Blog Post #2 work Readiness Skills

I have done a great job at demonstrating professionalism.  So far I have spent 2 weeks at my internship.  Each time I arrive early and I am dressed appropriately.  I also do a mental checklist to make sure I have everything with me in order to be successful.  One of the days I took a trip to the hospital with one of the doctors I work with.  As we toured the hospital, I was able to meet lots of important people and doctors.  Each time I met someone I made sure that I spoke loudly and clearly when introducing myself and that I made solid eye contact with each person I met.

I have also done a great job with always making sure that I am doing any task at the best of my abilities.  Whether I am filing, putting together packets or helping people renew their CPR certificates, I make sure I am always working hard.  One of the days when I was working, I was putting together packets for one of the orientations, it would have been easy to slow down the process or get distracted, but I made sure I was focused the entire time and that all the packets were made correctly.

One characteristic I can improve on is speaking up and acting less shy at certain time.  When I was touring the hospital, I was extremely excited.  I asked questions as we toured each section, but next time I am in the hospital I would like to be more confident and ask more questions.