It's the question that you want to have an answer for, but it may seem a little foggy. On Wednesday, our PR Tactics II class featured a guest speaker that cleared up that dreaded question. Amy Paul, a 2011 PR graduate of UW-Whitewater spoke to us about preparing for our future, and what we can do now to make life after graduation successful.
Amy is currently an interactive account coordinator for Ascedia located in Milwaukee, WI. Some of her specialties there include digital marketing, website design, and social media. But don't think that Amy landed this position by chance. Throughout college she worked extremely hard and became involved in PRSSA as well as numerous internships. During her years at UW-Whitewater she interned with Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Qdoba, UWW University and Development Center, and the Milwaukee Admirals. She even created a photo buying website on her own time for the Admirals (Milwaukeeadmirals.smugmug.com) Always striving for more responsibility and leadership opportunities are what made Amy stand apart from the rest in the professional field.
The greatest advice I took from Amy's presentation was to start my search for internships early. And not just a month early, either. Because I am in the process of finding an internship, this was very helpful. She also advised that networking will be extremely necessary in finding the right internship for you, and creating ties with professionals can only further your career. Another piece of advice I found very inspiring was that no matter what we as students do, we are a representation of UW-Whitewater. I will definitely be taking Amy's advice with me as I go through the internship process. Thank you, Amy!
I forgot about Amy mentioning how we are all representing UW-Whitewater where ever we go. It's a true statement too because many people and/or companies that don't know UW-Whitewater well will take meeting us and how we act as how UW-Whitewater is. Thanks for reminding me that she said that! :)
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ReplyDeleteI totally forgot that Amy had so many internships while in college. That almost makes me worried about my chances at getting a job. I have only had one internship. I know one is better than none, but still not as many as Amy had. I am sure her internships really gave her the upper-hand when looking for jobs.
ReplyDeleteI totally forgot that Amy had so many internships while in college. That almost makes me worried about my chances at getting a job. I have only had one internship. I know one is better than none, but still not as many as Amy had. I am sure her internships really gave her the upper-hand when looking for jobs.
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing how Amy's networking connections have helped her so far in her career. I was glad that Amy gave us some tips on how to stay connected with professionals but not make it too awkward, something I have frequently wondered about! It's one thing to connect with a professional on LinkedIn; it's another thing entirely to remain in contact with him/her until the relationship can help you in some way!
ReplyDeleteI love how you brought up that networking is so important. I always knew that networking was important, but I never really had any real life examples of people excelling from these connections. Amy sure did advance in the PR field from those connections that she formed! I also never thought about keeping in contact with those professionals frequently. Definitely a tip that I will take to heart!
ReplyDeleteI love how you brought up that networking is so important. I always knew that networking was important, but I never really had any real life examples of people excelling from these connections. Amy sure did advance in the PR field from those connections that she formed! I also never thought about keeping in contact with those professionals frequently. Definitely a tip that I will take to heart!
ReplyDeleteI'm in the process of finding internships as well as I found Amy's advise very helpful! I think she is a great Model of what a UWW is, hard working, determined , and fun person. You can tell that she truly enjoys what she does, and she is looking forward to see where she career takes her!
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you about how you mentioned networking with professionals is very important along the way and creating ties. It's so exciting to see how far Amy got after college and is so inspiring! Great blog :)
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