I Will Survive
I am graduating from Clemson in just a few months, and I am hoping to find a career in public relations. Unfortunately for me, and many others, this economy is not being very gracious at the moment. I realize that it’s going to be very difficult for me to even get my foot in the door, and I will have to go above and beyond to prove that I belong to be there if I do make it into this industry. But how will I do that?
I recently read a post from Ryan Anderson on his blog, The New PR. In his post, “Working the bottom rung,” Ryan gives some tips to help other new PR practitioners keep their jobs and maybe even move up in the rankings of their organizations.
Ryan’s advice includes:
- Be reliable
- Have an eagle-eyed attention to detail
- Figure it out
- Become a better writer
- Enjoy the grunt work
- Be patient
- Bring a big brain
Following these tips may mean that you’re not always doing the most glamorous or most exciting work, but this advice can help you prove yourself to employers. Everyone has to start somewhere, so you might as well go ahead and make a positive first impression.
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Good post Ashley, I’ve been wondering what I’m going to do in a year when I graduate too. You hear so many tips and advice on what to do but I like the “bring a big brain” and “eagle-eyed attention to detail”.
[...] 4, 2009 · No Comments Recently, I read fellow classmate Ashley Hall’s post “I will survive” and found her information very helpful along with the post from The New PR blog with reassurance . [...]