Hello everyone! I’m Michella
Jameson and I am the fall intern at the Indiana State Personnel Department. I
am excited to share my experiences through this blog. I am not a traditional
college student. In fact, I am a middle-aged college student! Going back to
school has been an adventure and one of the best things I have ever done for
myself. I spent many years moving from state to state, following my husband’s
career. During those years of moving, I was raising four wonderful children. I
was also working part-time at many different jobs in many different industries.
When I decided to complete my degree, I knew without a doubt that I wanted to
make a difference at the heart of the business world. So how do you bring heart
to business? You earn a degree in HR! I am currently a senior at Kelley School
of Business, Indianapolis where I will graduate in May, 2015 with a degree in
Human Resources, Management, and International Studies.
I learned about this
internship through a professor at school. She expressed what a great opportunity
it was and I agreed. I was worried that an internship meant doing a lot of
clerical or filing work, but this one promised real experience as you rotated
through several different agencies throughout state government. I immediately
applied and was called in for an interview. During the interview I met with
Heather Whitaker, Chanel Gillies, and a summer intern. It was a great
conversation that had me crossing my fingers hoping I would get the job. A
couple of weeks later I was able to interview with the SPD Talent Acquisition
Director, Nicole Russell. This interview was done over Skype, which was
something different and new for me.
I am coming up on my third
week with the SPD. During my first week I was been able to job shadow
compensation, benefits, and employee relations. Each department within SPD is
specialized and very different. I enjoyed learning more about each area as it
gave me the opportunity to get a feel for what it might be like to have a
career in that department. For the past two weeks I have been helping Talent
Acquisition with some projects within PeopleSoft. I cannot express enough what
a valuable opportunity it has been to spend some time getting to know this HRMS
program. One of the projects I worked on was creating sourcing links for the
Indiana Department of Correction webpage. These links will allow the DOC to
post an immediate link of all location specific job openings to the State of
Indiana job bank.
Next week I am headed to the
Indiana State Museum where I will spend two weeks working on some new projects.
I am sad to leave SPD’s Central Office, as they have all been so nice and
welcoming. But I am excited to learn more and just maybe I will be able to have
some fun at the museum! Check back in a couple of weeks for my continued adventures.
