Gendis Puan, often known as Dissy, is a student from IUP Batch 2020. Recently, Dissy joined a committee and internship program at HIMPSI, with guidance from Dr. Edilburga Wulan Saptandari from the Educational Psychology Course. Before becoming an intern, Dissy joined a committee for an event at HIMPSI. There are various benefits to joining this committee, from gaining experience and enhancing relationships with people in the field of psychology. After the committee, Dissy got offered to join an internship program as an assistant for Dr. Edilburga Wulan Saptandari in HIMPSI. Therefore, Dissy got to work in Compartment B at HIMPSI. The workloads involve a variety of tasks that comprise the essence of what a proficient assistant would undertake, which include composing letters, organizing comprehensive rundowns, refining documents, making reservations, taking notes, and ensuring that the flow of communication between both parties remains efficient during meetings.
According to Dissy, some actions are quite challenging. Going through two consecutive days of 12-hour meetings was a bit of a challenge, especially for someone attending such sessions for the first time. Surprisingly, the long hours didn’t feel as tough because the discussions were interesting and the people were friendly. In these meetings, Dissy got to know everyone better, learned about different personalities, and played a crucial role as the note-taker. The team was friendly and patient, making the whole experience a good introduction to the complex world of psychology in Indonesia. From the experience, the benefit that has a significant impact as a psychology student is the relationship with fellow individuals who work in the field of psychology. Dissy is grateful that she had an experience as the teaching assistant of Dr Edilburga Wulan Saptandari and she became her assistant in one of the most prominent organizations for psychologists in Indonesia. If she hadn’t been a teaching assistant before, she thought that she might not have had the chance to be an assistant at HIMPSI. Another big plus is the experience. Here, she’s learning a lot about connecting different groups and trying to fit into the “real work culture.”