KAYLA HORNAT ’26
MAJOR Business Administration HOMETOWN Portage, Wis. ORGANIZATION Noah’s Ark Waterpark Wisconsin Dells, Wis. TITLE Human Resources Intern/Assistant
What I did: • Facilitated orientations for international employees • Prepared employees uniforms • Helped fill out form like I-9s, social security applications and tax forms • Preformed desk duty jobs such as receiving and distributing mail, helping clean the dorms and talking with the international employees about their issues • Helped create weekly employee events What I liked: I really loved the culture of the workplace. I got to learn so much about other cultures and make some international friends. I also truly loved working in the dorm even though it was not really related to the job I took on. Working in the dorm allowed me to communicate with other employees and learn more about them. I also loved getting the experience of working with a slight language barrier. This made me really consider how I was wording things and made me think about the best way to explain. It really opens your mind to slow down and think. However, orientations were still my favorite part of the entire job. I got to be the first person to greet them at Noah’s Ark and help them fill out forms that were really boring, so I always tried to make it fun. Whenever I was waiting for them to show up, I would play music and start by asking them their preferred names and where they are from to make the orientation feel a bit more personable rather than just a long boring presentation we have to do. Future Dream Job: My dream job is somewhere in HR. I would really prefer it if it were in recruitment and orientations as I love talking to people. I also love marketing, but I do not feel super creative, and recruitment is basically just marketing but for potential employees. I really liked working with international employees so I would consider Noah’s Ark in the future or a company who mainly partners with international employees.
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