Each and every one of us may have different goals in life and mass comm class has helped me identify what I want to do. Throughout the semester, we've all been faced with different career opportunities and how we can achieve the goals we may have.
I started off wanting to be a journalism major. Taking the the intro to journalism class last semester showed me that maybe writing all day everyday wasn't for me. While I decided that I didn't want to write full time, I also knew that I didn't want to leave writing behind all together. Public Relations was an option for me, not only because it allowed me to keep writing but because it involved a bunch of other things that I really love.
While public relations departments around the world focus on creating a high profile, good image for their company, there are tons of other things that PR deals with. Writing press releases, organizing events for the company, and creating relationships with the external media are just somethings that any public relations department does for a company.
While my group and I organized our event for the American Diabetes Association, I realized that I really enjoyed being the person who created the press release and had it printed in the newspaper. That was a big sense of accomplishment. Aside from that, I felt like creating positive relationships with the people I dealt with to make the fundraiser a big success was something I was good at. I enjoyed meeting with and emailing business owners and other professionals required not only "over the computer skills" but real like skills as well.
Although I may seem like a pretty quiet guy, I really enjoy meeting new people, understanding them and what they have to offer, and how maybe we could help each other out in the future. If its one thing that I'm really good at, it's that I'm a people person. I can literally get along with anyone. I've always been like that and I think it's a pretty good trait to have.
Over the summer, I hope to have an internship with the DNR down in Annapolis. I think this will provide me with real life experience.
I know PR isn't the easiest career to have and I have realized that it can be pretty strenuous (lying, spinning stories, etc.) But since its something that I really enjoy, I know I can do it and be really good at it.
