My regular job and my internship is with the Maricopa County Clerk of the Board of Supervisors. I came from the world of retail and this is my first "office" and "professional" type job. My supervisors took a chance when they hired me because I did not have any experience doing what I am doing. I had just started community college and I still worked for Wal-Mart.
When I started here 5 years ago, I was hired to attend meetings and write the summary and minutes after each meeting. My writing skills were terrible and definitely not what this office was looking for. Luckily after just a couple months of doing the minutes, a person decided to leave the department and I was able to fill her position. My new position required me to review old documents and determine if they had significant value and needed to be kept or if they could be disposed. Apparently I excelled in that job because I have had 3 promotions since then.
Currently I am working with another person to publish 100+ item agendas every 2 weeks for Board of Supervisor meetings. This may not seem like a lot of work but IT IS! I have to read each item and make sure the same information is stated in the contact that will be signed. I also have to work with departments to make sure they meet statutory regulations and deadlines. I have to coordinate presentations and award ceremonies that will be at a meeting. Occasionally I work with highly confidential agenda items that require special handling.
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