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County of Orange

Staff specialist

April 2016 • Orange, CA

What I liked

The job is challenging and the teamwork is excellent. I am constantly learning something new and expanding my experience.

What I wish was different

Nothing

Advice

Learn as much as you can and volunteer for projects to gain experience and network.
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Water Resources Apprentice

January - June 2019 • Santa Ana, CA

What I liked

I helped throughout the Water Resources Department, so I got to see more field-related work and office-related work. I went to Environmental Task Force Meetings, safety meetings, and City meetings.

What I wish was different

The work had slowed as I was brought on, so I did not do what I had actually came on for. I was supposed to work on New Development SWPPPs, but the development was halted while I was with the County.

Advice

Volunteer for everything, even activities that may not seem helpful or exciting. I found a lot of meetings to be helpful in networking and more exciting and informational than I had originally thought.
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Stormwater Intern

July - August 2019 • Orange, CA

What I liked

How welcoming and helpful everyone was. Was able to takepart in projects that I was interested in.

What I wish was different

A more solid plan on what we were doing at the beginning. Took sometime for us to get settled

Advice

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Watershed Management Support Intern

July - October 2019 • Orange, CA

What I liked

I loved that I got to work alongside the County as well as understanding the Public Education Program and its mission. I enjoyed the fact that I got to network with many people who have different positions within the County. The diversity of career opportunities was also another thing I enjoyed learning about because it made me realize how big the County of Orange is. I also saw the challenges that the OC environmental resources go through when achivering progress. Finally, I enjoyed promoting environmental stewardship through programs like OCWEAP and H2OC.

What I wish was different

I wish it was longer because I enjoyed my experience there and I felt I was only starting to see the impact of the County's work with the government and the people.

Advice

Always ask questions. This is how I believe you'll learn a lot from your internship.
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