Last week, in my PR Tactics II class we had the pleasure of listening to
a guest speaker. Amy Paul, a recent UW Whitewater graduate shared with the
class her tips and tricks to get ahead in the PR world.
Amy has gained a lot of experience in the field after graduating from UWW in May of 2011. Amy began her PR career as a PR assistant in the Milwaukee County Executive Office. Amy mentioned she found out about the opening from professor Anne Knabe.
Following that, Amy took a position as a PR assistant at small firm called Bottom Line Marketing. Amy currently works for a company called Ascedia working as an interactive account coordinator.
Among many other useful recommendations, Amy emphasized about the importance of internships. This is something I have heard time and time again from professors and academic advisors so it was nice to know that a recent graduate agrees. I have an internship with the Madison Children’s Museum I know from personal experience that it has taught me a lot about the event-planning sector of public relations. I hope to gain experience through an internship at a PR firm in the spring to help me decide the specific area of PR I want to pursue a full time position in.
Hearing from Amy Paul reminded me of another Amy I know. A few years ago a friend of mine introduced me to another recent graduate of UWW’s public relations program, Amy Celinski. We met just after I finished my two-year degree at MATC. I was having a little trouble deciding on a major and college to finish my degree. Amy had nothing but positive things to say about the school and professors. I remember her telling me that professors really do their best to help prepare you for that first job in PR. Now that I am in my final year of school, (woot woot!) I am thrilled with my decision to attend UWW and I am excited to see what the future holds!
Amy has gained a lot of experience in the field after graduating from UWW in May of 2011. Amy began her PR career as a PR assistant in the Milwaukee County Executive Office. Amy mentioned she found out about the opening from professor Anne Knabe.
Following that, Amy took a position as a PR assistant at small firm called Bottom Line Marketing. Amy currently works for a company called Ascedia working as an interactive account coordinator.
Among many other useful recommendations, Amy emphasized about the importance of internships. This is something I have heard time and time again from professors and academic advisors so it was nice to know that a recent graduate agrees. I have an internship with the Madison Children’s Museum I know from personal experience that it has taught me a lot about the event-planning sector of public relations. I hope to gain experience through an internship at a PR firm in the spring to help me decide the specific area of PR I want to pursue a full time position in.
Hearing from Amy Paul reminded me of another Amy I know. A few years ago a friend of mine introduced me to another recent graduate of UWW’s public relations program, Amy Celinski. We met just after I finished my two-year degree at MATC. I was having a little trouble deciding on a major and college to finish my degree. Amy had nothing but positive things to say about the school and professors. I remember her telling me that professors really do their best to help prepare you for that first job in PR. Now that I am in my final year of school, (woot woot!) I am thrilled with my decision to attend UWW and I am excited to see what the future holds!
It's so cool to read about your internship, and awesome that you linked to their homepage. I'm glad to read that you are happy that you decided to go to UWW, and I hope Amy's presentation gave you as much insight as it did me. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed Amy's presentation as well! I think her recommendations were helpful and insightful. I, too, noticed that she felt internships are one of the most important things while in college.
ReplyDeleteI love your blog! I agree that internships are very important and she got me excited to get out there and look for some. Your internship sounds interesting and must be very helpful for you in relation to PR.
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