Brigham Young University - Hawaii

Undergraduate Research Assistant

August 2018 • Laie, HI

What I liked

I love having to freedom to take the research in any direction I choose. I also love the opportunity I have to continue honing and growing my skills.

What I wish was different

The schedule was a little crazy, but when opportunity calls, you go.

Advice

Be flexible and keep a positive attitude.

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Student Medical Benefit Assistant

November 2017 - September 2018 • Laie, HI

What I liked

My supervisor, the office environment, the location, the schedule, and the flexibility.

What I wish was different

Having more co-workers. It was just me and my supervisor.

Advice

Be patient with yourself and others.

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facilitator amanaki fo’ou

August - December 2022 • Laie, HI

What I liked

I love how Amanaki Fo’ou helps inspire people to change by helping to change poor habits regarding health in general.

What I wish was different

I wish it was a bit early in the day rather than in the evening.

Advice

Change comes from within. No one can make another person change. They can encourage that person, but ultimately it’s up to the individual to make the change.

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Resident Advisor

November 2020 • Laie, HI

What I liked

Help address questions and concerns of the tenants

What I wish was different

Advice

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Crime Prevention Specialist

May 2020 • Laie, HI

What I liked

I loved being able to work alongside the Supervisors, Office Managers and the Director himself daily! Not only was I able to expand my knowledge in the field but was able to refine professionalism in the workplace by working with these leaders in the department.

What I wish was different

I wish I had been working here pre COVID so that I would have had more field experience rather than just the office experience. A large section of the students have left because of COVID-19 so fieldwork was slow but as I said earlier, had a lot of great experiences with office work.

Advice

Learn from your leaders as much as you can. There were 9 Supervisors, 1 Office Manager, 1 General Manager, and the Director himself. It was interesting to see how each person worked and you learned from each leader's strengths AND weaknesses. Take every opportunity to learn and do not be afraid to speak your mind and share your ideas. Be respectful but also be bold or you leave with your good ideas and they will stay as ideas.

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Public safety Intern

July 2020 • Laie, HI

What I liked

My Job helps me see more clearly how a safety officer is very important here on campus. It helps me to connect with people, know how and who to help me accomplishes projects on campus, such as cleaning the cameras, do awareness concerning a safety issues that is very important for all to know etc.

What I wish was different

I wish I had known much of this earlier before I started this Intern. And another thing is because of Covid-19, it is very difficult to do my Job.

Advice

The one thing I would like to share as my advice to anyone is to be positive, encouraging, loving, understandable, teachable and diligent...With all of this comes great blessings of knowledge, connections to other people and co-workers etc.

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University Teaching Assistant

July 2020 • Laie, HI

What I liked

I love this job because it enhances my skill to learn more about the school and its entrepreneurship center. All the full-time faculty I am working with are accommodating and help me make my documents and analysis robust. Another benefit that I am receiving for this job is that I conduct meetings and create agendas bi-monthly with the Entrepreneurship department. As of the moment, I am conducting a benchmarking of the Willes Center for International Entrepreneurship from other universities across the U.S. Within my 3 months working on this position, I have gained self-confidence, hone my communication skills, build a wider network of international and professional people, and boost my leadership and team ability.

What I wish was different

I wish I could receive more information from the Willes Center ready to revamp and add on to the existing research. Despite this scenario, I was able to reach numerous staff that is in charge of a project. I receive no training because the position given to me was new. Still, I contacted the administrative assistant to know more about the responsibilities that I need to take into account.

Advice

Learn to network with the administrative assistant and faculty to better assist them as a teaching assistant. Provide reports every week and be open for feedback and suggestions from the professionals to enhance your role's competence.

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Communications Intern

August 2020 • Laie, HI

What I liked

This Job was created specifically for my major and career path, to help me learn what I needed for my future studies and career. The department is tight-knit and it was fun to collaborate with my co-workers to reach our goals.

What I wish was different

The beginning was difficult because of the lack of organization or direction for what I was supposed to do. But that was to be expected since the job never existed before.

Advice

BYU Hawaii is an excellent place to find unique opportunities through personal connections.

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swatt

June 2019 • Laie, HI

What I liked

I enjoyed working there. I learned how to fix vehicles and plant trees using the hydroponic technique.

What I wish was different

I wish there were more people involved in these activities. The knowledge and skills that I gained from this company was priceless.

Advice

I think the company can promote more often through social media so that more people will be aware to their projects.

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Programmer Analyst

July - August 2019 • Laie, HI

What I liked

I liked the flexibility of the schedule

What I wish was different

I wished we had frequent meetings (SCRUM)

Advice

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Inventory Specialist

January - September 2019 • Laie, HI

What I liked

I enjoyed my coworkers and the work environment as well; I always felt very comfortable, a part of something, and productive. I also enjoyed working under my boss because he was very kind and hard working.

What I wish was different

I wish that there had been a better organized schedule so employees were in when needed and not in when not needed.

Advice

Be proactive in your work and always look for ways to help out.

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System Consultant

June 2019 • Laie, HI

What I liked

Working with other students during the summer. Learning how new things in preparation for the new school semester.

What I wish was different

I wish nothing to be different.

Advice

I was first hesitant to get a job, but I realized that there's always something to do with your free time, might as well make use of it!

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Front Desk Help Center

November 2017 • Laie, HI

What I liked

I liked the people that I worked with which made the job so much easier to do.

What I wish was different

That I would be able to choose wether or not I wanted to work a full 40 hours during the summer

Advice

If your job stresses you out or makes you have any negative feelings find another job. I left a toxic work environment to come work at Facilities Management and it changed my life for the better.

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Marketing and Social Media Specialist

September 2018 - August 2019 • Laie, HI

What I liked

I worked for the Food Services department of BYUH for almost a year. It really was a great experience! I only left because I had to leave for my internship. As a Marketing and Social Media Specialist, I learned to apply the lessons that I learned from my classes.

What I wish was different

I wish I was given more opportunities to learn about marketing, but I guess I would have received that opportunity if I work in an Advertising agency or a bigger firm.

Advice

It is a good startup work experience to kick off your career.

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Academic Advisor

August 2019 • Laie, HI

What I liked

This was an incredible learning opportunity for me. I was able to work closely with all of the Academic Advisors and gain a stronger understanding of their work and involvement in the university.

What I wish was different

I was the first Intern this department has every had so the training and my overall position was a little disorganized. This is of course to be expected with a new position and was a learning experience for all so I hope that in the future it could be a little more clear on training.

Advice

This position in a university is a coordinator for the rest of the university. It is very helpful in this job if you have a high understanding of all the other resources and departments that are offered to the students.

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Teacher's Assistant

August 2013 • Laie, HI

What I liked

My boss was understandi g when personal issues arose and I needed time off to fix things.

What I wish was different

I wish I wad able to work with more people and take on different responsibilities to learn other skills.

Advice

Ask as many questions as you need.

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Video Producer

July - September 2018 • Laie, HI

What I liked

Teamwork great work environment great people

What I wish was different

None

Advice

Find a job you like and you'll never work a day in your life.

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Online EIL Tutor

May 2019 • Laie, HI

What I liked

I worked flexible hours and over the summer worked independently on some projects that greatly enhanced my professional development. These projects included designing new course activities based on a Master Thesis done by a college of our supervisor, reviewing and revising course curriculum, and evaluating applications for placement into leveled English courses.

What I wish was different

The hardest part of the projects this summer is I mostly spent time on computers working alone. I would have loved to work more closely with other coworkers or students and engaged in more interaction or teaching experience.

Advice

If working alone on computers is difficult for you to do for long hours, find your own personal ways to stay focused and motivated and keep things going for yourself.

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