After participating in Cisco High School Externship the summer of 2017, I returned to Cisco in 2018 to be part of the team organizing and executing the same Externship program for 20 rising seniors in Greater Atlanta area.
My responsibilities included:
• Interviewing potential candidates
• Leading a workshop on data visualization and presentation techniques (Tableau, Powerpoint)
• Updating Intern Coordinator Handbook for 2019
• Assigning and coordinating Job Shadow schedules for the externs and current Cisco employees
• Mentoring the externs during Capstone project, Innovation Challenge, and other presentation activities
• Organizing Cisco High STEM Day, which involved over 60 student participants
• Preparing a final presentation on successes and recommendations for the program
• Being the first point of contact for any day-to-day issues, particularly IT-related support
• Communicating with current Cisco employees around the nation learning about their roles in the company