Blog #2
During the past two weeks of my internship I have used two different Work Readiness Skills. First, I feel I demonstrated dedication more than any others listed. For example, I was given a large stack of papers that needed to be uploaded from a program called AutoCAD and imported into Revit. It was expected to take me the whole week if I worked at a casual pace; however, I completed it in one day. I learned that if one is able to focus on the task at an early stage in the process then the heavy lifting will be over and it will make the following day much easier. Secondly, I believe I demonstrated a high level of professionalism. An example of such behavior was arriving 15 minutes early in the mornings and 15 minutes early from lunch. Not only was I prompt but I also had a clean collard shirt each day and stayed a few minutes extra to complete my tasks. Through this I learned that punctuality and appearance goes a long way. An area of growth for me, according to the Work Readiness Skills, is communication. I failed to check my email; therefore, the financial members could not get ahold of me. This was a problem because they could not determine my hourly log due to the fact that I didn't know about how to enter my time sheet (Instructions were in an email I missed). What I should learn from this is to always check my email when I arrive and when I leave.
-Peter Jake Daniels
Those are both great skills to have.
ReplyDeleteDedication is important to completing any job, keep it up. I learned that punctuality and appearance don't make up that much. For me it was the opposite..
ReplyDeleteDedication is one of the most important things you need, and the rest of the skills will fall into place.
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