Final Week!

So our internship/the school year is coming to an end! Crazy how fast the semester went by.  A couple weekends ago, we all worked at the Little Italy Artwalk, which seemed to be a great success for the UT.  Tons of people filled the streets of Little Italy, and it showed that as parking could not be found anywhere! Haha.  I worked the first shift on Saturday.  It seemed to be a bit slower at first, but as time went by and it got closer to lunch time more people began to stop by the booth to spin for prizes and take funny photos in front of the backdrop.  I think for next year if they do the photo idea again they need to have some sort of sign that says that the picture taking is free/make sure people say that it is.  I know many people I talked to thought you had to pay.  Other than that it seemed to turn out well and it was nice to see many of our ideas implemented into the event!

This past Monday I had my interview.  It was nice to talk with them about the internship as a whole as well as have the opportunity to interview for a job position.  I don’t know when we will find out what happens next, but I cant wait.  Though some things did go differently than I thought for this class, I really enjoyed taking it and think that it is beneficial for everyone to take, just for the experience alone.  Its was great to work in so many departments and being able to put the UT on your resume is not something everyone can do.  I'm looking forward to hearing from the UT team, as many of you all are too… Hope you all have a great summer and CONGRATS to everyone that is graduating!  :) :)

Final Post

This was our last week at the UT. On Monday my group went through interviews. It was a good experience being interviewed by a panel. I am really grateful for the experience of working at the UT this semester. It has provided a lot of insight into working for a larger, well established company.

Good luck to all of the graduating seniors!!

Final Blog!

I cannot believe this will be our last post! 

Looking back on the semester, I am so glad I took this class. The experience was very valuable in many ways, most of which we discussed in class. While the UT was not always that organized, they did a great job considering there were so many of us. I think it was also great experience in dealing with work situations that are not always perfect. This was the perfect class to take as a graduating senior. It got me excited to work, and provided me a class that I was able to be fully engaged in as a senior. 

I cant wait to hear about the interviews! 

Thanks for a great semester everyone! 

Resume & Job Description

Final Preparation Week

Sorry I forgot to post last week!

Last week we met and were given promotional materials for the Art Walk. I posted them in our residence halls on campus, and also put out a couple Facebook posts for the event. Although I was not able to attend as I was out of town for a family event, I hope the event went well.

This week we are preparing for our interviews. I sent my job description to Dan- the template he gave us was very helpful. I will be going in on Monday afternoon to complete my interview.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Almost final week

Hello!

This week started calmer, since we didn't have to go to the UTSD offices on monday and instead went to class and talked about our experience in the UT and our opinions of the class. I felt that all of us liked the experience of working for a real company and have taken a lot of positive things from our stay, but at the same time, are also a little bit disappointed about the little planning and organization that the company has had during this semester.

Dan has sent us an email with our next homework. We have to develop a job description of our "ideal" position in the UT San Diego for next friday. He has sent us a template on which he wants us to base our description. Next week, we will all be interviewed regarding our job descriptions and we must explain them why we believe this is the perfect position for us.

Although not everyone will be interested in conducting the interviews, I do think it is something worth doing, especially because rejecting a job interview nowadays when the economy is not as good as it used to, is not a good idea. This experience will definitely help us practice our interview skills and be better in this aspect.

Next week is the last one! The semester has just flied through...!!

Art Walk Recap

I worked Saturday morning, and I must say, the art walk itself was a really neat event. I enjoyed the opportunity to stroll around and admire some of the great art local artists were displaying. For our actual booth, it was really fun interacting with the people who passed by. Their enthusiasm when spinning the prize wheel was very entertaining. One lady got so into it that that wheel broke off its stand and fell off the table!
The backdrop that they put up featured a collage of various submissions for the Show us Your San Diego Contest. Most of the people declined our offer to take their picture, but the ones who did seemed to have fun posing with the props (stick on mustaches, giant sunglasses, leis, and beach balls).
My biggest complaint is how weak the booth felt compared to what we had originally envisioned. When we presented at UT back in March, I was under the impression they were going to follow through with our ideas and really make the booth something special. Instead, they seemed to do what was easier and only do the contest while leaving everything else the same as previous years.