So, it seems that this Summer "semester" is finding its conclusion soon. Likewise so is the internship that I have been occupying since January. As a part of my typical duties at the end of this type of short-term employment, I am planning to write a summary. This habit started when I was a research assistant at the Johnson Center, and I just consider it a useful practice for ending this type of experience with something for everyone to think about.
As a method of meaningful reflection, I spend a little bit of time at the end of my internship figuring out what I have actually learned or developed over my time. I write down a brief report based on my experience. At the end, I give my honest evaluation of several parts of the experience as well as a set of recommendations for the next person who will come after me. Among those things that I evaluate are:
Interview Process: Were the scenarios that I was given during interview relevant and useful? Were some of the skills that were emphasized even necessary for the work?
Orientation: How well was I prepared for the projects that I would find myself doing routinely?
Training: Was there any thing that I needed to be trained for and was that at all useful?
Project Management: Was I given a fair amount of work to do? How much of was it challenging and how much was simply tedious? (I don't really think devolving all tedious work to interns really serves to educate, rather it is a lazy method of getting rid of the tedious workload. In these cases I see it as a more fair move to simply create a permanent, low-paying position that would take care of tedious work.)
Freedom: How much was I able to make a project my own?
Well these are all things that I consider when evaluating my experience of my internship. What do you all do?
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