I had the opportunity to intern with the Nevada State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). This has been an extremely beneficial internship because SHPO works with several different agencies; state, federal, and private. I had the opportunity to meet a lot of people in the fields of anthropology and archaeology and to talk to them about their jobs and how they got their jobs. My internship set me on a path to the career that I wanted and was able to streamline some of my choices in my education and pursuit of a job. For this internship, it is very helpful to have a bit of a background in anthropology and archaeology. It's also very useful to be able to type and work with spreadsheets. My mentor did an amazing job of explaining everything and making sure I knew what was going on so that even someone who doesn't have experience in these fields would be able to learn quite a bit and gain a good amount of experience from this internship. You also need to be physically able to be out in the field for 6 to 8 hours climbing and hiking and taking notes. On the flip side be OK with being in an office for eight hours typing and writing reports.
The best advice I can give at this or any internship you take is don't turn down an opportunity. You may not be qualified for it, and you may not fully understand it, but that's how you are going to learn and have some amazing experiences. This is me at some amazing rock art we were able to go and see with one of the Nevada Site Stewards.
Hi Anne!
I remember you talking about your Internship to Brooke and how you were able to network so much through it. I think it is absolutely wonderful that your supervisor was able to teach you so much and open so many doors for you, I think that is what is most important.