I love the relaxed work environment and everyone is really nice. My coworkers treated me very well and not as if I was "just an intern". It gave me a lot of good experience working in an office. They also pay very well.
What I wish was different
Its a government job so it is pretty slow at times and they don't give you much to work on.
Advice
Network as much as possible. Make strong connections with the people in your work group as well as people outside of your group. You're also not going to be given a lot of work to do so create your own work. Try to see what needs to be done and where you can help out, then do that.
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Process control engineering intern
May - August 2019 • Aiken, SC
What I liked
All of it
What I wish was different
Weather
Advice
Fun
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Database Administration Intern
July - August 2019 • Aiken, SC
What I liked
I liked being able to get experience in the Fire Department and learning new skills.
What I wish was different
I wish i would have had more time to complete my tasks.
Advice
Step outside your comfort zone and learn new things.
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Safeguards and Securities Intern
August 2019 • Aiken, SC
What I liked
The culture of the company. Lots of cool history and a world-class safety/security program. The buy-in a cross the 11,000 site employees is very impressive
What I wish was different
I wish the work hours were different. Work started at 6-645 am, so it required waking up very early.
Advice
Just try something. Don't ever count yourself out or turn down an offer simply because it doesn't sound like something you'd be interested in. It can always lead to new opportunities!
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Fire Protection Engineer
June 2016 - August 2018 • Aiken, SC
What I liked
Amazing benefits and pay
What I wish was different
Boring, slow, was not developing an actual skillset for long term careers
Advice
Government work is slow and can be very trivial. Don't be afraid to push yourself anyways.
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Nursing Intern
May - August 2018 • Aiken, SC
What I liked
I loved the atmosphere of working alongside other nurses doing things such as taking blood pressure and vision tests.
