I have been asked a lot lately, understandably so, about my internship. I am half way through my second week now, and it’s still so far so good. I’m afraid I cannot go too much into detail since I have no idea what I can and cannot discuss, so I will err on the side of caution!
A typical day for me here starts with a line up to get through security just before 9 am. My morning tasks include the press clippings, which just means I pull all the articles that have to do with the department or our projects, read them, and put them into one document for our Executive Director. I have to hand deliver this document to his office, which usually means I get accompanied by a guy in the blue UN-Police uniform (complete with intimidating gun strapped to his leg) to the big guy’s office. They take security pretty seriously around here – even having a badge/pass, like I do, doesn’t always cut it! Following lunch and my favourite Viennese cultural activity (coffee), my afternoons are spent doing anything from interview transcripts to editing press releases, or writing talking points.
The office culture is pretty fun. I like how just outside the compound everyone is speaking German, but as soon as they pass through the gate it immediately switches to English! My team is pretty diverse, as is the whole headquarters – makes sense since we represent 192 countries. In my team alone we have a Syrian, Norwegian, Irish, Paraguayan and me – the Canadian! I have met quite a few other interns and they have all been extremely nice so far! Two girls I was working in an office at the very start with are twins from Austria. We’re the same age and they were a big help getting me all set-up here.
All in all I think it’s a pretty cool place to work and I can only hope that my time here will spawn some sort of offer so I can stay forever. A girl can dream.
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Oh Melinda, you lead such a mysterious life ;). It's finally sunny in Vancouver! YAY!!!!
Hey Melinda,
My name is Michael Cayley. I graduated from the Mount PR program in 1990. MY GOD! Did I just write that!???!!!
I wrote to Judith a while back and understand that she is on leave. I followed up with someone on her autoreply, but haven't heard back.
Back in October, I was appointed as CEO of a Toronto based startup that is owned by two leading venture capital companies and Microsoft USA.
This is the first time that Microsoft has agreed to commercialize technology developed in its R&D department through a third party in Canada.
I find the leap that you have taken to study abroad facinating.
PlanetEye Inc. will deliver a new visual form of travel search and discovery on the internet.
Perhaps it is easiest to think of our service as the reinvention of a travel guide like Lonely Planet, employing all of the latest technologies and techniques of the internet (aka Web 2.0). Social media, social networks, geotagging, wikies, etc.
There are all kinds of ways that I could work with PR grads, students, etc. that range from co-op positions, to long term gigs to volunteer/term projects.
Right now I am looking for a Manager of Content & Community, a very senior marketing exec and some folks on the technology side.
These are probably the kind of people who already have a myspace, flickr and Facebook presence, maybe previous international travel experience. Does anyone come to mind for this? Please spread the word within the current classes on campus and anyone else within the alum network.
I can be reached at michael@planeteye.com
In particular, I hope that you will connect with me. I am sure there is some way that we can co-operate on something.
mc
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