The office made us a treat table on our last week of internship as a small parting gift. Most of the appraisers chip in and bought various snacks such as cracker &salsa, artichoke and spinach dip, cheese and meat plate, nachos, fruits, rice krispie bars, donuts and more. Other than […]
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My friend who works for Dominium property management group took me on a tour at one of their signature property. It is the A Mill Artist Lofts, a historic restore building in Minneapolis by the Stone Arch Bridge. It is fascinating to see such a property as they turned a […]
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I have built a handful of the business relationship and even personal relationship during this internship. One of my colleagues is a friend of the regional manager of Lincoln Property Management. She introduced me to them and we spent a wonderful evening together giving me career choice advice. It is […]
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The employees that work for Dakota County are eligible for a wellness incentive in 2020. Even though the interns are not eligible for the rewards, we are still invited to join the fitness challenge. We have to keep track of the mileage from jogging, running biking and walking. The eligible […]
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Multiples studies shown that over half of the American population eats their lunch alone during work. In fact, having lunch with colleagues can boost performance, increase productivity as well as maintain a close relationship within the team. The interns set designated time to eat lunch together for almost everyday. It allowed […]
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I interviewed one of the senior appraisers this week to ask about his career. I got to know that he had to take 3 levels of examination in order to get the title of senior accredited Minnesota appraiser (SAMA). There is a ton of workload to do working for government […]
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Senior appraisers brought the interns out for residential properties inspection at Rosemount and assist with the reassessment on the value of the residential properties we visited as well as getting the measurements of new construction homes. The interns were taking notes of the add-ons to the houses and put those […]
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I am glad to have a chance to sit with different accredited appraisers from both residential and commercial assessing department, helping out with their duty. I get to have a brief idea of what they do on a daily basis. The licensed appraisers were knowledgeable and clearly understand what they […]
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For the first 10 days of my internship, I am able to learn the basic of this industry. The interns were taught to use different software such as globespotter, pictometry, GIS map to conduct reassessment on townhouses and single family homes. I have to double check the characteristic of the […]
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I am currently working for the property assessing office of Dakota county in Hastings. My main duty is to helping out with the assessment process by inspecting residential real estates and verify it’s characteristics. The first week of my internship was excited. It […]
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