Today was a great opportunity to learn more about Public Relations. Amy Paul, a former student of Professor Knabe's, came to our PR Tactics class today! It was wonderful to hear someone elses story about how they got into their internships and profession and how much they enjoy it. She started off as a music major and then decided she wanted to do something else.She went for PR instead, and succeeded!The fact that she was fresh out of college and was able to put herself out there and get hired gave me hope. She talked about her work with the Milwaukee Admirals, as well as how planned a memorial event for 9/11 for Milwaukee County. She's taken countless internships, even being a brand ambassador for Qdoba and a social media manager for the Whitewater Cinema when she worked there.
My question to her had to do with how to make yourself stand out; whether it be through your resume or the like. She told me to include volunteer time to show how devoted you are to causes, and to also internship before you jump straight into anything. I'm so glad she came to class and I hope to work with her in the future if possible.
If you want to contact Amy, you can reach her at her Twitter, at @AP2005...
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Senior Year & PR Fever
I'm back from summer vacation and I'm ready to take on the final stretch of my college life! I researched internships and agencies in Chicago during the summer as well as trying to further network with other Public Relations professionals. I feel like there is always more to learn, and that keeping an open-mind to new ideas and concepts is a great way to do well at your job. Only time will tell how much this industry will change in the future. I'm very content with my major and minor. I think changing my major from Education to Communications was the best decision I made in my young life; that, and changing my religious beliefs.I would love to connect with other people my age who are as interested in PR as I am! Please feel free to talk to me in class about things or even comment on my blog!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)