Sunday, May 9, 2010
Last few weeks at the OSS
I have never felt like time has gone by so quickly as this semester. Finishing up my final press releases and road releases at the senate, and it almost feels like I have become a pro at it. The issues being brought up during session are getting serious and the senators are starting to get feisty. On Wednesday before I left work they were discussing how they think President Barack Obama has contributed to this country and let's just say not everyone has positive things to say. At one point, I believed that I had what it took to be a politician, but now I honestly can say that I don't have thick enough skin for the job. The senators are not afraid to say how they feel about each other's opinions and because I am usually very passionate about my opinions, I would not be able to handle the extreme criticism. Being able to hear the senators debate makes me feel proud to be an American because we live in a democracy and our opinions can effect what happens during session. By writing to our senators, we can have issues brought up that Oklahomans find important and those issues could be taken care of during session. That is all I have for this week and only have one more week to go!
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Last Week @ the Senate
Work Log: Monday, April, 19 2010-- 830 AM- 12PM Wednesday, April 21, 2010-- 830 AM-12 PM
Last week was the same as usual, only I had a lot of trouble with getting road releases approved. I've never had trouble with the approval process, but this week proved to me that sometimes you can't please everyone. In the end, I found that it was just miscommunication problems over E-mail. Over the last 10 weeks that I have been working at the Senate I realized that the people that work here are a very tight knit group. One of the guys I work with had an engagement party thrown for him by his fellow co-workers.
With only 2-3 weeks left I am happy that the semester is ending, but I am sad to say goodbye to everyone here at the Senate. I only hope that when I find a job in the future the work place will be as pleasant as it is here.
That's all for this week.
Last week was the same as usual, only I had a lot of trouble with getting road releases approved. I've never had trouble with the approval process, but this week proved to me that sometimes you can't please everyone. In the end, I found that it was just miscommunication problems over E-mail. Over the last 10 weeks that I have been working at the Senate I realized that the people that work here are a very tight knit group. One of the guys I work with had an engagement party thrown for him by his fellow co-workers.
With only 2-3 weeks left I am happy that the semester is ending, but I am sad to say goodbye to everyone here at the Senate. I only hope that when I find a job in the future the work place will be as pleasant as it is here.
That's all for this week.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Last Week @ the Senate
Work Log: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 8:30 AM-12:15 PM
It was a usual week at the Oklahoma State Senate. Wednesday was the Tulsa Regional Day and I ran into a few people that I had previously worked for at the Tulsa Metro Chamber. I really enjoyed working for the Chamber of Commerce in Tulsa because there were so many nice people and they did great things for the city. Speaking of great things that they have done, Tulsa Young Professionals, which is part of the Chamber, is an awesome way for recent college graduates to come together and network. If you already have a job or are looking to find one, Typros has many ways for people living in the Tulsa area to get involved with local employers. Although I don't want to live in the Tulsa area I will still look into different jobs there. Back to the Senate, I did my regular routine with page releases, road releases, e-clippings and sorting through the past week's newspapers. Before I leave the Senate in May, I am going to see if they can give me a mock interview that will help me get ready for the many interviews to come. That is all for this week.
-Christy
It was a usual week at the Oklahoma State Senate. Wednesday was the Tulsa Regional Day and I ran into a few people that I had previously worked for at the Tulsa Metro Chamber. I really enjoyed working for the Chamber of Commerce in Tulsa because there were so many nice people and they did great things for the city. Speaking of great things that they have done, Tulsa Young Professionals, which is part of the Chamber, is an awesome way for recent college graduates to come together and network. If you already have a job or are looking to find one, Typros has many ways for people living in the Tulsa area to get involved with local employers. Although I don't want to live in the Tulsa area I will still look into different jobs there. Back to the Senate, I did my regular routine with page releases, road releases, e-clippings and sorting through the past week's newspapers. Before I leave the Senate in May, I am going to see if they can give me a mock interview that will help me get ready for the many interviews to come. That is all for this week.
-Christy
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Week @ The Senate
Work Log: Monday, April 5, 2010--830 AM-12AM & Wednesday, April 7, 2010--830 AM-12 PM
The weeks are flying by and my time at the Oklahoma State Senate is almost over! Although my job description doesn't allow me to do much besides media releases and e-clippings, I am now very experienced with both and if I were to have to do them in the future I would be a pro. There were more people at the Capitol this week than I have ever seen throughout the past couple of months. I think that I have decided to take some kind of post grad internship after I graduate. I thought it would be nice to find something in Tulsa then go to Dallas and eventually work my way to New York City. A girl can dream and I hope mine comes true. That's all I have for this week.
The weeks are flying by and my time at the Oklahoma State Senate is almost over! Although my job description doesn't allow me to do much besides media releases and e-clippings, I am now very experienced with both and if I were to have to do them in the future I would be a pro. There were more people at the Capitol this week than I have ever seen throughout the past couple of months. I think that I have decided to take some kind of post grad internship after I graduate. I thought it would be nice to find something in Tulsa then go to Dallas and eventually work my way to New York City. A girl can dream and I hope mine comes true. That's all I have for this week.
Monday, April 5, 2010
Last Week @ the Senate
Work Log: Monday March 29, 2010-- 830AM-12PM; Wednesday March 31, 2010-- 830AM-12PM
This week has been about the same as every other week and I worked on the daily e-clippings for the statewide newspapers and broadcast media. I didn't see much news about government topics or things that had to do with the Senate or House of Reps. Since all of the road releases were finished, I worked with Jennifer on finishing up the next few weeks page releases for the senators. A few Senate employees have been trying to guide me in the right direction on my job hunt. There has been an opening at the Capitol, but I think that I am going to try and get a job out of state if it is possible.
I only have a month or so left of this internship so I'm going to try and soak up as much knowledge as I can. I will write again at the end of this week.
This week has been about the same as every other week and I worked on the daily e-clippings for the statewide newspapers and broadcast media. I didn't see much news about government topics or things that had to do with the Senate or House of Reps. Since all of the road releases were finished, I worked with Jennifer on finishing up the next few weeks page releases for the senators. A few Senate employees have been trying to guide me in the right direction on my job hunt. There has been an opening at the Capitol, but I think that I am going to try and get a job out of state if it is possible.
I only have a month or so left of this internship so I'm going to try and soak up as much knowledge as I can. I will write again at the end of this week.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Week after spring break
Work Log: Monday March 22, 2010 -- 830 AM-12 PM, Wednesday March 24, 2010 -- 830 AM-12 PM
After a week long break, it was nice to finally get back into the swing of things. I feel like most of the people I work with were super busy this week, but I honestly didn't have a lot to do. I worked on the daily e-clippings and broadcast clips as usual, organized the newspapers and worked on some page releases to help out Jennifer.
I started to apply for more jobs this week and so far, not so good. I'm not going to let it get me down though because I know that people apply for many jobs and only get interviews to a select few.
There is basically only one month until graduation! Such a scary thought! I keep thinking that I'm not old enough or mature enough to have a job, but it is inevitable that it is about time to grow up. I feel that all of the internships I have had now including this one will be beneficial to my future profession.
After a week long break, it was nice to finally get back into the swing of things. I feel like most of the people I work with were super busy this week, but I honestly didn't have a lot to do. I worked on the daily e-clippings and broadcast clips as usual, organized the newspapers and worked on some page releases to help out Jennifer.
I started to apply for more jobs this week and so far, not so good. I'm not going to let it get me down though because I know that people apply for many jobs and only get interviews to a select few.
There is basically only one month until graduation! Such a scary thought! I keep thinking that I'm not old enough or mature enough to have a job, but it is inevitable that it is about time to grow up. I feel that all of the internships I have had now including this one will be beneficial to my future profession.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Weeks flying by...
A lot of bills were being introduced and approved in the Senate this week. Although I don't get to sit in on the session, I do get to hear it over the intercom where my desk is and the debates can get pretty intense. I got to explore the area where the senators offices are located this week and that was pretty cool. I feel like this week wasn't too busy for me this week, but really busy for the senators and house representatives.
A man that works for the Senate stopped by my desk yesterday afternoon and gave me good tips on how to interview for jobs and what all I need to include in my resume. He was even nice enough to give me a few books that he found important when he was trying to find jobs after graduation.
The more I work for the Senate, the more it makes me want to go into some kind of political job, whether it is being a lobbyist or just working in the office of a politician. I keep going back and forth and what I really want to do in my future. I'm hoping it will just come to me one day and I will know exactly what I want to do. What's probably going to happen is that I will apply for a bunch of jobs and which ever ones I get offered is the direction that I will go. My dad keeps telling me that I can't pick the place I want to live and then pick a job, the job has to pick me and then I'll move to whatever city that job is located in. If only it could be the exact way we wanted it!
I'm off for SB '10 right now and won't work next week, but I'm sure there will be a lot of things to get done when I get back!
A man that works for the Senate stopped by my desk yesterday afternoon and gave me good tips on how to interview for jobs and what all I need to include in my resume. He was even nice enough to give me a few books that he found important when he was trying to find jobs after graduation.
The more I work for the Senate, the more it makes me want to go into some kind of political job, whether it is being a lobbyist or just working in the office of a politician. I keep going back and forth and what I really want to do in my future. I'm hoping it will just come to me one day and I will know exactly what I want to do. What's probably going to happen is that I will apply for a bunch of jobs and which ever ones I get offered is the direction that I will go. My dad keeps telling me that I can't pick the place I want to live and then pick a job, the job has to pick me and then I'll move to whatever city that job is located in. If only it could be the exact way we wanted it!
I'm off for SB '10 right now and won't work next week, but I'm sure there will be a lot of things to get done when I get back!
Friday, March 5, 2010
Week @ The Senate
Work Log: Monday March 1, 2010- 830am-12pm; Wednesday March 3, 2010- 830am-12pm
This week at the Senate was pretty normal. I finished up a stack of road releases and sent them out for approval. After the approval, I had to send them out to the local newspapers. My internship coordinator at work gave me some good advice about what to do after I graduate. She told me that since the job market is still not very good, I should possibly go to graduate school or even law school if I wanted. Since then I have been considering going to grad school, but I don't really know what I would get my graduate degree in as of right now.
This internship has really got me thinking and I don't really know if PR is the field for me. I talked to one of my advertising teachers and it really made me think about what I want to do for a living. If I do chose to find a job after graduation instead of going to school, I think I'm going to try and get into advertising or marketing rather than public relations.
All in all, this week was good and I think I got a lot done at my internship. We will see what the next week will bring.
This week at the Senate was pretty normal. I finished up a stack of road releases and sent them out for approval. After the approval, I had to send them out to the local newspapers. My internship coordinator at work gave me some good advice about what to do after I graduate. She told me that since the job market is still not very good, I should possibly go to graduate school or even law school if I wanted. Since then I have been considering going to grad school, but I don't really know what I would get my graduate degree in as of right now.
This internship has really got me thinking and I don't really know if PR is the field for me. I talked to one of my advertising teachers and it really made me think about what I want to do for a living. If I do chose to find a job after graduation instead of going to school, I think I'm going to try and get into advertising or marketing rather than public relations.
All in all, this week was good and I think I got a lot done at my internship. We will see what the next week will bring.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Short Week
Work Log-- February 24, 2010- 815 to 12
This week was short, but for being a short week I got a lot done. We have been working on a stack of road releases for two weeks now and finally on Wednesday I finished the rest of them. Now I have to go through and get them all approved, but it's so nice knowing that they are all done now. One of the other interns quit which leaves me with more work and they had said they were hiring another so hopefully he/she starts this week to help me out some! The internship is going very smoothly. This past week an employee passed away and it was a very sad time for the Senate. It was nice to know that they are all so close because everyone was very torn up about the situation. I hope everyone is doing okay now. I work Monday and Wednesday this week and I hope that there isn't any bad weather, it makes the commute terrible. Looking for a good week ahead at the OSS.
-Christy
This week was short, but for being a short week I got a lot done. We have been working on a stack of road releases for two weeks now and finally on Wednesday I finished the rest of them. Now I have to go through and get them all approved, but it's so nice knowing that they are all done now. One of the other interns quit which leaves me with more work and they had said they were hiring another so hopefully he/she starts this week to help me out some! The internship is going very smoothly. This past week an employee passed away and it was a very sad time for the Senate. It was nice to know that they are all so close because everyone was very torn up about the situation. I hope everyone is doing okay now. I work Monday and Wednesday this week and I hope that there isn't any bad weather, it makes the commute terrible. Looking for a good week ahead at the OSS.
-Christy
Sunday, February 21, 2010
A Week at the Senate
Worked Monday February 15, 2010-- 8:30am-12pm and Wednesday February 17, 2010-- 8:30am-12pm
This week at the Senate was pretty busy and I had a lot of press releases to work on. For the most part it was just a normal week. I just finished up the final draft of my resume and I am getting ready to start sending it out to companies. Since I've had this internship, I started thinking about possibly looking for a job in the political field in a city like DC, NYC or Chicago. I gave a copy of my resume to the internship coordinator to get tips as what to have on it.
It looks like the Oklahoma State Senate is having a great session so far and I hope that I am being as helpful as I can.
This week at the Senate was pretty busy and I had a lot of press releases to work on. For the most part it was just a normal week. I just finished up the final draft of my resume and I am getting ready to start sending it out to companies. Since I've had this internship, I started thinking about possibly looking for a job in the political field in a city like DC, NYC or Chicago. I gave a copy of my resume to the internship coordinator to get tips as what to have on it.
It looks like the Oklahoma State Senate is having a great session so far and I hope that I am being as helpful as I can.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Third Week at the Senate
Work log- Monday, February 8, 2010- 830am-12pm & Wednesday, February 10, 2010- 830am-12pm
This week at the senate was pretty low key. It is really hard getting used to how slow the traffic moves in the mornings on the way to the Capitol. My duties as an intern are becoming more clear. For instance, every morning I do e-clippings, which is basically going through all the OKC new sources and pull out articles that would be of any interest to the Oklahoma State Senators. After that, I do the broadcast clippings and that is basically going onto all the OKC TV news station Web sites and pulling out all the important news as well.
After I do all the clippings I usually start working on the stack of page releases and road releases. Page releases are press releases for the senator's pages that work for them that week. The pages are usually in high school. The road releases are press releases that show which road projects the senators and state representatives are working on collaboratively.
Everything so far is going smoothly. I want to start checking out some of the little lunch places that are around downtown OKC and the Capitol. I usually won't be able to eat there though because I have to get back for class in Norman on Mondays and Wednesdays.
I'm still looking forward to start meeting some of the senators and state reps. This week at the senate was a good week. More to come next time.
-Christy
This week at the senate was pretty low key. It is really hard getting used to how slow the traffic moves in the mornings on the way to the Capitol. My duties as an intern are becoming more clear. For instance, every morning I do e-clippings, which is basically going through all the OKC new sources and pull out articles that would be of any interest to the Oklahoma State Senators. After that, I do the broadcast clippings and that is basically going onto all the OKC TV news station Web sites and pulling out all the important news as well.
After I do all the clippings I usually start working on the stack of page releases and road releases. Page releases are press releases for the senator's pages that work for them that week. The pages are usually in high school. The road releases are press releases that show which road projects the senators and state representatives are working on collaboratively.
Everything so far is going smoothly. I want to start checking out some of the little lunch places that are around downtown OKC and the Capitol. I usually won't be able to eat there though because I have to get back for class in Norman on Mondays and Wednesdays.
I'm still looking forward to start meeting some of the senators and state reps. This week at the senate was a good week. More to come next time.
-Christy
Sunday, February 7, 2010
My first two weeks at the state senate
This is my first time to write about my internship and I want to start by writing down a log of my hours.
Jan. 27th--830am-1215pm
Feb. 1st--830am-1215pm
Feb. 3rd--9am-1210pm
My first few weeks at the Capitol have been pretty crazy and a learning experience. I never knew how hectic the state senate could be until I started to work there. My previous internship at the Chamber of Commerce in Tulsa was a lot different. For the Chamber I did more of the event planning side of PR and for the Senate I do more press releases and writing side of PR. I have found that both are going to be good experiences for my future in mass communications. Session began on Feb. 1st and I could actually hear the senators in session while I was working. It was pretty cool to be able to hear what all they do for the state. Just being at the Capitol makes me want to possibly work in a political science job when I graduate.
Hopefully within the next few months I will actually get to meet some of the senators and do some networking.
I am just starting to meet some of the other interns and they all seem very nice and are basically wanting to do the same kind of thing as me when they graduate. It is nice to have something in common with all of the people you work with. Two of the girls are actually in the same sorority as me.
Besides the terrible morning traffic in the morning, I am really enjoying my first few weeks at the State Senate.
-Christy
Jan. 27th--830am-1215pm
Feb. 1st--830am-1215pm
Feb. 3rd--9am-1210pm
My first few weeks at the Capitol have been pretty crazy and a learning experience. I never knew how hectic the state senate could be until I started to work there. My previous internship at the Chamber of Commerce in Tulsa was a lot different. For the Chamber I did more of the event planning side of PR and for the Senate I do more press releases and writing side of PR. I have found that both are going to be good experiences for my future in mass communications. Session began on Feb. 1st and I could actually hear the senators in session while I was working. It was pretty cool to be able to hear what all they do for the state. Just being at the Capitol makes me want to possibly work in a political science job when I graduate.
Hopefully within the next few months I will actually get to meet some of the senators and do some networking.
I am just starting to meet some of the other interns and they all seem very nice and are basically wanting to do the same kind of thing as me when they graduate. It is nice to have something in common with all of the people you work with. Two of the girls are actually in the same sorority as me.
Besides the terrible morning traffic in the morning, I am really enjoying my first few weeks at the State Senate.
-Christy
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