As evidence for the personal and professional management on my part, I present my internship at Workplace Options in the Wellness Department. Workplace Options is a company that provides benefits to other companies’ employees. It is on a global scale, with companies stationed over the world. In the wellness department, as an intern, I worked closely with certified health coaches, lactation specialists, and wellness consultants to provide clients with assistance in five key areas: nutrition, stress, weight loss, physical activity, and tobacco cessation. I chose this particular experience because it touches on the key things needed to be a great student or employee. This internship demonstrates personal and professional management by my gaining of professional presence, personal management, basic business knowledge, and social and cross-cultural skills. Professional presence was witnessed when I continuously wore appropriate attire for the work place. Personal management was seen through my ability to manage my personal time and professional projects to achieve this work/life balance. After a few weeks on the job, my business acumen increased because I learned the specific duties of the job and the business as a whole. From my communication with diverse populations, my social and cross-cultural skills were honed.
By creating this artifact, I have reflected upon my experience as an intern in the wellness department of Workplace Options. This self-reflection has allowed me to see the positives and where improvements are needed to be made to perfect my personal and professional management. From this experience, I have clearly enhanced those skills. I am able to present an appropriate dress in the work place, demonstrate initiative and willingness to learn, basic project management, and oral and written communication skills across diverse populations. These qualities are important information for an employer or an organization within my area of professional interest because they show I have the basis and knowledge of being a great employee. This proves after graduation I can go in the workplace and have the tools I need to start to succeed.
I can build upon this experience going forward to further enhance my personal and professional management skills by building on the things I have already learned, and not just letting them slowly diminish. I must use these skills consistently for the diminishment of them to not take place, and the enhancement of them to continue. My strength definitely lies in professional presence. I know and have what it takes to create a good first impression. Improvements can be made with my business acumen, as said before though, I think that will come with knowledge of the company and working experience. I will communicate this experience with impact to a potential employer or graduate school like I have written here. I will state my experience, explain the job, and connect the skills I have refined there that could be of possible use in graduate school or the work place.
By creating this artifact, I have reflected upon my experience as an intern in the wellness department of Workplace Options. This self-reflection has allowed me to see the positives and where improvements are needed to be made to perfect my personal and professional management. From this experience, I have clearly enhanced those skills. I am able to present an appropriate dress in the work place, demonstrate initiative and willingness to learn, basic project management, and oral and written communication skills across diverse populations. These qualities are important information for an employer or an organization within my area of professional interest because they show I have the basis and knowledge of being a great employee. This proves after graduation I can go in the workplace and have the tools I need to start to succeed.
I can build upon this experience going forward to further enhance my personal and professional management skills by building on the things I have already learned, and not just letting them slowly diminish. I must use these skills consistently for the diminishment of them to not take place, and the enhancement of them to continue. My strength definitely lies in professional presence. I know and have what it takes to create a good first impression. Improvements can be made with my business acumen, as said before though, I think that will come with knowledge of the company and working experience. I will communicate this experience with impact to a potential employer or graduate school like I have written here. I will state my experience, explain the job, and connect the skills I have refined there that could be of possible use in graduate school or the work place.