I thought it was important to write a final blog to sum up my internship here at the careers department at the UEA. It has been an interesting 12 weeks and I am so grateful for all the opportunities I have been given to develop my skills and grow as a person.
I am pleased to say that all my hard work has paid off and I have been lucky enough to secure a further contract with the Careers Team – to continue as an Events Assistant for another 12 weeks. This means I will move over to the Careers Centre and become more focused on providing support for all the events that Careers Advisors, schools and external organisations want to run. I will need to draw on the experience that I have gained in the internship but also continue to learn from colleagues and through practice to fully excel in the role.
This has meant that the last couple of weeks have been a transitioning period into the new role. I have slowly been taking on more responsibilities from the Events Team and fewer from the Enterprise and Employability Team. I booked my first rooms and published my first events on the employability system this week. I also pushed on with the development of a process document to help the team fully understand how we would go about commissioning events in the future. I pulled together a couple of different research documents and reported back to senior managers who are now looking to my work to shape their strategies moving forward.
I just want to finish by saying a huge thank you to everyone here at the Careers Team for making me feel so welcome and valued. The Internship Team have been a solid support over the 12 week period and I want to thank them for allowing me to participate on such a worthwhile programme. I would recommend a UEA graduate internship to anyone needing to make that jump from education to employment – it gives you the support you need to grow your confidence while helping to build yourself a career path that suits you.
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