Thank You Letter

Dear Department Director,

I would like to take this opportunity to express my appreciation to you for accommodating my internship project. I am grateful that I was able to complete my internship at my place of business under your guidance.

During my internship project, I had the opportunity to attend several meetings and training sessions that allowed me access to invaluable information about liquor license processed in Arizona. I was able to apply this knowledge to our current office procedures as well as use the information to complete my internship goals.

I am also appreciative that I was able to network with some many influential individuals from local government agencies and from within the liquor industry. These people were able to provide answers to questions that I had during my internship and I will be able to use them as a source of information in the future.

The knowledge and experience that you have gained in your years of working in the public sector were proven to be invaluable. I truly appreciate you taking the time to mentor me. Thank you again.

Sincerely,

Kristina Kidd

What Did I Learn; Did I Accomplish My Goals

The most important things that I have learned from my internship experience is good customer service is the key to providing quality public service and that you always need to have a backup plan. Throughout my internship I was able to closely observe the practices of my Department Director.

In my opinion I was able to meet all of my initial goals of my internship project. My first goal was to learn more about the liquor license process, and I was able to accomplish this goal by attending training courses and working group meetings with Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control, My second goal was to compare Maricopa County’s procedures with the procedures used by other local governing bodies to see if Maricopa County’s procedures needed to be changed. I was able to accomplish this goal by attending working group meetings which allowed me to collaborate with other local government representatives. I also attended the County Clerk’s retreat and was able to network with other county offices. My last goal was to compile and present a fee schedule for processing liquor licenses in Maricopa County. My initial goal was to present my proposal to Maricopa County Administration (County Manager, Board of Supervisors). I was not able to meet this goal due to conflicts with scheduling but I was able to present my proposal to my supervisors and Department Director.

Career Service Learning 2

For this assignment I chose to attend the HireArizona Job Fair at Chase Field on December 3^rd. Current ASU and NAU alumni and students were invited to participate in this free event. I will be completing a degree in Public Service and Public Policy next semester. I am very excited to see what opportunities will be available to me once I finally obtain my degree.

A link on ASU’s website for the career fair informed me that I must register online before I could attend the event. Once I registered I received several emails that gave directions to the event and the information for free parking. The day before the event, I received an invitation to attend a free webinar session that would explain how to “maximize my time at the event”. Unfortunately I had to work during the time that the webinar was scheduled so I was not able to attend.

I work just a couple blocks away from Chase Field, so I was able to attend during my lunch hour. I was disappointed to see that there were not many government organizations to apply with. The only government agencies that I found were Phoenix Police Department and Arizona Department of Economic Security. All of the other organizations that were present were from the private sector and they were offering jobs related to technology (software developers, system administrators, etc.) There were a few agencies in the medical, banking and marketing industry.