Second Day
May 9, 2008
Yesterday was my second day of my internship. In the morning, I refined my interview questions and did a little brainstorming for CMU Welcomes You. I also worked on what little bit of the article I could, using information from a press release.
I also used Facebook to find people that are minoring in event management. Using the directory, I called one girl that sounded like a good interview prospect and left a message.
I interviewed Paul around 1 p.m. I had over 20 questions prepared, but afterwards I felt like I still didn’t have enough. But, I started typing my information and I had plenty! I worked on writing the article for quite awhile and then I spent a lot of time proofreading it. I proofread it over and over until I could read through it without wanting to change something.
Later in the day, I finally spoke with the girl I had chosen to interview about event management. I had chosen her because, one, her Facebook account looked decent (I was surprised at how many students had no privacy settings and had undesirable things shown), and two, she was in Mt. Pleasant still. I was hoping to find someone in Mt. Pleasant because then the photographer could get a few shots of her if we needed them. While talking to her on the phone, I found out that she had decided not to sign the minor so she could graduate earlier.
So back on Facebook I went, looking for another event management student. I sent several emails to some and called the ones that had phone numbers available.
Finally, I found one that looked perfect. She called me this morning and she is a signed minor. So now, all I have to do is put her information and comment in my article and I am finished with that feature.
The feature is due Thursday, 9 a.m., but it will be in before that. Dan also said that next week he will give me a short tutorial in Adobe InDesign so I can play with it when I have time. I have experience with other design programs, so once I learn the tools of this program I should be good to go!
Lesson of the Day: Have a back-up plan. I thought one girl was perfect for the interview, so I didn’t line up others until near the end off the day when I found out she wasn’t a signed minor.
