University of Arizona

Student desk assistant

April 2023 • Tucson, AZ

What I liked

How flexible and understanding everyone is to student workers.

What I wish was different

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Path intern

June 2020 • Tucson, AZ

What I liked

I liked the time flexibility and how it easily fit with my schedule. The head of the program was very supportive.

What I wish was different

I would have liked to see more opportunities for networking with faculty and staff

Advice

Come in with an open mind and ready to learn. You are going to be very self guided most of the time.

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Peer Mentor

May - July 2019 • Tucson, AZ

What I liked

I enjoyed being a part of introducing incoming freshmen to the University of Arizona and showing them where and how to find community on campus.

What I wish was different

I wish the program could have gone longer than the six weeks!

Advice

What I realized most about this job is that while I was teaching the Topics in Leadership class, I did not necessarily feel much like a teacher. That was in fact only one of my responsibilities with this job. The main key focus is to be there for your students through their transition from high school to college. All of them are accomplishing so much in their lives so early and it can become overwhelming at times. Being that person who is there for them through it all and a resource to them is an utmost honor.

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New Start Peer Mentor

May - July 2020 • Tucson, AZ

What I liked

I loved getting to teach my own class. I got to know such wonderful incoming freshman and my coworkers were a blast to be around.

What I wish was different

I wish I was able to teach in person, but considering the circumstances, teaching online was a great experience nonetheless.

Advice

Definitely go for this job if you're interested in teaching!

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Research intern

April - July 2020 • Tucson, AZ

What I liked

I like being able to learn different research techniques!

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Research

August 2019 • Tucson, AZ

What I liked

I was able to set my own schedule.

What I wish was different

I wish I started earlier! I was unsure how Handshake worked so I was discouraged from exploring but once I learned, it was so useful

Advice

Explore new things!

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Undergraduate Researcher

May 2019 • Tucson, AZ

What I liked

I gained a number of great experiences, met fantastic people, and felt like I truly contributed to ongoing research produced by the lab for which I worked.

What I wish was different

I wouldn't have changed anything. Everything worked out very well including being able to find time to travele and spend with family and friends.

Advice

If you go into a lab, really get to know the people working there. They are incredible and if you find a group that you really get along with you will have a great time investigating and working with them.

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Administrative Assistant

October 2015 • Tucson, AZ

What I liked

The employee benefits and the people I worked with.

What I wish was different

Better pay, but the benefits make up for it.

Advice

Try to apply on their career website and apply for jobs that have review dates that haven't passed yet.

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Undergraduate Research Assistant

May 2018 • Tucson, AZ

What I liked

I liked the working environment and my coworkers

What I wish was different

I wish I would learn more!

Advice

Be persistent!

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Physical Therapy Technician

April 2019 • Tucson, AZ

What I liked

The people

What I wish was different

Nothing

Advice

Study hard and learn from the supervisors

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Psychologist Research Assistant

September 2019 • Tucson, AZ

What I liked

It is flexible and you get to run the participants and also be involved in some of the bigger picture parts as well. The people in the lab are also super nice.

What I wish was different

I wish that there was more to do at some parts, but that's because it is my grad students first semester.

Advice

Whenever your college or department sends you potential jobs/internships reply! That's what i did and I got to be a research assistant in the field I wanted.

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Field School student

June - July 2019 • Taos, NM

What I liked

I really like doing the archeological survey. I really also like working with the reservation community and understand more fo the struggles that happen on native American reservations.

What I wish was different

Nothing it was awesome

Advice

That its okay to not be in your skillset cause it helps you grow.

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Tutor

September 2019 • Tucson, AZ

What I liked

I want to be a professor, so working as a tutor while an undergraduate student is a great first step.

What I wish was different

I wish my hourly wage had been negotiable based on my wages from previous jobs.

Advice

Almost any job will feel like the right job if you give it enough time.

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Tutor

June - July 2019 • Tucson, AZ

What I liked

Great culture and environment.

What I wish was different

I wish I had more hours.

Advice

Be open to try everything you have the opportunity for.

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Integration Engineer, Sr

August 2019 • Tucson, AZ

What I liked

I enjoy the work environment, the benefits, my coworkers.

What I wish was different

Advice

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clinical research specialist

January 2018 • Tucson, AZ

What I liked

The exposure to direct patient contact

What I wish was different

maybe a better salary

Advice

Life is confusing at times, but just be consistently hard working and everything will fall into place.

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Desk Manager

August 2019 • Tucson, AZ

What I liked

I love that I had an opportunity to work with a small staff, help resolve conflicts, and got to make a few friends.

What I wish was different

If anything, I would want a larger staff so that I had more opportunities to interact with a wide variety of people.

Advice

I think the most valuable thing to know in any student leadership position it is important to remember that you are a peer to your staff members and you are not that different.

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