Leadership plays a role at my internship in many ways.  Jon, my supervisor, gives me a great example of how to lead and what it takes to lead.  Jon does so many things and communicates with many different people on a daily basis.  He shows great leadership skills when he deals with these various people which allows FitPHX to be successful.  For me as an intern, I am able to show leadership skills.  Jon always loves that I do and accomplish things without him having to ask and he always tells me that he appreciates it.  Whether it's handing out information at meetings or setting up for Meet Me Downtown.  Leadership is something I am getting to show and learn at my internship. 

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I had a fun day working in the office recently.  I was given the task by Jon to combine various spreadsheets into a master spreadsheet for various future walkphx locations.  I have no problem doing this work and liked having a task that kept me busy.  Half-way through the day, Jon sent me down to the Suns arena to pick up tickets that the team gives us for the Meet Me Downtown event on Monday nights.  This was an enjoyable thing to do and gave me a chance to get some fresh air.  Interning for FitPHX is a great opportunity for me to experience many new and different things.

Interview

For my interview, I interview my supervisor Jon Brodsky.  I asked Jon about his main responsibilities and he told me they are countless. He is basically a one man show for FitPHX.  He did say though that if he had a main responsibility, it would be to apply FitPHX's mission statement in as many ways as possible and opportunities.  Jon's choice of this career was interesting.  When i asked him he told me first started working in television and then moved to work at the city councilman's office.  From there he wanted something more and took on the task of FitPHX.  He wanted to do something more than sit in the office all day and as looking for a new challenge.  I has a bachelors degree, but he did not remember if that was a requirement for him getting the job.  The advice he gave for someone who wanted to do what he did was helpful.  He said to do what I was doing a great start. Interning and building of a network of contacts is helpful to land any job.  He also mention being able to sell yourself in an interview and self-confidence are also very helpful.  I would be interested in this position, because FitPHX is an idea I believe in and getting to touch the lives of so many people in a positive way would be something I would love to do.  

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I got to be there for when the news came to film a short segment on the Meet Me Downtown event.  We met at Heritage Square Park on Friday morning and the reporter showed up with his camera man for the story.  The reporter interviewed a few of the main people involved with the event while I was in the background for many of the shots.  It was cool to be apart of and really cool when I saw myself on TV.  The news story hopefully will bring more people out to the Monday event. 

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My boss Jon informed me that his office is being move from City Hall to an office in the downtown division.  This change is due to FitPHX's dominant presence in the downtown community with events such as Meet Me Downtown.  This changed enables him to better collaborate with the resources he needs to accomplish FitPHX's many tasks.  This means I will be moving with him for the office day we meet and have a new cubicle to work at in the new office.  This will be a cool change for both of us.  I've met many of the people in the new office at other events so it should be cool to work along side them for a day and see what they do on a daily basis.   

Career Services Write Up

For this blog post I wanted to talk about my meeting with my adviser Maryjo.  Maryjo sat down with me and asked me questions interview style about myself and what I want to do as far as a career.  She then went over my answers and crafted what things I should focus on for myself and what employers look for.  She then looked over my resume and told me things I should focus on. Particularly, on my past job history note things I accomplished while I was there.  She then told me what employers look for on resumes and how else to better craft mine.  We then looked at ways to find employers online.  I took a lot away from this meeting and feel I am better prepared for getting the career I want.    

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My birthday was this last weekend and I traveled up to San Francisco to visit my friend who works there.  I had a great time visiting and love the city.  We went on a tour of the Anchor Brewery while we were there as well as take advantage of the sunny weather and hiked.  It was a fun birthday trip and let me take my mind off of school for a little bit and have some fun.