Friday, October 19, 2007

Internships

It's getting to be about that time... I'm about halfway done with the first semester of my junior year, and it's time I sit down and find me an internship! The possibilities are endless as far as different types of companies to intern for, profit vs. non-profit, location - it's really just a matter of finding the right one for me!

Ideally, I would love to have an internship working in sports; preferably motorsports. Competition will be stiff I'm sure though. EVERYONE wants to work in sports - many people major in public relations for this very reason. I'm a little concerned I won't qualify for the job as well as other students working towards the same internship. With it's growing need, public relations is becoming a fast-growing job.... meaning MORE competition. Yet another reason (besides being required by the JMC school) to get an internship. Any little bit to further your experience and increase your qualifications will help.

I know of a few students who have had wonderful internships that led to great jobs after college... my search for that same great experience begins now. I hope I can find the right internship for me, helping me begin my career!

Friday, October 12, 2007

PR Opportunities on Campus

This week, students and staff had the opportunity to donate blood here on the K-State campus. The blood drive was available more than one day this week, in multiple buildings on campus - the Union included. Why is my information so vague? Besides saying a blood drive did occur on campus, and at least one station was located in the Union, I really couldn't provide you with many more details simply because I don't know them. It is possible that I am completely ignorant, and totally oblivious to signs, brochures, radio advertisements etc. that gave more information......... or maybe information wasn't quite as readily available as some students would have liked. If it wasn't for a co-worker of mine, who happened to know the about the blood drive through a friend that was working at one of the stations, I would have never known K-State even had a blood drive this week.

My point? I'm sure there are many great opportunities on campus that never go noticed, simply from lack of good PR. My solution? Utilize PRSSA, utilize public relations classes... utilize students that are majoring in this very thing! The collaborative efforts between pr clubs/classes/students in general, and organizations or events that would like more publicity could result in great benefits for both. Experience for the students, and publicity for the organization.

Disclaimer: I can't knowledgeably say that no pr/advertising efforts were done on the Blood Drive's part - they may very well have. I'm simply using my ignorance on the subject as my blog topic for this week.

Friday, October 5, 2007

Frustrating!

It's hard to believe that it takes so long to make something so small. I enjoy working in Photoshop and trying to design new ideas, but man! Making the logo for PR Tech. took a looong time. And I'm sure it could have been much better. My partner and I made a bridge as our logo - to represent "bridging the gap." I loved the concept, however it may be just a bit too far out of the box to really suit the client's needs. Students in the class came up with some really great ideas. I think it's neat that each group came up with their own concept - none really resembled each other.

For my group, developing the logo in Photoshop took the longest. The concept stayed basically the same, however transferring the idea from paper to computer was a little difficult. I have a new respect for designers! All in all though, I was proud of our work. For being fairly green when it comes to using design programs in depth, I think my group as well as the entire class did an excellent job! Hopefully our client the client thinks so too...