Well it's the third week of the Easter holidays and it's weird to think I only have four more weeks left at university until that's it for another year and only one more year to go until the time comes for me to go out and find a job in the world of PR and Marketing.
I've started to think about dissertation topics but I'm keeping that one quiet until all proposals are submitted. But what I can say is it's very interesting, I'll be learning a whole new meaning to the words PR and Marketing and it's something that's hopefully contemporary enough for employers to consider giving me a job, oh, and it applies to a lot of companies/ agencies if they have retailers as clients.
So I've submitted pieces of coursework before the holidays but as of yet have no feedback from the but I have been spending some time each day going over this blog (as it is still part of an assignment) and also doing some research for another assignment due in May. I should really also crack on with some exam revision... the one thing I do not look forward to... exams! I don't know what it is- whether it's because you have to learn everything and under the immense pressure that I put on myself I tend to miss some things out or the fact that I'm so worked up that I'll not have enough time, or I'll completely miss the point of the questions... I'd take a 10,000 word essay over an exam any day for the record!
A week today I go back to university for the final four weeks (the last push)... it just doesn't feel real honestly. I've got plans for the summer mounting up already it should be amazing. I'm in the throws of arranging a selection of a couple of weeks work experience in multiple places in order to really rack up the places I can say I've been to. Although doing an internship for one company over the summer last year was great experience, I can't say I've had a variety of places I've been to just yet. I would like to go to a selection of PR, Marketing, creative, consultancy agencies and so on with different specialisms and types of clients to be able to say I know how each type of agency works.
In amongst that I have plans with friends, trips to the coast, days out with friends and family, a two week holiday to Tenerife, extra shifts at my part time job and I'm sure much more will be arranged in the coming weeks. Now is absolutely the time when I feel like everything just about falls into place!
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Monday, 8 April 2013
Friday, 8 March 2013
World of Student PR Update
Been a long time since posting on here; here's quick update on the world of student PR:
- Unfortunately I didn't get the PR internship due to my timetable not allowing me to commit to two full days at the PR company. Although I could be in for a couple of week's work experience over the summer there which will still be good as I was really attracted to the culture and size of the company.
- I got two 2:1's for my last two assignments so the running count this year currently stands at... 1 x 2:2, 3 x 2:1 and 2 x first. Although in general I'm happy, me being me can't ever be satisfied with anything, and that 2:2 is still niggling at me :( It's also niggling me that I got exactly the same 2:1 grade for both PR assignments and its so close to a first- I WILL get that first in PR before this year is over!!!
- Speaking of which, not including the Easter Break, I have 6 weeks roughly left of university with one exam, this blog assignment (10%) of digital marketing module and 5 more assignments left to do... sounds very daunting but exciting at the same time! It's really hard to believe that this time next year I'll be leaving education after approx 16 years in 6 weeks for good!!!
That's all for now, it's quite quiet at the moment, just working away on two more assignments plus Ad Venture report submission before Easter!
- Unfortunately I didn't get the PR internship due to my timetable not allowing me to commit to two full days at the PR company. Although I could be in for a couple of week's work experience over the summer there which will still be good as I was really attracted to the culture and size of the company.
- I got two 2:1's for my last two assignments so the running count this year currently stands at... 1 x 2:2, 3 x 2:1 and 2 x first. Although in general I'm happy, me being me can't ever be satisfied with anything, and that 2:2 is still niggling at me :( It's also niggling me that I got exactly the same 2:1 grade for both PR assignments and its so close to a first- I WILL get that first in PR before this year is over!!!
- Speaking of which, not including the Easter Break, I have 6 weeks roughly left of university with one exam, this blog assignment (10%) of digital marketing module and 5 more assignments left to do... sounds very daunting but exciting at the same time! It's really hard to believe that this time next year I'll be leaving education after approx 16 years in 6 weeks for good!!!
That's all for now, it's quite quiet at the moment, just working away on two more assignments plus Ad Venture report submission before Easter!
Wednesday, 20 February 2013
Update on the world of student PR
Quick update on the world of student PR:
It's reading week, and my oh my has it been a busy one! Monday consisted of an interview for a three month internship, as mentioned previously, so I won't go into too much detail about it. I can't believe that was only two days ago! I should expect to hear something back by the end of next week... it's going to feel like a long wait!! My fingers are still very much crossed!
Spent the last two days working at Eyes Wide Open (EWO) Communications and it's been very exciting indeed. I love working there, the people are just so nice and the projects are always so varied and nice to work on! I always look forward to it! I'm literally just filling in the blanks for client projects this week and it's been good; bit of database work going on, some competitor research, research and materials sourcing, social media research and not to mention I've just finished writing an EWO blog post, that is yet to be approved, but it will also be a post for this bog as well, so watch this space!!
Oh and as much I dislike to admit it- my lecturers were right! Research and insight are exactly what drives strategy and campaign ideas and I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel that one of my modules is completely relevant after all! (I realised this through a day's analysis of survey results!)
It's been a busy but refreshingly exciting week so far and a little sad as it's my last day at EWO tomorrow and then Friday and Saturday it's back to my regular part time job at the garden centre. The company are doing really great and they've got some exciting prospects ahead of them in the near future and I'm very grateful for the opportunities they keep sending my way.
It's amazing how much you can actually learn, even from a few days here and there in companies. It just puts a real life spin on the lecture theory. It also adds variety to my life and I believe when completing assignments it can help input some fresh ideas and innovation. It's also good to practice working culture too, and get a feel for what sort of company you want to go into in the future. It's all about choices and the great thing about internships are you're not tied to them as you would be a job and you can mix it up a lot of the time. It's a great way to make industry contacts and to get some great recommendations for the future. For the first time in a very long time I feel the battle of completing a university degree is finally paying off!
It's reading week, and my oh my has it been a busy one! Monday consisted of an interview for a three month internship, as mentioned previously, so I won't go into too much detail about it. I can't believe that was only two days ago! I should expect to hear something back by the end of next week... it's going to feel like a long wait!! My fingers are still very much crossed!
Spent the last two days working at Eyes Wide Open (EWO) Communications and it's been very exciting indeed. I love working there, the people are just so nice and the projects are always so varied and nice to work on! I always look forward to it! I'm literally just filling in the blanks for client projects this week and it's been good; bit of database work going on, some competitor research, research and materials sourcing, social media research and not to mention I've just finished writing an EWO blog post, that is yet to be approved, but it will also be a post for this bog as well, so watch this space!!
Oh and as much I dislike to admit it- my lecturers were right! Research and insight are exactly what drives strategy and campaign ideas and I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel that one of my modules is completely relevant after all! (I realised this through a day's analysis of survey results!)
It's been a busy but refreshingly exciting week so far and a little sad as it's my last day at EWO tomorrow and then Friday and Saturday it's back to my regular part time job at the garden centre. The company are doing really great and they've got some exciting prospects ahead of them in the near future and I'm very grateful for the opportunities they keep sending my way.
It's amazing how much you can actually learn, even from a few days here and there in companies. It just puts a real life spin on the lecture theory. It also adds variety to my life and I believe when completing assignments it can help input some fresh ideas and innovation. It's also good to practice working culture too, and get a feel for what sort of company you want to go into in the future. It's all about choices and the great thing about internships are you're not tied to them as you would be a job and you can mix it up a lot of the time. It's a great way to make industry contacts and to get some great recommendations for the future. For the first time in a very long time I feel the battle of completing a university degree is finally paying off!
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