Week 9 the 11th of May

Around 11 am I have received a phone call from my supervisor in the human resource staff. At first glance, I had no idea why I was involved in this conversation since the topic was ‘gathering market salary information’ and I have been told before that no financial data will be shared with me during my internship. However, by the end of the conversation, my supervisor explained that he really wants us to dive deep into the salary topic within the human resource management as it’s a crucial part of the department without sharing any actual confidential data. First, he advised us to do a little reading online on what is important to know for human resource consultants in terms of finance. He created a video/course which we can watch in which he explained what he finds important to know, what is it that he exactly do is to manage all the finances, how taxes work in Spain (it will differ in countries you work in also the way you pay them) and want to watch out for exclusively when collecting this different data for the government. 

For the most part I acknowledged the input of my supervisor and was great full for his resource-full thinking he has come up with many techniques to keep me informed and invest in my internship. With my own input I make the best out of any situation and turn it into a great experience. For the next time, however, I will offer my supervisor help. Offering help in creating new assignments seems like a task for a HR intern and I will definitely look back at the situation I found myself in and take quick action.

This was our only task for the day and he asked us to really dive into the subject since there is only so much he can do for us. Moreover, Piotr has asked me at the end of the conversation to call him back as there was something important you wanted to discuss with me. My supervisor was very worried for me since he has been going through my documents such as an internship proposal, and he has found that all the tasks I do for my internship do not align with what has been agreed upon. Which got me extremely worried. In my original industry proposal, we had stated that I will walk in the event management department, however, that is not possible at the moment because of the pandemic. I explained to him that I had been in touch with my assessor about things going differently than intended. Therefore I reassured him that there is no need to worry. Moreover, he pointed out that if I have any questions regarding my personal learning plan I shouldn’t hesitate to contact him which I’m very grateful for.