. Observing the skills that are needed here has made me realize that experience is very important to knowing how to may decisions as there is not always a clear answer to employment problems.
I am so thankful for this experience and I know that this opportunity has further prepared me to one day obtain a job in this field! I hope everyone has enjoyed the content of the blog this summer, and good luck to everyone in the future!