Blog Post One- What I Expect

When I first was accepted as an intern at KJR sports radio, I was ecstatic, partly because I am an avid sports fan. Though I saw, and still see, a lot of great opportunities in this internship that would benefit my life in numerous different ways. The first aspect of doing an internship at KJR I am excited about is that I will finally be doing work that pertains to my desired field of study; Journalism and Communication. I believe that through interning at KJR I will really be able to get my foot in door in those fields and give me a inside view as to how Journalism and Communication skills can be used in the real world.  In addition, learning customer service skills, like how to be friendly to clients who are not particularly friendly to you or how to be as helpful to a client as possible, is an important skill in the work force. Customer service is a key part of almost any job. Through making numerous calls to winners of radio sweepstakes and participating in promotional events I believe my internship at KJR will allow me to hone my customer service skills. In terms of goals for my self during my internship at KJR, I have a few that may seem a little vague and cliché, but are still my goals. My first one has already really been said; successfully get a foot in the door in the field of communication and journalism. This goal, I believe will come more naturally and is almost part of the experience. My next goal is to do work that actually matters or makes a difference at KJR. When I say that I mean I don’t want to be running around an office all day fetching people papers or filling out different kinds of paper work. I want to do as close to the same kind of work as I can that other employees do, so that I feel more like a member of KJR rather than just a small time intern. Being given this work means that I may have to start by fetching papers or filling out paper work, but do an over satisfactory job every time so I prove that I can handle higher caliber work. My final goal is a little trivial, but important to me. During my time at KJR I really want to make new friends and connections. This is something that is actually very important to me for a few reasons. One is that I want a work environment that is 100% comfortable for me and I believe that by befriending KJR’s friendly staff I will enjoy my time there significantly more. Also, my dad has always told me that having connections is very important in the job world and told me to make as many connections as I can. This is very true. Connections I make at KJR may mean a possible job in this field later, or having a good reference to put on a resume for any other job I apply to I the future. At this time I do not see any immediate obstacles in the way of the goals I have set for myself other that the obstacle of my own willingness to work. If I remove that obstacle by choosing to exhibit my hard work ethic and friendliness I think I will be able to truly flourish at KJR.