Internship Interview Questions

1) What College or University did you attend?
2) What major or degree did you earn?
3) How did that help you develop skills that you use for your job?
4) What skill/quality do you use the most for your job?
5) What skills did you have to acquire once you started your job?
6) What type of job did you have before working here?
7) Is this your ideal work environment?
8) How does your job use co-worker interaction?
9) Are most of your projects individual or group projects?
10) Whats the most important thing you've learned from your job?
11) What do you do outside the office that pertains to your work?
12) How often do you communicate within the members of your office?
13) What have you found is the most efficient way to communicate with co-workers?
14) How has your job changed your personality?
15) How long have you been working for the company?
16) Did you start working with the company in the job that you are in?
17) Is there room for advancing within the company?
18) Is this what you will do for your career?
19) Does working with this company have any advantages that working with a similar company?
20) How well is constructive criticism taken at the company?

First Day of Internship :)

For my internship, I am interning at a PR Firm that works with public organizations. I was very nervous but also very excited. Since I found my own internship had met my mentor and several other employees before so I wasn't nervous about meeting them for the first time, I had already gone through that. After I drove myself to internship, I took the elevator to the 6th floor, and entered the offices.

When I got there, the receptionist recognized me, and took me to my mentors office. Once I got to his office, he showed me to my cubicle, where I have my own desk and my own computer. After that he brought me to the Human Resources Manager's office, where I was introduced to her. With her I received all the information I need to work my computer, filled out some liability paperwork, and read through the company code of conduct. After I was done with that, she introduced me to everyone in the office; The owner of the company, the vice-presidents, the secretaries and the two other interns. She showed me how to use the copy machine, fax machine, the coffee machine and how to answer the telephones properly.

After that I went back to my desk to set up my computer. I logged onto their internet help site, and someone instructed me on how to set up my outlook email, and log on to their inner-office instant messaging system. After I was all set up, I went to my mentors office where we went over different projects I would be working on. I then looked through old paperwork on two of the projects I will be working on, and researched them briefly on the internet. Then I started my first assignment! I was to take a 12 page data paper into a one page letter. I used a lot of my revising skills from class, and it really helped. After that I saved my work, filled out my time card, said goodbye to my mentor and went home for the day.

Today was really successful and I have a really good feeling about my internship

Franklin Delano Roosevelt's First Inagural Speech

March 4, 1933, Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivered his first inaugural speech to the citizens of America. Within his speech, he spoke to Americans with a sense of hope and encouragement. In 1933, America was in a time of need; “Taxes have risen; our ability to pay has fallen… the means of exchange are frozen in the currents of trade; farmers find no markets for their produce; the savings of many years in thousands of families are gone.” Citizens were unaware of where to turn, and with America hitting rock bottom within the first month Roosevelt took his oath as president, “ We must act and act quickly.” The concerns of first inaugural speech of Franklin Delano Roosevelt can be compared to those of present times, full of loss of jobs, bank foreclosures and the overall quality of our economy causing America to be in a state of panic.


When millions lost their jobs and unemployment was at 25% of Americans, Franklin D. Roosevelt created the “New Deal Plan” in order to end the Great Depression. The New Deal Plan was a sequence of programs from 1933 to 1936 that provided “relief to the unemployed, reform of business and financial practices and the recovery of the economy.” The New deal brought real relief to most Americans. With the current situations, some say Barack Obama should learn from Franklin Roosevelt’s failures as well as from his achievements. Franklin Roosevelt’s “greatest primary task is to put people to work. This is no unsolvable problem if we face it wisely and courageously.”
The New Deal plan “ wasn’t as successful in the short run as it was in the long run, the institutions Franklin Roosevelt build have proved to be both durable and essential.” With programs initiated to reconstruct the job market, current day job issues can be resolved.

At the start of Franklin Roosevelt’s presidency, 11,000 of 24,000 banks have failed, helping destroy the American economy. State officials then shut down every bank, and every bank account was frozen; Americans were unable to get a bank loan, cash checks or get at their deposits. October 29, 1929, the New York Stock Market officially crashed and marked the beginning of the great depression. Prices for stocks were higher then they were worth, and Americans who had borrowed money intending to sell their stocks in order to repay the banks, went bankrupt. In present times, major banks such as Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch have failed, causing other banks to take over. If those other banks crash, Americans will not have access to banks yet again.

Similar to the situation of Roosevelt, Barack Obama and his economic team will face this economy crisis within their first month of office. Their more urgent financial problem is an “immense new wave of losses at banks and other lending institutions.” In these situations, the government should simply take control of the banks and try to rescue them. Referencing decisions made by Franklin Delano Roosevelt will assist our government and stop our recession from becoming a depression.


"FDR's First Inaugural Address Declaring 'War' on the Great Depression." National Archives and Records Administration. 22 Jan. 2009 .

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Obama's Inauguration

QUOTE:
"The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works - whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified. Where the answer is yes, we intend to move forward. Where the answer is no, programs will end."

1. Why did you choose this section?
I chose this quote because I feel like it is showing Obama's message the best, Change. He talks about change, and hope and in this quote I feel like this is an example of how America will change. He addresses issues that Americans are struggling with, and issues that Americans are constantly thinking about. With the state of our economy, our future is something to keep and mind, and what our future has in store for us. We're unsure of whats going to happen, and Obama's quote show us how its a simple answer. If the answer is yes, were going to improve and keep going forward with that, if the answer is no we will take the necessary actions in order to discontinue this.

2. How do Obama's words relate to the everyday life that you know and understand?
Obama is a very relatable speaker. You can tell by the way he talks, and the words that he chooses that he picks them in order to convey his messages best. He talks to Americans as a whole, and not to specific types of people. In his speeches, Obama talks about issues that Americans want to hear and talk about. The war, the economy, the state of America are all important issues to Americans. Americans want to hear about these issues and what our new president will do to improve them.





Obama , Barack . "ABC News: FULL TRANSCRIPT: President Barack Obama's Inaugural Address." ABC News: Online news, breaking news, feature stories and more. 20 Jan. 2009. 20 Jan. 2009 .

Artist Statement (Revised)

Comparison: Where the Sidewalk Ends ( By Shel Silverstein) and The Image of Slavery in the 1600's.
Quote: " Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black
And the dark street winds and bends.
We shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And watch where the chalk-white arrows go
To the place where the sidewalk ends."
Image: Slave from the 1600's full of depression and sadness.
Thesis: Where the Sidewalk Ends and the historical event of slavery connect and reflects on the path taken to end slavery in America.

" Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black." Ending slavery in America was an ongoing process. Ever since the beginning of slavery, immigrants brought from Africa were never given a free chance. Where the Sidewalk Ends and the historical event of slavery connect and reflects on the path taken to end slavery in America. The poem discusses going to a place that is different, and leaving the place and your surroundings. On the sidewalk, the smoke blows black, which represents a deep and sad vibe throughout the area. This can be compared to how the the vibe was during slavery. For the slaves, this was not a happy time. They slaves walk at a measured and slow pace as they work. They know they are in this area with dark streets until they arrived at the place where slavery ends, which is represented by the place where the sidewalk ends. The road of slavery wasn't easy, and they had many winds and bends, as represented in the poem, and the slaves were put through a lot. They followed what they were suppose to do and followed the arrows until they arrived at a better place.

Shel Silverstein is a children's poet, who uses basic words to provide a clear message,as well as a hidden message. His poems are known for writing about events that children imagine about, and events that happen in a child's life. He uses historical events, and historical information and creates an entertaining yet educational poem.

Over time America has adapted and changed with different advocates for freedom, and people who have done honorable things in order to protect peace. When slavery started in 1600's, people survived brutal passages from Africa, and slavery went on for 12 generations before anyone did anything to end it. Around 1830, Slaves fled their homes, in order to leave the unfair life they were given. While leaving, they went down different paths in order to get to the same place. The slaves were looking for freedom, and freedom was found, where the sidewalk ended.

Resources:
Silverstein, Shel. Where the Sidewalk Ends (25th Anniversary Edition Book & CD). New York: HarperCollins, 2000.
"Slavery in America." Slavery in America. 16 Jan. 2009 .

Artist Statement Outline

Introduction:
Comparison: Where the Sidewalk Ends ( By Shel Silverstein) and The Image of Slavery in the 1600's.

Quote: " Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black
And the dark street winds and bends.
We shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And watch where the chalk-white arrows go
To the place where the sidewalk ends."

Image: Slave from the 1600's full of depression and sadness.

Thesis: Shel Silverstein's poem is connected to slavery in America with its imagery, ( adnf) and (a dhusi).

The poem, where the sidewalk ends, and the historical event of slavery are related in the sense that the poem is a reflection on slavery. The poem discusses going to a place that is different, and leaving the place and your surroundings. On the sidewalk, the smoke blows black, which represents a deep and sad vibe throughout the area, and shows how the the vibe was during slavery. They slaves walk at a measured and slow pace as they work. They know they are in this area with dark streets until they arrived at the place where slavery ends, which is represented by the place where the sidewalk ends. The road of slavery wasn't easy, and they had many winds and bends, as represented in the poem, and the slaves were put through a lot. They followed what they were suppose to do and followed the arrows until they arrived at a better place.

Resources:
Silverstein, Shel. Where the Sidewalk Ends (25th Anniversary Edition Book & CD). New York: HarperCollins, 2000.

President Bush

With President George W. Bush's final term ending soon, we look back to what he has accomplished for us citizens and for the United States of America. Within what he has done, we can look at laws he passed, what he has done within the iraq war, and what he has done for the environment in America. Depending on who you will ask, you will get a variety of different answers. The articles, " Bush's Seven Deadly Environmental Sins" and " Bush to Protect Three Areas in Pacific" are a perfect example of this. Within these articles they have one common subject, Bush and the environment, but they take opposite approaches on the issue.

In the first article, " Bush's Seven Deadly Environmental Sins," author Katherine Mieszowaski shows the readers seven mistakes made by Bush as well as President Elect Barack Obama's mission to change these mistakes. One of the major mistakes made while Bush was in office was the failure to regulate green house gases in America. The Environment Protect Agency (EPA) refused to regulate the greenhouse gas, Carbon Dioxide, as a pollutant until the Supreme Court ruled that it must be regulated. " The most shameful thing we've done of all is to walk away from the international debate on climate, which has crippled the debate and caused everyone else in the world to think that we're hypocritical and deluded," says Bill McKibben regarding global warming issues.

In the second article, Juliet Eilperin takes the opposite approach. She shows the positive influences George Bush has had on our environment. As of Tuesday, January 6, 2009, Bush will create three new marine national monuments in the Pacific Ocean to help preserve sprawling sea and island ecosystems. These areas with total 195,280 square miles of protected land. Many environmentalist say it is too early to judge the impact of the new protections. " It has taken 137 years, since the creation of America's first national park in Yellowstone in 1872, to recognize the unique areas of the world's oceans deserve the same kind of protection as we have afforded similar places on land, " Joshua Reichert said.

By the end of his term, President Bush will have protected more ocean than any other person in history, and will match the record of some of the Nation's most conservation-minded presidents. By far, Bush is not thought of as environment friendly. He has had issues in developing clean energy sources, abandoning endangered species, the craving of oil and gasoline in America and our clean air standards. Seeing both of these articles makes me realize if he is protecting so much ocean in order to draw attention away from the damage he is doing to the rest of the environment. Sure, we will have a lot of protected ocean space, while the atmosphere and land around us is slowly being destroyed. We need to look at all aspects of what he has been doing for our Country. " For a president that's not very green, ironically, this is going to be his largest legacy. (Enric Sala)"

Internship!

1. What do you hope to learn or discover about the "adult" world of work while you are at your internship?

At internship, I hope to learn and discover about how different the "real world" is from the world I have grown accustom to here at school. Since I've never had a job, and I don't have a lot of experience working only with adults, I am interested to see if what I am learning here at school is related, and helped ease the transition into the adult world. I'm also interested in learning about what specific personality traits and qualities are a positive attribute when working in the adult world.

2. What do you hope to learn or discover about yourself and your identity while you are at your internship this semester?

Throughout this semester, I hope to learn a lot about myself as a person, as a learner, and as a group participant. I want to see if the skills I apply daily at school are needed and useful in the adult world. I want to know also if the work I produce at school is high enough quality to be published in the real world. Also, I'm curious to learn if when put in an environment where everyone is pulling their own weight, do I still go that extra mile to complete the project. I want to know if I am better at working with a group or working individually within a group. I also am curious to see what work I can come up with when I am assigned a specific project to do.

3. What goals do you have for yourself for your internship experience?

- To produce high quality work that my teachers, mentor, the company I am interning for, as well as my self are proud of.
- To balance and manage my time wisely so all of the work needed to be done can be completed on time and in an efficient manor.
- To keep a positive attitude throughout my internship experience, regardless if that reflects the way I am feeling.
- To make the most out of my internship by asking questions to my mentor and also to others working in the building.