Did you meet your goals?

Well, i think i did meet my goals they were to see how real jobs are and to learn something from my internship and i did i learn a lot.

What are the most important things you’ve learned?

Well, i will have to say that now i feel more confident with myself and talking to others. i learn how to file and that really important to i think. and i learned how sectary really work, i used to think when they didn't call back it was because they didn't wanted to is that they are to busy.

In what ways have your grown?

I think i growth in my confident and also i a person learned how to see things in a different way.

What were the highlights of your internship experience?

It was a nice experience to have to see how work is to see how people treated you onces you started working and how people depend on you and you have to do something for them. And also how is working with nice people and also they mean ones.

If you can, describe a memorable moment or experience.

A memorable moment was when Jane and the other workers gave us gifts and mad our own party that was pretty sweet because like they don't do it for everyone and that was something really special. Also how they always thank us for helping them.

What challenges did you overcome?

Well, some Challenges i face where when they first come in i didn't know no one how what i was going to do or make a mistake. Also when they put me to file and i had no idea how they file in a Hospital but i learn how to overcome all of them and overcome my fear to ask questions to them.

What advice would you give a new intern at this site?

Well, to took out for Sr.Pat and to try their best with everything and always ask quetions when you don't get something.

What will you miss about your internship?

Well getting out of school early and to take only two class. but the most Jane and the people from the HR department : ( i will miss them a lot.

1. Word / Phrase:Asthma

Meaning:Someone with asthma can have trouble breathing because of problems with the airways, the tubes that carry air into the lungs.

Context: I saw it in train

2. Word / Phrase: Bolus

Meaning:You know that medicine needs to be taken in the right amount, or dose.

Context: I saw it on some papers on my internship

3. Word / Phrase:Bruxism

Meaning:Take a bite out of this - bruxism is the word for grinding your teeth, usually during sleep. It comes from brychein, a Greek word for gnashing the teeth.

Context: I saw it in papers at the Hospital

4. Word / Phrase: Flair

Meaning: a natural talent, aptitude, or ability; bent; knack

Context: I saw in a Macy's magazine

5. Word / Phrase: Coverage

Meaning:Insurance. protection provided against risks or a risk, often as specified

Context: I saw in Hospital papers

OLD: making copies and faxing.

OLD: opening the mail and making menus.

NEW: Well i went to the baseman and work with the terminated files, took the old ones out.

NEW: I was fileing in the fileing room which we never get to do and we file a lot of files Man.

1. Word / Phrase: Personnel

Meaning: a body of persons employed in an organization or place of work.

Context: Gave me a list of personnel.

2. Word / Phrase: Eliminated

Meaning: to remove or get rid of, esp. as being in some way undesirable

Context: Saw it in the Terminated files.

3. Word / Phrase: Bargaining

Meaning: To negotiate the terms of an agreement, as to sell or exchange.

Context: I saw it in the terminated files.

4. Word / Phrase: Retired

Meaning: withdrawn from or no longer occupied with one's business or profession

Context: They always talking about Retired people.

5. Word / Phrase: Disability

Meaning: lack of adequate power, strength, or physical or mental ability; incapacity.

Context: I saw in some terminated files.

I interview Jane Vassil


1. What is your full name?

Her Full name is Jane Nez Vassil

2. Where are you from?

Well, she was born Here in New York ( Manhattans ). But Her originally from Greece's and her mother from Italy.

3. Where did you go to college? For how long? Do you plan to go back to school?

She attempted to Paze University and NYU in both Colleges made 4 years . Quote Jane say when she was ask if she plans in going back to school. "She is in university of life experience " which means that everyday she gets more experience from life .

4. (If the interviewee went to college)…What was your major in college and what kind of degree do you earn?

Her major in college was business.

5. How long have you worked here?

she have been working in St Vincent hospital Human Resources for thirteen years

6. What is your job title?

Director Benefit in Human Resources Department.


7. What are some of the challenges you have faced working here?

Some of the challenges that she faces are that the department don't have best technological and they change the management all the times. And that she needs more stuff to help her.

8. What is the best part of your job?

The best part of her job is to get a chance to help others she has always been a people person and she love it. Gets a lot of rewards for what she does.

9. What is something you would like to change about your job?

Gain more help. Change the schedule flex her hours.

10. Do you enjoy the kind of work you do?

she does enjoy the the job because she is a people person.

11. How has having an intern helped your company or organization advance or progress?

Having intern helps was a big help to the whole department and took some pressure of some people made life a little better and easier to everyone.

12. What advice would you give to high school-aged interns (such as myself) getting ready for college and then the real world?

Always be true to yourself, and Always trust god. Always try to be the best at anything you do and do something you really want to do.

13. What do you see as your future with this company?

She just goes with the flow where god takes her. It don't matter if is there or somewhere else.
"When one door close two more open"

OLD: Something i always do is file papers and also this week i was working with the Terminated Files.

OLD: I was faxing and making copies and we made another folders for the new Employees.

NEW: Well i went all around the Basemen and went to the St. Vincent Bank.

NEW: I went to the Basemen and saw all the Terminated files of o4, o5 and 06.

New and Old tasks, projects or activities

OLD: Same old Things work with files and papers. Everything has to be with papers i think everything we touch is papers in there.

OLD: Making copies and Faxing. I learned to fax the 3 week and now we don't stop faxing boring. First you deal 9 and 1 and then the number you want to fax.

NEW: I learned how to E-mail papers and Tax for the copy machine. In the Office Machine it has all the workers E-mail and if you go to address book you will see it but first to go "Image sent"

NEW: I learned this week how to do a quick file from the Copy Machine. Is just when you have a lot of papers to copy and you don't want to lose the order. It will print everything at once not like 2 papers now and 10 later but all together in order.


Interview Thinking

-What do I know about this person?

Well I'm thinking on interviewing Jane or Escarlin [ which i think never will let me ].
Well what i know about Jane is that she is the Director of Human Resources and that she is really friendly and nice. Her father and Mother died well most of her family they are almost all gone ; { She don't have any kids only has a boyfriend. She is always busy and she used to take Spanish class like 27 years ago and that she was teacher. That she missed High School. She loves Dominican food and has go to D.R lots of times. She gives great advices.

Escarlin i don't know much but that she is Dominican and she is 30 and has two kids a girl that is 8 years old and a little boy that is 1 year old. She is the secretary of HR. They employees always come to her her office is always full with people. She has to work hard because she is a single mother. She is a very funny lady, nice and kind.

-What do I want to know about this person?

Well, anything really that they will want to tell me and get to know about them or their life.

How their life changed after High School and College?
How they really feel working in HR?
Will they change their carers if they have a chance?
How they feel the first day of college?

Well, i don't know anything they want and i will try to find more Questions.

1. Word / Phrase: Terminated

Meaning: to bring to an end; put an end to [ to occur at or form the conclusion of ]

Context: I was working with terminated files

2. Word / Phrase: Diversification

Meaning: the act or process of diversifying; state of being diversified.

Context: Saw it in some papers

3. Word / Phrase: Comprehensive

Meaning: of large scope; covering or involving much; inclusive

Context: Saw it in A magazine at my job.

4. Word / Phrase: Retirement

Meaning: the act of retiring or the state of being retired.

Context: I saw it in a nursing magazine at my job.

5. Word / Phrase: Obtain

Meaning: to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request

Context: I saw in a paper.

Today i had to hear Sister Pat talking about when late and stuff MY GOD. When i got my the HR department Kermide was there as soon as i come Jane gave me some papers to scan is like e-mail it to her from the coping machine and then this lady give us files to look for that they are Terminated Employees and need to get out of the file room down to the first floor. But what a big surprise Jane come and take us to do like a big project into the conference room and they had a big surprise with food and gifts. It was so fun they were thanking us for all the help and giving us gifts and there was like more then 7 different cheese cake. It was so fun the best day of my Internship