This week’s 2019 SikhLEAD Summer Internship Spotlight features Harnoor Singh! Harnoor interned with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and also had the opportunity to conduct a training on Sikhism for his colleagues at the EEOC. Here is what he had to say about his SikhLEAD Experience:
My name is Harnoor Singh, I am studying at the University of Michigan and I am interning with the Enforcement Team of the EEOC Washington DC Field Office.
What is one takeaway from your internship at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)?
One big thing has been how to deal with people that are going through really hard situations and how to deal with them in a way that is not going to aggravate the situation – really just learning how to empathize.
What would you say to prospective SikhLEAD interns?
This is a really amazing way to get that internship placement and also find some great community if that is something that interests you I would greatly encourage you to apply.
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SikhLEAD Updates:
SikhLEAD New Jersey Internship Program held speakership series the past two weekends. The series is designed to introduce interns to different opportunities, build networks and learn the different pathway these speakers took to get to where they are today.
On Sunday, August 10, the series highlighted successful women in politics the speakers included Mayor of Montgomery Sadaf Jaffer, and Inspiring South Asian American Women’s President Suchitra Kamath. Mayor Sadaf Jaffer talked about the importance of representation in government and the importance of having different perspectives at the table.
On Sunday, August 18, the series highlighted Sikhs in the Military, the speaker was LTC Kamal S. Kalsi. LTC Kalsi shared his experience in the U.S. Army and the process of seeking the religious exemption to be able to wear a turban as part of his uniform.