I really enjoyed working with people who cared about me as a person. During my time at ITD, my managers really took the time to get to know me personally, and I could tell that they genuinely cared about my success both as a student and as an intern at ITD. Furthermore, the hours were super flexible, and I never felt guilty for having to miss meetings / work activities because of school or life-events.
What I wish was different
During my time at ITD, there was a lot of employee turnover and organizational changes. Though this allowed me to meet some awesome new people, it did make my onboarding experience a little chaotic because I did not receive a lot of training. However, I wouldn't let this dissuade you from applying to work at ITD because my managers were made aware of this and have been working to develop more onboarding materials for future interns.
Advice
Use the resources that are available to you! Your managers want you to succeed and are willing to help you learn and grow in any areas you would like. The folks at ITD understand the value of education and are willing to pay you to grow your knowledge. For instance, during my time as an intern with ITD, I was able to get certified as a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.
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Civil Engineering Intern
August - October 2018 • Shoshone, ID
What I liked
I was involved in meetings with consultants, making calculations for projects and official documents needed for the planning and construction of roadways and bridges.
What I wish was different
I wish it had been advertised better. I was in charge of doing a lot of paperwork and even more technical reading. When I heard about the job, I thought I would be making decisions that would actually effect the construction processes and materials used. This turned out not to be the case.
Advice
Be prepared to spend a lot of time sitting down and reading through reports and looking for relevant information. The pace you move at is not as important as getting things done right. In college we have due dates for projects and homework. At ITD (Idaho Transportation Department) the pace doesn't matter so much. Don't worry if something takes you a few days to get done or even a whole week. Just keep going.
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Technical Records Specialist 1 Temp
June - November 2019 • Boise, ID
What I liked
Great team and there is always a lot to do to challenge me.
What I wish was different
Advice
Keep organized and keep up with work in a timely manner.
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IT Infrastructure Intern
June 2019 • Boise, ID
What I liked
I enjoy the hands-on experience working with the organization's IT infrastructure. The experience definitely exposed me to the daily tasks of an IT Infrastructure Engineer by giving me the opportunity to physically set up servers in the data center, configuring them, and deploying them to users.
What I wish was different
Honestly, I wish there was more projects and tasks to do to consume the amount of available time I had to work in the summer. I enjoyed working on many of the projects and tasks so much that I usually ran out of things to do.
Advice
Actively seek out work from other teams. It's not only a rewarding experience to help others, but it's also an amazing opportunity to learn and develop professional networks.
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Civil Engineering Intern
May 2019 • Pocatello, ID
What I liked
I have had many opportunities to work on many different projects.
What I wish was different
Advice
It is a great place to get experience working on many types of engineering projects
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Business Analyst Intern
May 2019 • Boise, ID
What I liked
ITD has taught me a lot about working in the professional field. I really enjoy how my supervisor's have been very supportive of my ideas and want me to take as many opportunities as possible. I recently have started up a team of interns. Before ITD had no way for interns to meet and get to know one another and what they did in their department. I have worked very hard to create a team of interns in order to optimize our opportunities while being an intern at ITD. I have enjoyed helping many departments standardizing their processes throughout ITD. I was able to learn how to do this by creating a standardized guide for intern processes, and now it has been implemented and used as an example throughout the company.
What I wish was different
I wish that I had the opportunity to meet other interns around me at the very beginning. It was hard to feel comfortable at first because all of the people around me are much older. However, it made me get out of my comfort zone, and learn how to handle situations with people that are a lot different than me in the workplace.
Advice
I would definitely say to take risks and ask a lot of questions! In the beginning if I didn't understand something I would just try to figure it out myself, but now I realize that this just wastes time and it is okay to ask questions! Lots of them!
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Land Surveyor Intern
March 2019 • Pocatello, ID
What I liked
It's been a great way to learn practical thinking and experience in my field.
What I wish was different
I wish I had done this sooner in my school career.
Advice
If you're on the fence about whether or not to take an internship, take it! It will never set you back. It will either help you progress towards your career or you'll learn in an easy way that you need to choose a different career.
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Senior Research Analyst
April - September 2019 • Boise, ID
What I liked
The Schedule was flexible, the people were all helpful, and I learned about the type of company I want to work for in the future.
What I wish was different
I wish I had gotten to do more related to engineering design, but I did learn a lot about data collection and processing.
Advice
Ask plenty of questions and give quality feedback.
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IT Tech Support
July - December 2018 • Boise, ID
What I liked
The environment and the professional skills workers have
Positive atmosphere and encouraging co-workers
Interesting work environment and learned various experiences with Information Technology field
What I wish was different
N/A
Advice
Work hard and have patience while you learn all the difficult workload that you've never experienced. Always ask questions and be positive to learn as much as possible because these experiences will benefit you in the future.
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Administrative Assistant Intern
May - October 2018 • Garden City, ID
What I liked
The environment in ITD is amazing, and I loved the work I did, as well as watching the company grow.
What I wish was different
N/A
Advice
Be patient as you learn everything.
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Business Analyst Intern
May 2018 • Boise, ID
What I liked
It has put me into an environment to directly see what goes on with a networking, server, and database team on a consistent basis. I have met many people, and have learned a great deal in the process.
What I wish was different
The only thing I havn't enjoyed was being the only person my age in the people I interacted with.
Advice
It's a good internship to get experienced with sharepoint, as well as visio.
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Research Analyst Intern
May 2018 • Boise, ID
What I liked
It taught me a lot about the design process for programming.
What I wish was different
I wish there had been more interaction with programmers.
Advice
You can always learn from everyone including people not working on what you're working on.
