Internship ready?

During my internship I expect to display many skills and talents, but this does not mean that I will not fail. Some questions I have as I approach internship are how the culture would affect my work ethics; this means that if my internship is super casual, would it make me a bit lazy? Does that mean a lot of down time? And the will the age gaps change the way I interact with coworkers?

The environment is a big part of having I successful internship in my opinion. Having young people around always makes the environment very energetic, I think that’s why our internship positions are important for some corporate partners. Also the manager’s play a big role on the environment, developing a positive professional relationship with a manager can help out a lot and having a bad relationship can make destroy any hopes of succeeding at a company.

Some of the soft skills that I want to improve during my internship are mostly tied to public speaking, I have improved tremendously during the L&D phase and I will keep improving during my internship.

The way I will stand out during my internship, I will stand out because I always say “yes” to whatever the assignment or favor somebody puts in front of me, which are actually a few traits I picked up recently, I am very accountable and responsible. 

Waking up LATE

Our break is over, which means waking up early five days a week. During the break I had a lot of time to rest. Now, going back to Year Up should be fun because after having all of the days off, I can now go back with more energy and learn more about computers and tech. I feel left behind because technology moves so fast, and taking those days off made me realize how important it is to stay up to date with technology, and even current events. Staying up to date on everything is a great way to start small talk and since internship is around the corner, we have to be ready, I am also back to eating healthy and working out everyday, that helps me focus better and retain more information. The break was nice but we are back to reality now.

New year

2011 was a wonderful year for me, and 2012 will be even better. I look forward to my internship and meeting new people this new year. 2011 made me realize that I don't have to change who I am but only fix a few flaws that make me less of the person I really am. I also cant wait to finish all of my community service hours and get something out of helping others.

My Christmas

We all know that Christmas is full of smiles and presents, and this years Christmas was no different. I spent some extra time with my friends and family, also getting a lot of gifts from them. Giving is a big tradition in my family, everybody receives at least a couple of gifts. Another tradition we have is the food, since my parents are from Mexico they cook Mexican food, and have parties like typical Mexican families. Overall it was good quality time spent with the family

Internship Readiness

Internship Readiness is the goal for every Year Up student, for me being internship ready means to be responsible and accountable for all of my actions, perform at a high level and even higher than actual employees. Meeting the high expectations of the program and find ways to stand out and add value to a company.

long term.

I've only had one part-time job since I graduated from high-school, other than my current job at Year Up. I was a shipping associate at a e-Commerce store (Online DVDs/Books/Games) where I enjoyed the majority of time at the job.
Here I learned how to deal with coworkers, managers and customers, like everybody I made mistakes and asked a lot of questions the first week and even the second one. My days at this job were simple, all I did was pull the online orders, I got them packed and ready to be shipped. The downtime at this job was really constant every day for the last couple of hours, and what I did to take advantage of the down hours, I Helped all of my coworkers and asked my manager if I could do anything else, for example; I would help clean the computers, book shelves, shipping carts and helped others finish their jobs. By helping coworkers, being innovative about the shipping methods and keeping a positive attitude I managed to pull out an almost perfect evaluation with my boss, they actually offered me to stay full-time whenever I was ready for it. I turned the offer down because I wanted to expand my education and finally start college. Everybody respected the fact that I was thinking long term and that i was making the right decision for my future. I also never liked the fact that the job I had was a "dead end job" and super repetitive, so this made me realize that I needed a career not just a full-time job.

Embarcadero Bart Station

In the article Occupy San Francisco: Embarcadero BART station closed ,
Transit officials Wednesday (10/26/11) night closed the Embarcadero BART station because of Occupy San Francisco supporters who had converged on the area.

(http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/10/occupy-san-francisco-embarcadero-bart-closed.html)

The article talks about the protesters and how some of their actions affect the community around them, I personally use this Bart station in my daily commute. What they are protesting for has no importance to me; I mean what are they changing by occupying the streets of San Francisco? I am not being negative it’s just the truth.

If I was ever late for work because the Bart station being closed, my boss wouldn’t care about whatever happened, the simple fact of the protesters shutting down a public service affects a lot of people, this is not ethically right. Sometimes protesters can be selfish, they focus on what they are supporting and close out the rest of the world, they don’t realize that sometimes their actions can disturb the people around them, when they should actually respect everything around them since they are invading another community, maybe paying attention and thinking about everything they do would get them noticed on a positive way by the majority of people. Every morning I see a lot of protesters on my way to school, and the smell they have is unwelcoming the embarcadero area, this also leads to people looking down on them. If they could just keep the hygiene at a presentable level and not stink up the whole neighborhood would be nice and would make everybody feel more comfortable. My main comment on the protesters is that, they should respect their surroundings, so their surroundings can return the favor.  

Current Events Blog Post:

Research a current event online and compose a blog post that briefly describes the event as well as your reaction to or opinion on what has occurred.

• Your blog post should be between 250 and 300 words. You will need to make choices about what to include and what to exclude in order to best communicate your stance.
• Since you are commenting on an online article, you must also cite your source and link to the article in your blog post.
• Even if your reaction to the current event is angry or emotional, remember to keep your language professional and the content appropriate.