The Good, the Great and the Best of 2010 (so far)

13Jun10

Dear Fans (i.e. Mom and Dad),

I know I haven’t updated this blog in the recent months. Well it’s been one heck of a whirlwind.

I finished my first semester of PR at Humber College, they weren’t kidding when they said it was more like bootcamp than school.  To sum it up, it was a continuous learning process and I was fortunate enough to get some really great experience.

Clean Train Coalition Student Info Session - 3 Media Releases/ 1 hour

Bocci ball with Humber PR peeps

WHY NOT WEDNESDAY?

From February to June I participated in the media planning for the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s Great Strides Walk (I know it’s a mouthful). I did everything from writing media alerts to fearfully calling my first journalist to pitch the story. I survived and met some incredible people along the way. Check out Reddy for a Cure,  65_RedRoses and Hattie’s Blog. You will see what I mean when I say it was an insprirational experience.

Now I am halfway through the final semester, I can see the finish line, ligh at the end of the tunnel and all those other ‘Yippee, I am done’ clichés.

Last week I attended the IABC Student World Conference. The speakers were really great and I feel like I really belong in this business. Public Relations is what I was born to do.

There is lots of really cool jobs out there for professional communicators but I am leaning more towards the non-profit or corporate responsibility sectors. Or perhaps agency, I guess I just want to try it all.

I participated in the case study competition at the conference sponsored by DIRECTV…my group won! We got hooked up with some DIRECTV swag and $100. We also made some new friends, and I am more and more aware of the importance of these networking opportunities and building lasting relationships.

 

 

my group sans uno (Robyn)

Dan (from Connecticut) and myself presenting

The most important tidbit I took away from the conference was making sure you write down your goals, I always thought this was sort of an over sentinmental/cheesy thing. But I am believer now!

Goal for 2010:

Find a really great internship that will lead to a really great job where I can use my skills to help people.

Who knows where I will end up, but one thing is for sure. You have not seen the last of me!

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