After responding to many GIS internship announcements from the ACC GIS website I finally caught a break. I had applied for a few GIS internships, a position as a market analyst utilizing GIS, Travis County Balcones Preserve doing soil and environmental analysis, a company called DrillingInfo doing oil and gas leases research and a few others. I also had a contact at Survey and Mapping (SAM,Inc.) and was waiting for a response from them as far as having an initial meeting. I got called to interview at DrillingInfo, the interview was something I was expecting an actual GIS interview to go. They put me on a computer to see what kind of skills I had and if I could draw a polygon from only a visual representation. I thought they liked me, but I didn't hear from them for that particular job. I got a response from SAM, Inc. to meet on site with my contact there I was introduced to on Linkedin. I met with the Aerial Mapping Department Manager and the Production Manager and it was work experience for me and lending an extra hand for them. They offered me a paid internship position and I accepted! Have been working there about a month, let's see where this takes me.
AuthorMy name is Diana Martin and I am currently pursuing a Geographic Information Systems, (GIS) certificate and I wanted to share adventures and experiences with GIS. Archives
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