General Assistant Review

Each day was different, I worked across different departments within the organisation. This made everyday exciting and maximised my learning opportunities. My role was to assist and so I would be emailed my schedule and who I was working with for each day and then would assist them with their projects. Sometimes this was running Artroom sessions, sometimes this was cataloguing, and sometimes this was installing artwork.

I have certainly developed my interpersonal skills as I was able to prove to myself I am more than capable with working with lots of different people and keeping on top of all my commitments. The internship was also great practice for my time management skills as I was juggling multiple shifts plus my other job and all of my university assignments.

I was given a lot of autonomy during the internship and felt that it was tailored to me. Because the internship is short, it’s not realistic to be given full responsibility of any projects but I did feel trusted and competent in all the tasks I completed, I did not feel like there was any hand holding or micromanaging.

I felt very supported because I had a main contact to reach out to at the organisation as well as a contact at the university. I also had frequent check-ins about how I was getting on and really felt part of the team there. Everyone was very encouraging and seemed happy to help.

It was a very positive company atmosphere, I felt very welcomed. I always looked forward to going to the office because everyone is so friendly and seemed genuinely happy that I was there.

I thoroughly enjoyed my internship. the internship has been a source of confidence for me as I was able to challenge myself in different ways and prove to myself I am capable.

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To be open and friendly and also willing to get stuck in. Do not worry if you will be good at something just say you will give it a go and you will probably surprise yourself.