The opportunity I have to help people each and every day improve their lives and become self-reliant. I value people and seek to learn from everyone. This opportunity has provided valuable life experience as well as further my understanding of social services.
What I wish was different
I valued all of the experience and would not change a thing!
Advice
Be open to new ideas and new experiences. You're preconceived notions will be blown away!
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Digital Marketing Intern
August 2019 • Salt Lake City, UT
What I liked
I loved the environment!
What I wish was different
I wish I had gotten more training
Advice
Stretch yourself! This internship seemed a little tough, but I’m so glad I went for it.
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Volunteer Representative
January 2018 - July 2019 • Santa Fe, Santa Fe Province
What I liked
Being able to share the gospel every day and help people out in so many ways—emotionally and spiritually—was so fulfilling. I loved it so much.
What I wish was different
Advice
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Business Analyst Intern
May - August 2019 • Salt Lake City, UT
What I liked
I was given a lot of responsibility/ownership over my various projects and I was able to see my work being used right away. They trusted me to work with people many levels above me and really cared about my progress and growth as an individual.
What I wish was different
Advice
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Europe Area Welfare and Self-Reliance Intern
April - July 2019 • Frankfurt, Hesse
What I liked
I loved the opportunity to see the inner-workings of the church’s charitable operations. Working with senior missionaries and local department managers gave me professional work experience while providing spiritual uplift ment in the work I contributed to.
What I wish was different
I wish they would provide housing for interns to ease the process of living abroad for this extended period of time.
Advice
Work as a member of the team. Don’t expect to be less of a contributor to the work then those you work with. You contribute just as much and will be treated as an equal by your coworkers.
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Missionary
August 2017 • Alamogordo, NM
What I liked
I liked meeting new people and finding commonalities with each other.
What I wish was different
I wish there would have been a bigger budget for meals and gas (miles driven).
Advice
Make sure you are truly committed to being a good missionary before you go out, and stick to that commitment.
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Traveling Missionary
August 2017 • Atlanta, GA
What I liked
I loved getting to talk with people and tell people about Jesus Christ everyday. I liked being able to serve mankind and give back to God ir atleast try.
What I wish was different
I loved it all and cant think of anything problems included thst dint help me to grow.
Advice
One piece of advise I would share is to not over worry yourself but trust in God and do your best and it will all work out for good.
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Infrastructure Engineer
May - August 2019 • Riverton, UT
What I liked
Rewarding work
What I wish was different
More challenging tasks
Advice
Ask for projects that will challenge you
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Database Engineer
April - August 2019 • Riverton, UT
What I liked
I loved that they trust you enough to treat you as other team member and expect of you to accomplish the same duties that the whole team.
Also the manager was really open and he held a meeting every two weeks with me to talk about how the internship was going.
You feel really support there.
What I wish was different
Advice
Don't be afraid to make mistakes, and don't be prideful ask questions and ask for advices to the people that works there.
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User Experience Designer Intern
April - August 2019 • Riverton, UT
What I liked
I loved working with the people there. They were extremely experienced in the industry and put forth their best work in collaboration with other employees.
What I wish was different
I wish I would've known exactly what I would be doing. The job description wasn't indicative of what I actually worked on, though I loved what I did.
Advice
Come into the internship with questions and a humble mentality to learn from the best.
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Finance Intern
April - August 2019 • Salt Lake City, UT
What I liked
The work that was given was meaningful. They did not assign busy work. The work that I was doing was important to the department where I was working.
What I wish was different
I do not wish for anything to have been different.
Advice
Be prepared to work. If you work hard and treat the internship as if it were a real job, then you will do very well with this internship.
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IT Asset Management Intern
August 2019 • Riverton, UT
What I liked
Great environment and friendly people
What I wish was different
I wish I had more development experience
Advice
Anyone can work for the church
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Customer Service Representative
June 2018 • Salt Lake City, UT
What I liked
Great atmosphere and company culture. Employees are supportive and management is always helpful
What I wish was different
Advice
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Web Developer Intern
May - August 2018 • Riverton, UT
What I liked
I like how involved I was in the same work that everyone else was doing. It was also nice to have a learning environment where I knew everyone was willing and happy to mentor me in the technologies they used.
What I wish was different
Advice
Just dive into it! They don't expect you to be perfect, but they do expect you to be able to hold your own. The sooner you get your hands in the code, the better off it'll be.
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Software Quality Assurance Engineer Intern
January - May 2018 • Riverton, UT
What I liked
It was really fun. I learned a lot. It help me know that this is a field that I am going to enjoy.
What I wish was different
I just wish I lived closer so I could have taken the job offer.
Advice
The internship was based on self motivation. The way I figured out how to do things was by speaking up and asking questions, so be ready to ask questions and learn
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Software QA Automation Engineer Intern
August - December 2017 • Riverton, UT
What I liked
The company was nice enough to let me intern as a junior rather than a senior.
What I wish was different
I was very mismanaged. I wish the expectations of me were more clearly set. I wish that I could have worked with QA automation more than I did.
Advice
They gave me random assignments that they said were optional. Finish whatever project they give you no matter what it is.
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District Leader
September 2014 • Arevalo, Iloilo
What I liked
Helpinh others every day. Understanding the people and culture.
What I wish was different
Learn the language more effectivly
Advice
love the people as much as humanly possibly. it's cheezy but it works.
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Missionary
June 2016 • Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut Province
What I liked
This is the best thing someone could do to develop real world life skills and learn what really matters in life.
What I wish was different
Advice
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Missionary
February 2017 - August 2018 • Sapporo, Hokkaidō
What I liked
My favorite part about volunteering in Japan was definently the people I was able to work with and meet. I was able to make so many new friends, whom I still keep in contact with today. I was also able to learn Japanese as well as more about the Japanese culture. Japan and it's people have made a big impact on my life, for the better.
What I wish was different
Advice
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Journalism Intern
September - December 2017 • Frankfurt, Hesse
What I liked
The atmosphere, the work, the co-workers and the travel.
What I wish was different
I was the first journalism intern that the Humanitarian Office had, so I wish there had been more clear direction on what they wanted me to accomplish during my internship.
