Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Internship Final Reflection

Did you meet your goals?
well i don't even know what is my goal.

What are the most important things you’ve learned?
I learned how to work in the office and pay attention to the boss or upper class.

In what ways have your grown?
none

What were the highlights of your internship experience?

If you can, describe a memorable moment or experience.


What challenges did you overcome?
no challenges

What advice would you give a new intern at this site?
work hard, listen to the mentor respect them

What will you miss about your internship?
i miss the people who work there because they're nice and friendly.

Friday, May 2, 2008

Daily Post Synthesis

OLD: Pull cardsheet out and make a copy of it.

OLD: Use excel to type the stlye numbers, dates, order numbers, and order date.

NEW: Umm hang few painting on the wall

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Monday, April 28, 2008

Daily Post

Today I do something different from what i been doing, today I use excel, I have to like type the order#,return date,order date,and the item # in to excel for think i forgot why they need it but i just do the work so i don't care, and I ran out to pick up the food for the boss( don't know how to spell his name) since no one is available to go so one of the worker ask me to go (Amy) that her name. Than come back start the work again until time for me to go. WOW! i don't think i type that much before cool. I like today.

Friday, April 25, 2008

Weekly Vocabulary

1. Word / Phrase:Carat Weight

Meaning:it the weight of a diamonds in carat

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2. Word / Phrase:Fluorescent

Meaning:color reaction when exposed to radiation

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3. Word / Phrase:Loupe

Meaning:it a magnifying glass that help watchmaker to see the jewelry beauty

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4. Word / Phrase:Girdle

Meaning:it the middle part of a diamond between the top and the bottom

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5. Word / Phrase:Crown

Meaning:top of the stone or the diamonds

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6. Word / Phrase:Pavilion

Meaning:bottom of the stone or diamonds

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7. Word / Phrase:Culet

Meaning:a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem

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8. Word / Phrase:Table

Meaning:it the surface of a diamond

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9. Word / Phrase:Clarity

Meaning:the more flaws the ugly it get.

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10. Word / Phrase:Chameleon Diamond

Meaning:it changed color when exposed to heat

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11. Word / Phrase:Clarity Enchantment

Meaning:laser techniques to improve the clarity

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12. Word / Phrase:Heat Treated

Meaning:heating procedures to change color

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13. Word / Phrase:Shape

Meaning:there are many different kind of shape of diamond or gem stone

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14. Word / Phrase:Marquise

Meaning:a gem, usually not a diamond, cut as a marquise.

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15. Word / Phrase:Oval

Meaning:a shape of an egg

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16. Word / Phrase:Emerald

Meaning:a rare variety of beryl that is colored green by chromium and valued as a gem

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17. Word / Phrase:Heart

Meaning:a diamond cuts in to a heart shape

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18. Word / Phrase:Baguette

Meaning:a rectangular shape given to a small gem, esp. a diamond, by cutting and polishing.

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19. Word / Phrase:Tapered Baguette

Meaning:Rectangle shape

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20.Word / Phrase:Merchandise

Meaning:the stock of goods in a store

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Thursday, April 24, 2008

Midpoint Reflection Questions

How has the internship been the same as and/or different than your expectations?
I was expecting a lot of works, at my intern is pretty relax I think but not when doing the same thing over and over, I still like it.

What is similar and different about the culture of the school environment versus the workplace environment? What new skills have you learned that apply to the workplace?
um the school is more people and talk a lot. In my workplace is lest people only inside the building not out side the street.Copy some paper, excel, use a website and work with excel together.

What kind of relationship do you have with your mentor and co-workers? How have you grown as a result of interacting with professional adults?
Good nothing much but good.

What challenges at the internship have you faced that you have overcome and how did you overcome them?
I don't think i have any challenges yet! The stuffs i do is kind of easy.

What challenges have you faced in school as a result of the altered schedule and how are you handling them?
It didn't really like challenges to me that change schedule, somehow I handle them okay just like normal school days.

What goals are you working to accomplish during the remainder of the internship?
To learn what is it like to work in the real world.

What new things have you learned about New York City?
They are office workers that have more than any state or city.

Friday, April 18, 2008

Daily Post april 17

April 17
I went in and start take some papers out and make copies for the whole days.

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Daily Post April 10 to April 16

April 10th
I think i was using excel to do the work is it to like calculate the price of the jewelries on the excel and I learn that the excel have math formula that can calculate on it own.

April 14
I went in as usual than I go to the desk were i us to sit and get a list of style numbers and pull the card sheet out and make a copy of it do that for the whole day.

April 15
I use excel again and i just the same things but a little different this time I go to sears.com than on the excel have the items numbers than I copy them and past on the sears.com where the search on and find the price and put it on where i copy the item number.

April 16
Today I put the card sheet back to the folders when I'm done I go back to get the list of the style numbers and copy them that the whole day again.

Friday, April 11, 2008

Pictures



That room sometime i work in there with other workers. and the one smile beautifully is my mentor she is nice no every one is nice that what i think of them.

Daily Post

March 1
I wend to my internship and they give me two list of numbers they callit style numbers that number help them to organized the jewelry. I use this list to find that paper with all the information about that jewelry so i take it out and make a copy of it and put the original back on the folder. I do this everyday for this past few weeks all the way to april 9th.

Friday, March 28, 2008

Daily Posts March 24-27th

March 24th
I going in my intership site and walk to the back room and say "hi to the people" than i ask the woman sit in front me and i ask what works for me than she told me go to the show room where they hav meetings so i went in and my mentor and other people in there they told me to help them to put some jewerly on the box where it keep the jewerly organized i finish at 4 so i leave.

March 25th
I went in as usual i just go in and finish i didnt finish yesterday so it take me 3 hours to finish it.

March 26th
I use excel to type all the stlye numbers in the computer it take me a lot of time to do that what i do most of the day by 4 i havent finish so i left it to Karean to finish it.

March 27th
Yesterday they give me a list of numbers to pull out and make copy and put it back in the folder, i keep doing until the time pass.

Friday, March 21, 2008

Third Week Assignment

Describe one significant activity or project that you have completed or are working on currently.
Well at my inter job i haven't star any projects yet or working on currently, but sometime i go to the showroom where they have meetings with other companies, i go in and organized the stuffs in the room and im organized the jewelry for them so they can show to the buyers. Oh im not lying if you don't believe me you can go ask ms carol i think she knows.

Second Week Assignment

What did you do during your second week?
At the second week they say im going to do some new i was really happy cuz i was bore of doing the paper organized, so at the second week i separated the rings, earrings, and pendents.

How was it different than the first week?
umm really different!

What is something that you really like about the internship?
get to touch diamonds, germ stones ( is that how you spell it) etc..

What is something you dislike about the internship?
umm none for now i guess.

Who else's blog have your read and comment on?
i only read few of them katrina and cloudia because my eyes hunt when i'm reading too much online.

The End of the First Week of Internships

What is it?
It a company, call Ambras.

What kind of business is it and what kind of work do the professionals do there?
They like sort of designing jewelry, shipping the jewelry to other companies. There like three or four group of professionals and each group do different stuffs, the group in the front they like accounting, and the group I'm in is like take care of other companies, answers the phone, organize the jewelry and last and not lest they also like design the jewelry. The last group do is to ship the jewelry to buyers.

Where is it?
It locate at 469 7th Ave 7th floor.

Tell a little about your mentor.
My mentor is really nice.

What happened on the first day?
On the first day I been give some folders and a lot of paper to put them back in orders.

What kinds of things have you done so far?
I been do organized the papers, jewelry, use excel to organized the company style numbers.

What were some of the highlights of the first week? (Memorable moments, cool things...)
ummm i don't remember.

Please answer some logistical questions...

When do you leave school?
i leave school around 11:45pm

How long does it take you to get to your internship?
It about hour and 5 to10 mins.

When do you arrive at home?
i arrive at home around 5:20pm.

What is your schedule? (What days do you work and for how long each day?)
i work 4 days, each i work 3 hours.

Who are the two people that can sign your time card? (Your mentor and the additional person)
beside my mentor any one can sign it, who ever in that group.

At this point, do you have any other questions, comments, concerns, queries, or inquiries?
nopeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Friday, February 29, 2008

hi!

I'm done Mrs. Andrew