My last rotation was with the Department of Education where I
focused on numerous projects, including, but not limited
to, creating a workshop on developing job
descriptions for hiring managers, sourcing candidates for a legal internship,
and resuming my work on job classifications! Working with the Department of
Education (DOE) has been very beneficial, because I am basically getting to
experience what it would be like to be a HR Generalist. During my rotation with
DOE, I have worked on a project that relates
to almost every division in the HR field from recruitment, to employee
relations, to compensation, etc. This has been an intriguing experience to not
only learn the different functions of HR, but to also see the functions of the
DOE.
Over the past eleven weeks, I have
thoroughly enjoyed this amazing opportunity, as the State Personnel Department’s
Human Resources Intern. This internship has been a very beneficial experience,
and has great value in it. Anyone who participates in this internship has the
ability to learn and experience many aspects of HR, which cannot be taught at a
college/university. I feel that I have grown a lot through this internship and
have gained so much more than I ever would have in the classroom. I now have
some real, tangible experience, to accompany my degree when I graduate!
I would definitely recommend this
internship to anyone who is interested in the field of Human Resources. During
this internship, an intern will have the opportunity to shadow different
departments of HR including benefits, employee relations, compensation,
recruiting, and much more. An intern also gets the opportunity to shadow and
work along different HR generalists in the field, which is something the other
internships I considered did not offer. The state has so many different
agencies, providing interns the opportunity to learn many different perspectives
of an HR Generalist’s job. Each rotation within the agencies also offers
different projects for learning. I have worked on projects such as: employment
verifications, professional references, job descriptions, researching rater
errors, creating workshops for employers and so much more. An intern also gets
to work on the HRIS PeopleSoft from time to time, which is a huge advantage in
moving forward with an HR career.
I have really enjoyed my spring
internship, I have learned a lot, met a lot of people, have grown a lot in my
knowledge of HR, which landed me a job opportunity in Employee Relations with
the State of Indiana! I can’t wait to come back to SPD upon graduation and
start my full time career with the state in HR! This internship is
an excellent way to learn Human Resources, gain experience, and hopefully start
your career in the HR field!
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