Key data
Job description: Intern with the Traffic Psychology department
Company: Austrian Road Safety Board (KFV)
Place: Graz, Austria
My contact
What I did:
- Visiting schools in relation to the subject of ‘Safety in road transport’
- Conducted research and compiled reports for radio interviews
- Interviews with experts for my Bachelor’s thesis on ‘Substance abuse in road transport’
Why I enjoyed my internship:
- Good working environment
- Progress with my Bachelor’s thesis
- Flexible work times
What I learned
- Quick internet research for phone calls from radio broadcasters on current topics
- Presentation techniques
- Small talk
My biggest success / My greatest experience
During one school visit on the subject of ‘Safety in road transport’, I dressed up as ‘Helmi’ – the mascot of the Austrian Road Safety Board.
How I secured the internship
Speculative application a year in advance.
What I want to do in the future
The internship was very interesting and I would recommend it to anyone wanting to specialise in road safety or complete a thesis on this topic. Work hours are flexible and my internship supervisor made every effort to enable me to gain a taster of lots of different fields at the company.
