Presentations

As was already mentioned, ETC had an NPS score of 50.7 so we got a delicious catered lunch today! I personally really enjoyed the pinata as I love candy!

In the midst of all this excitement, I've also been diligently working on both my individual projects and the group intern project. The days and weeks keep quickly passing by, so we don't have too much longer before we present to the executive team. I plan to do a couple of practice rounds to ensure the presentations turn out as planned. Even after all of my projects are complete and the presentations have concluded, the presentations will be useful to keep as a summary of the 12 weeks I was here.

Tomorrow, I will be giving a free promotion offer to all of our loyal Facebook fans. I'm looking forward to any feedback we receive from it! It's great to see not only clients and prospects becoming fans of our page, but also interacting and networking with each other.

Projects and Lunches

My next few weeks are going to be very busy (as im sure the rest of the interns, in our last few weeks here) working on my sales and service excellence project which is pretty close to being finished as well as my project for our retail sales turnover rate where I will be sitting down with different behavioral assessment companies and finding out ways they can customize an assessment for us to help reduce our overall turnover ratio. As far as the group intern project goes its getting down to the end and I think its coming along rather well, we just need to get our presentation together. After getting all the information together for all of the projects I have been working on I am excited to see what the final brings!

Also!!!!!!!! I cant forget to mention that we get lunch today for having Equitys NPS be over 50, which is the highest it has ever been. And then tomorrow my department is having a pot luck! :) Im excited for lunch during these next two days and am glad to be an intern at such a friendly company.

Congrats ETC for NPS over 50!

Every other Friday here at ETC, the operations manager makes an annoucment about our NPS score. The NPS is a score that is determined by surveys customers fill out. However, since many people are taking Friday off for a long holiday weekend, the annoucment was made today! ETC's NPS score reached over 50, the highest it has been! Everyone was very excited for the company and each other. Again, just another way that shows how connected this ETC family is!

Because the score has reached above 50, all employees get breakfast in the morning along with a catered lunch in the afternoon and cake for dessert! ETC really cares about their employees and rewards them for all the hard work that they do.

It's little things like this that make me so happy I'm an intern at ETC!

Intern Project

All the interns are diligently working on our intern group project as our deadline quickly approaches. Our team has been working hard to prepare an excellent presentation for the executive team here at Equity Trust. Our project leader, Ryan, delegated tasks to each intern yesterday to ensure we have everything we need before presentation day! One of my responsibilities for the Crisis Management project is to prepare an overview statement for the executives and our PowerPoint presentation. Throughout this internship, I have learned valuable lessons on how to communicate with all levels of employees and time management skills. After all our hard work, I'm sure we will have a great presentation for the executive team!

Evaluations, Projects, and Research

I had my six week evaluation with my mentor, and it went really well. Even if I complete projects and in a timely manner, it's still nice to sit one-on-one and discuss the specific expectations with her. She's also really helpful in answering any questions I have about landing a job right out of college and useful advice to keep in mind. Although my first job will be a scary thing no matter what, you can never be too prepared and it's comforting knowing that I can always go to her for guidance.

The other interns and I had our weekly meeting today. Our project is really starting to come along and everything is being finalized in just enough time to get started on putting our final presentation together. We only have 2 weeks left until the deadline, and we've definitely come a long way with it. It will be so rewarding to show it to the executives.

So one of the minor details about my job that I find quite useful is the outside research I do. While posting on Facebook or writing for our blog, I often look for articles that relate to a certain topic I plan to write about. Doing this extra research really helps me to get a better understanding of not only what the company does, but also keeps me up-to-date with news in the economy. Being a business major, I know it's important to stay on top of current issues.

Officially half way

I still can't believe that my time here at ETC is half over. Today, I sat down with my mentor and had my 6 week evaluation. I really appreciate that ETC builds these evaluations into the internship. It is a great opportunity for you to sit down and discuss your performance with your mentor/manager face to face. This way, you know exactly where you stand, and everyone is on the same page. It also is nice to be able to have a moment of your mentor/manager's busy day to talk. They can ask you any questions they have and you are free to do the same. I really like the up front and open nature of ETC.
It has been an eventful week here at ETC. Wednesday, all five of us interns were treated to lunch at Elyria Country Club with executives Jeff and Rich Desich, and Michelle Lee. This was another great opportunity provided to us by ETC. We were able to speak openly with the three executives regarding our projects, careers, and even our personal lives. I doubt that many other companies would give such high treatment to their interns. Once again it really goes to show that ETC is more than a company, it is a family. This became more and more evident these last two days, as two highly regarded ETC employees worked their final days at ETC. One employee had his desk decorated with balloons, streamers, and a ball pit resembling that of Discovery Zone, while the other employee had numerous co-workers drop off cards and gifts to wish her luck. It is great to see that ETC more than just a job, it is a place where lifelong friendships are forged.
Our intern project is now moving along at a faster pace. We were able to delegate some tasks and get some deliverables done this week. It always makes you feel good when you have something tangible to show for your hard work. On a personal note, I was able to complete a small project this week and received another large one which will end with me making an executive presentation. This project should be a bit more challenging, but I'm really excited to take on the challenge.

Half Way Through!

Today is the end of the sixth week here at ETC, which means my internship is half way through! I cannot believe how fast time has flown by! The amount of knowledge that I have gained in the past six weeks is so great, and I am so thankful to have been given this opportunity with such a great company!

On Wednesday, Jeff and Rich Desich took all us interns out to lunch and we had a wonderful time! It was amazing being given the opportunity to sit down and talk with such well respected executives. We were given the chance to tell them about what projects we have been doing, along with informing them about our group intern project. They were also able to give us some good advice and answer questions we had for them. They shared with us the importance of hard work and dedication in any job you do. In the end, it will all pay off!

The second half of this week, I have been testing FRx to make sure it is fully functional. We are hoping full implementation by July 1! Since I have been generating reports, I have found some kinks that needed to be resolved. As I am finishing this project, I have a great sense of accomplishment and cannot wait until everyone can use this new software!

Well, time to get back to work!

Social Media Project

As the HR intern, one of my projects is to develop a content schedule for the Careers side of Social Media here at Equity Trust. Equity Trust Careers utilizes Facebook, Twitter, Blog, and has an RSS feed. It was my job to research several articles in order to develop the perfect schedule to reach Equity Trust's potential employees. In the end, I created two different schedules; one for college students and one for non-students. I learned that timing is everything when it comes to social media, therefore I need to reach the right set at the right time. Students and Non-Students have different lifestyles so they require information at different times. Non-students are generally working 8-5 pm, so it is not effective for ETC to advertise our careers to them during these hours. On the other hand, college students are available during the day and often check Facebook and Twitter. This lifestyle allows us to post to them at all times of the day.

After organizing my proposal into an easy to read chart I am ready to make my recommendation. This afternoon I will be meeting with two of my managers to present my content schedule. I am very excited to share my ideas with them and get their feedback.

Lunch with Jeff, Rich, and Michelle

Today all the interns got to go to lunch with Jeff, Rich, and Michelle at the Elyria Country Club. Not only was the lunch good but it was a great experience and nice to get the chance to speak with them about the company and let them know the specifics of each project we are individually working on for the company as well as our group project together as well as hear what they do with the company and ask them any specific questions we had for them or in general for the future of our career. Yesterday and part of this morning I finished making excel spreadsheets for my retail sales hiring process and how it effects turnover as well as my finalized project plan. This afternoon is our Crisis Management meeting with our project manager Joe, after the meeting all of the interns are going to start on our powerpoint and presentation that is due in week 9 (3 weeks from now). 

Adding on to Projects

This past monday, I had some training on how to use the ETC blog site and I also had a chance to look at some of the blogging we've done in the past. Since managing our company's Facebook and Twitter accounts is a part of my social media project, my manager and mentor both thought it would also be a good idea and good experience for me to keep our blog up-to-date as well with upcoming webinars, events, and topics. As I become more confident in my daily social media tasks, it is easier to take on new ones along the way to reach as many clients and prospects as possible through the various different social media channels. Speaking of events, I've also been diving into our advertising options for our annual Networking Conference this September in New Orleans. Things are definitely busy this week, but I look forward to the challenges.

More Responsibility

I can't believe I'm almost halfway done with my internship here at ETC. Yesterday I worked on sending out all the customer service surveys to our clients. This required a lot of data scrubbing in excel and following specific instructions. It was nice to have this responsibility and to complete a task that it is so important to the company. Today, I also had the opportunity to lead a meeting with the other interns and various members of the IT department. This was a great experience for me as I was able to see how I handled a meeting of this nature, and how I can improve. The meeting was very helpful for our group intern project, which relies on a good deal of information from IT. Our project is really coming along, and it's time now for us to kick it into another gear. We're meeting a few more times this week and hope to really get some chunks of the projects done.
All of us interns will have the opportunity to be together again tomorrow, as the Berea interns will be joining us here at Elyria. We are all meeting Jeff and Rich Desich at Elyria Country Club for lunch. This will be a great opportunity for us to talk with the executives about the company, our projects, our experiences, and our careers. I hear they treat us very well at the Country Club, so I am very excited!
My returned mail project hit a bit of a wall, but I was able to work with a team lead on creating a binder that will make processing return mail go faster and smoother. It is always nice to complete things that you know will have an instant impact, something I have been very fortunate to experience here at ETC. As each week goes by, the better I feel about the experience I'm gaining at ETC.

A Lot to Look Forward To!

So far, this week has been very busy for me as the Accounting Department prepares for the month close. It seems like we were just doing the closing process for May, but we are already preparing to close for June. I have helped develop supporting schedules for the various subsidariy companies of ETC so that the Accounting Department can have quick and easy access to detailed information all in one Excel file!

Today, all the interns had a meeting to again discuss our group project. I cannot believe how close our presentation is already (only 3 weeks away!). Time flew by!!! Tommorrow, Melissa and Casandra (who are the interns located in Berea) will be in the Elyria office, which will give us a great chance to nail down some final details and start the creation of our presentation.

Also tomorrow, we will be going out to lunch with Jeff and Rich Desich. This is a great chance for all the interns to learn from these top executives and ask questions about how they got to where they are.

As always, a lot of things are going on here at ETC!

Cleveland Corporate Challenge

This Saturday was the first event for the Cleveland Corporate Challenge, Softball! The corporate challenge is a 13 event athletic competition against companies across Ohio. Equity Trust competed in the Softball tournament. The games were held at the Nike Fields in Parma. I was fortunate enough to be apart of the team that participated in the event! We played four games in total and were eliminated during the semifinals. We were all very happy to make it that far in the competition! I enjoyed getting to know my co-workers and playing the game!

This weekend officially kicked off the games. The next event is Mini Golf on July 5th. Me and the Accounting Intern, Monica, will be playing on the Mini Golf team together! I am very excited for this event. Check out our Facebook and Twitter for updates on ETC's performance throughout the games!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Equity-Trust-Careers/92682859589
http://twitter.com/#!/ETC_Careers

Happy Monday!

Happy Monday! Its the beginning of week six and we are almost halfway through our internship! Most of all my research for my projects are finished except for a few minor details and now its time to start analyzing the information and putting it into my powerpoint and reports. I am looking forward to presenting my information to the executive board when all analyzing is finished (just not quite yet) :)

My Mentor

In addition to the weekly meetings I have with my mentor, I had an additional one today to go over her position here at ETC. Since I work closely with her everyday, I had a pretty general idea of what she does. Seeing it first-hand made me more interested in finding out the specifics of her job. As a project specialist, she is extremely organized and is not afraid to approach people about the parts of a project they are completing and being sure deadlines are met in a timely manner. She really has to have a grasp on every detail of what first starts off as the creative brief. If there's something she's not clear on, she makes sure to meet with the person or department who submitted the brief and solidify their ideas before executing her project plan. Being someone who is also organized about projects I carry out, I can definitely see myself holding a position similar to this one. I know my mentor will be a great resource for me to look to.

Feeling at home

After five weeks here at ETC, I feel like I've worked here my whole life. All of us interns were treated to lunch earlier this week by our project manager Joe. It was great to be together with all the interns again, everyone brings their own unique perspective on things. Then, again today, us Elyria interns took a trip to Olive Garden for lunch today. We really have come a long way as a group since our first days together as shy newcomers to ETC. Along with the relationships here at ETC, my work has also been progressing. All week I have been preparing to take over the ETC client surveys which I will work on sending out next survey. ETC takes these surveys very seriously so I made sure I will be as prepared as possible come Monday. Also I was assigned two more smaller projects this week that I have been working on. The projects are for two different departments within Operations. I enjoy getting to help out all the different teams here in Ops. It allows me to see many different parts of the company, as well as get to know all the great people here. The weeks continue to fly by, and my experience here continues to get more valuable.

End of Week 5

Today is the end of week 5! I cannot believe how fast this internship is going by! I've been very busy this week keeping things updated for June. I got a head start on entering bank transactions and then clearing them for our bank reconciliation which should help out at the month close! Also, I have been updating my Streamline project as well as various other reports which need to consistently be updated with the most recent data.

As I've worked on all these various projects, I've noticed that I have been learning a lot about the company accounts and have most of them memorized.

I have also began a new project of defining the various rows, coloumns, and report trees that we use in our financial report generator program. This has been interesting to see the different was we can report our accounts. Some reports break each account down seperately, where others consolidate the accounts. Different reports are used depending on what type of information the user is seeking.

Well, that's all for now! Back to work!

Elyria

As Casandra (the marketing intern) said previously we got to take a trip to the Elyria office yesterday (we are located in the Berea office) and spend some time with our fellow interns and our manager for our project, Joe; who took us to a nice lunch since we all were finally together (thanks Joe!). It was nice to see everyone since we are in different offices and get to work on our project as a team. We will also be going to Elyria next week to have lunch with Jeff and Rich Desich and seeing everyone for the day! Now.. back to creating my sales excellence report.

Getting to know each other!

Today the interns' Project Manager, Joe, treated everyone to lunch. The interns have been working hard on our Crisis Management project so Joe rewarded us with a nice meal. It was great to get out of the office and enjoy time together. After our lunch, we had a meeting scheduled to discuss the progress of our project. During this phase, each intern is contacting a supervisor from their department to determine critical areas and positions. Joe is impressed with our work thus far and thinks we are right on track. We will have our formal presentation in mid-July.

A 'Sweet' Week at ETC

The past couple days have been filled with delicious treats here at ETC! Yesterday, to celebrate the Dallas Maverics winning the NBA Finals, ETC got cake for all of their employees. ETC has a location in Texas who were celebrating, so they decided that all of the locations should celebrate with them!

Today we had the bake sale fundraiser for Relay for Life. Many employees baked delicious bakery to raise money for this great cause. There was everything from cookies to brownies, to cakes and pies! It all looked great!

Also today, the interns from the Berea office came to Elyria. It was great seeing and catching up with them. We all went to lunch with our project manager for our intern project, Joe. It was a lot of fun!

This week has been very sweet so far :)

Off to Elyria for the Afternoon!

I'm really excited because this afternoon, Melissa (the sales intern) and I will be going to work at the Elyria office. It will be nice to go there and see everyone I haven't seen since the first day of orientation. Melissa and I usually call in to our weekly meetings with our project manager and the other interns, but today we'll all get to be together! This morning, though, I have a meeting with Equity Trust's Director of Education to learn more about what he does and the company webinars he hosts. I also have a universal training to attend. This afternoon I also have a webinar that will help me to more successfully manage our social media sites. It will be a busy day, but I'm looking forward to it...Off to meet with Edwin!

Busy Week Ahead

Week four is in the books, and I'm looking forward to a busy week five that I have ahead of me. I have several meetings regarding our group intern project and am also getting put on a couple new projects. In addition to all that I will be filling in for a co-worker who is in charge of the customer service which are the backbone of this company. I'm excited to have this responsibility and looking forward to the challenge. I have a meeting all afternoon Monday, where I'll be getting a crash course on how to do these surveys. It's exciting to know that I am being trusted to do something so important to the company. I also doing things that can help other people out here at ETC. I see other co-workers helping each other out all the time, so whenever I get a chance to take some weight of somebody's hands, I love it. With how great the people are here, it makes it hard not to enjoy helping others.

Being Creative

One of the things I enjoy most about my internship is how creative it allows me to be. Yes, I'm given daily and weekly projects to complete in addition to my long-term projects and they are all delivered to me with directions and a due date. At the same time, though, I'm able to incorporate my own ideas into them. Posts and tweets on our social media sites are are brainstormed ahead of time by my mentor, manager, and myself. But the way I decide to draft them is mainly left up to me. I was also able to come up with various different ways to reach out to more clients and prospects in promoting our social media. It takes both research and knowledge of our current practices, but also creativity on my own part. It's also important to present my mentor and manager with many alternatives in case they know right away that some things just won't work for our company. I love that being an intern here does not just mean "complete this project and get it back to me." It also means provide us with your thoughts and suggestions on what you think will work best for us and then we can start implementing them. I really value this in my internship program.

Weekly Touch Base Meetings

Here at Equity Trust, they have implemented an excellent internship program that strikes a balance between responsibility and learning. One aspect of the internship that I really like is the Weekly Touch Base meetings I have with my managers. These meeting give me a chance to check-in with my managers to discuss my progress, address any questions I have, and go over expectations. It is great to be able to touch base with my managers to show them my project milestones and ideas. Our meetings often turn into lively brainstorming sessions where we truly get ideas churning! It's awesome to be able to sit down with my managers and brainstorm ideas about how to make Equity Trust an even better place to work.

Reseach, Research, Research

I have learned through my time here so far how important it is to research things before you actaully do it. I have found myself researching a lot throughout my internship so far. For example, before I began implementing a new report publisher, FRx, I researched for almost 4 days to get a better idea of how the program worked and good tips that other users have had. As I was implementing it, I felt very confident in what I was doing, and I owe that to all the research that I did. I still had to ask some questions along the way, but overall the implementation of the program and creating the first report went smoothly.

I have also been reseaching new things to use in Excel. Excel is such an amazing program and it can do so much, but a lot of people only use it for basic functions. I have found a lot of cool new tricks via reseach that has saved me a lot of time when using Excel.

I'm sure that by the end of my internship I will be an expert in using Excel and hopefully, other programs as well!

Wellness at Work Symposium

On Tuesday, June 7th I attended the Wellness at Work Symposium at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. The seminar consisted of HR professionals from across Ohio that gathered to learn about strategies to improve employee well-being. Equity Trust sent three employees from the HR department. I was lucky enough to be apart of our ETC team and attended the event. The seminar was an all day event that included breakfast and lunch networking opportunities and speakers. My co-workers and I had a chance to meet with fellow HR professionals to share best practices in Wellness. The speakers we attended offered insight into a wide range of Wellness topics such as, how to begin a Wellness program at your workplace and how to maintain a successful program. We found this symposium to be extremely benefitcal. Now that we are back at the office, we are hoping to put what we've learned into action by developing a brand new Wellness program for Equity Trust!

Fun Events!

Yesterday evening after work, the marketing department headed to downtown Cleveland for an Indian's game. Not only did they win, but it was a perfect night for a baseball game! It was fun to spend time with co-workers outside of work. But this morning was back to work! I met with our manager in the department who is in charge of our annual Networking Conference. It's the biggest event we do, and this September it will be held in New Orleans. I'm really excited to be a part of it and help with the planning as much as I can. The various projects I am given definitely help me to get a better feel for what aspects of marketing I am most interested in pursuing a future career in.

Moving Along

Yesterday, I had a meeting with my mentor Rachel, and my manager Dan, to discuss my returned mail project I was working on. I was able to lead the three of us in a discussion regarding the topic and show them my findings and possible solutions. This meeting alone, was a great experience for me. Not only was I able to get a good look at how Dan and Rachel act within their meetings, I was able to be a part of it and drive the conversation. Just like a job interview, the more prepared for the meeting the better. All my research benefitted me a great deal when a question would be brought up that had not been covered, yet I knew the answers. Despite all my research and knowledge I quickly learned that there was still a lot more work I could do on this project, and a lot more questions that needed to be answered.
We had a minor setback in our intern group project but now appear to be on the right path. I really enjoy working with the other interns, and look forward to when we have our meetings. Everyone is so fun and also a good worker. We don't have any problems with anyone slacking off. I feel as if we are motivated people and no matter what challenges we face, this project will get done and it will be well done.

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Getting Things Done!

So far this week, I have been getting a lot of things accomplished! I have almost completed one of my bigger projects, creating a Streamline Report for Finance and Accounting to utilize monthly and during the year end close. Also, all of us interns are getting deeper into information for our Crisis Management Project. The main thing that us in Elyria are focusing on is how to get in contact with our customers, employees and other stakeholders if a crisis were to occur. In addition to that project, I am almost finsihed posting entries for one of our company credit card accounts.
I have come to find that I am getting the hang of things! However, I still ask a lot of questions. I hope that soon I will be able to complete these monthly processes on my own, without having to ask for help (although it's never bad to ask for help).
Also, as part of the Community Service Committee, we are getting ready for Relay for Life. There are a lot of fundraisers planned for the coming month to raise money for this great cause such as bake sales, quarter roundups, and cookouts!
I am looking forward to all of these exciting events and of course, the actual Relay event!

Getting Into the Swing of Things

My 3rd week at ETC is over today. I can't believe how quickly it went by! Yesterday I had a touch base with HR to go over how my internship experience has been thus far. I still love it just as much as I did the first day! This program is truly one of a kind and I cannot believe how much I have learned already. I also met with my manager for a 3 week evaluation and she told me that I have been a great help to the Accounting Department so far! She also told me that the tasks that I have been doing are things that Accounting Professionals do a lot. It makes me feel awesome knowing that I am getting experience in things that I will be able to take to future jobs.

After being here 3 weeks, I feel like I finally am getting into the swing of things. I know where everything is, I've gotten to know a lot of my co-workers, and I feel completely comfortable asking questions and being at work. However, I know that there is still a lot more to learn!

Never be Afraid to Ask Questions

One thing I realize each and everyday is how important it is to ask questions. I tend to be someone who is hesitant to ask questions when I am unsure of something. Sometimes I think it might be a dumb question when people are really knowledgeable at what they do or perhaps I might be bothering them if they are too busy. It's actually far from that, though. The marketing department that I work with everyday knows everything is still new to me and they expect that I'll have questions. No one begins working for a company by already knowing everything about it. My department also genuinely cares that I learn and get the most out of this internship that I possibly can. And for this to happen, I need to ask questions that I have. Not only this, but asking questions will actually save time in the end rather than to assume I'm doing something the right way and have to go back and change everything. On to another topic, I've been researching my disasters for the crisis management project. I have power outages and natural gas leaks, and I'm making sure to cover all the necessary precautions and procedures in case Equity Trust Company ever has to face either of these (hopefully not, though). I can't wait to see the final plan all of us interns put together. It's interesting to think we are putting together a procedural plan the whole company will learn and reference.

Core Values

Equity Trust Company- Core Value #9 Welcome Home "We are a family..."

As my internship progresses, I am able to see each one of Equity Trust's Core Values in action. Each Intern at Equity Trust has incremental touch base meetings with their Manager and Human Resources throughout their internship. This summer we have a three and six week meeting with our Manager and Human Resources. Yesterday, I had my three week touch base meeting with HR. It was great to be able to check in with someone to have my questions answered, gauge my impression of the internships thus far, and see how I'm doing. These touch base meetings are reasons why my internship at Equity Trust has been great so far. The family oriented culture at Equity Trust shines through making my internship more meaningful.

This week I have been busy with several different tasks which has made the week fly by so far. Also it is really helping me learn how to manage my time. My two bigger projects at the moment are Returned Mail and the intern group project on Crisis Management. I'm really excited to be working on projects that I can put on my resume and talk about in future interviews. It has only been three weeks here at ETC but I already feel as if I would be much more prepared for an interview than I was three weeks ago. Some places have interns run around and get coffee but not here at ETC. I feel like I'm contributing and helping out as a valued team member, which is thrilling for me.
Both of my main projects have been challenging for me at times since they are so open ended, but are extremely satisfying when it "clicks" and you can start rolling with the project. The open-endedness of the projects is also nice in the way it allows me to be creative and really put my mind to work. ETC continues to impress me with how helpful and friendly everyone is. If you are stuck on something, people are eager to help you or point you in the direction of someone that can. ETC's core value "We are all on the same team" really holds true. Once again it is refreshing to see a company who doesn't just say what they believe, they show it. I'm looking forward to our intern meeting next Tuesday to see what everyone has come up with. It should be fun to put all of our research together and start making this Crisis Managment Plan a reality.

Week 3

It's hard to believe I am already in the third week of my internship at Equity Trust Company. This week I held a Captain's Meeting for the Cleveland Corporate Challenge. We ironed out details about t-shirts and events and are gearing up for its start on June 16th! My social media project for Equity Trust Company's Careers Facebook and Twitter is progressing. I met with the Marketing team yesterday to brainstorm Check us out on Facebook and Twitter to see the changes we will soon be making! In addition to my individual projects I am been meeting with the other interns to discuss our group project. It has been great to spend time with the other interns and hear about their projects from their departments.

Getting Involved in the Community

This morning was my first meeting since being on the committee for Relay for Life. Some of us Berea employees called in to the rest of the Relay for Life Committee at the Elyria Office. We discussed the time line for this next month involving raffles, a bake sale, and a spirit week that will be leading up to Relay for Life in July. I really like that ETC is more than just a job - they offer opportunities to get involved within the community and give employees fun activities to participate in and to do together.

Intern Project Planning

The last couple days, we interns have been putting together our project plan for our intern group project, a Crisis Management Plan for ETC. After speaking with them, I realized how much time, effort, and information is going to be going into this project. However, in the end, I know it will be a great accomplishment! In addition to tasks I've been working on in the accounting department, I have been researching for our project, specifically for information on fire and medical emergencies. There are so many preparations that must be in place to protect employees and the surrounding community for either of these events. I think that our project will be very helpful to ETC so that everyone can be educated on how to react to all different types of crises.

Back to researching!

Crisis Management

Today was our one week mark to our Crisis Management intern project. Our project plan looks great and everyone works very well together. We have some great ideas of what we would like to do for this project and assigned each individual seperate tasks to be completed by next meeting (Tuesday). I am looking forward to see what everyone brings back next week research wise!