Yogyakarta, September 9th 2022─Career Development Center (CDC) of FISIPOL UGM held a special seminar for students who wanted to learn about internships. The seminar entitled Internship Preparation Series was held for four days in two weeks, namely on September 1-2 and September 8-9 2022. During those two weeks, CDC presented several speakers with different topics who provided basic skills on being in an internship.
On the first day, the seminar started with an explanation of communication techniques in the profession delivered by the Founder & CEO of Bright Internships, Florensia Wijaya. “As good communicators, we must first know what message we want to convey, how far we convey the message, and who is the target audience in front of us,” she explained at the meeting on Thursday (1/9) which was themed Communication Skills for Workplace Success (Verbal Communication). She emphasized that one of the keys to success in an internship is how one can communicate well and purposefully. Furthermore, on Friday (2/9), CDC invited a Director of APINDO Training Center, Prof. Dr. Soeprayitno on the topic of Communication Skills for Workplace Success (Written Communication). The two meetings not only explained the material in one direction but practical material which the participants seemed interactive with.
The second week of the internship preparation series continues with learning how to choose a good work environment and adapt to the work environment. The Secretariat General of Kafisipolgama as well as Program Officer of The Asia Foundation, Ade Siti Barokah delivered material on ethics and prevention of violence and harassment in the work environment on Thursday (8/9). This material is presented comprehensively so that students can be careful in seeking internships and avoid any unwanted things in the work environment.
On the last day, students were given the material on how to be a good leader according to the President of AISEC UGM, Dhita Chandra Dewi. “A good leader is a leader who is able to communicate effectively. Well, it is effective when what someone thinks is in accordance with what he says, and other people can understand the message conveyed,” said Dhita at the meeting Friday (9/9) afternoon. The end of this seminar week is expected to provide special provisions for students in choosing and undergoing internship activities.