Strengths

Maricopa County is a great organization to work and offers great opportunities. Government is unpredictable and not consistent, but that will always be present. I like that everyday is different in the county, but I do have recommendations about how to strengthen the MCLEAPS program. This is the first year of the program so we are still learning what works and what does not work. I would like to see future cohorts visit various departments as a group. The interns and I visited the Human Service Campus together, but that was our only tour as a group. I really appreciate that there will be a supervisor orientation for the departments hosting an intern because I think county supervisors must understand this is a learning opportunity for ASU students and there must be more opportunities to expose them to how the county operates as well as how the department functions on a daily basis. Opportunities to shadow department leaders will be great as well. I was fortunate to shadow several leaders, but not all the other interns were able to do that. My experience in the program was great and I appreciate my time at the county. I know the program will only grow and more departments will want to host an intern in the future. I have shared my suggestions with my supervisor and appreciate my input was heard and valued.