This past week our PRSSA chapter won it's first national competition! Not only did we win but we took home first and second place. Ladies Lawn Night, which I was apart of, took home the first place prize. Heather, Lauren, Katie and I are ecstatic with the results because we put all of our efforts into this one project. This is the first time we have done a PR campaign, not as a class but in small groups. We nurtureed this project from the very beginning and it paid off.

We could not of done it without the help our of friends and families, whom we had to call in a few favors from. It was an incredably rewarding experience to see all our hard work pay off in the end. I can't wait to feel this rewarded again as I enter the business world.

PR Portfolio...so glad that's over

As a senior Mass Communications major everyone is required to turn in a senior portfolio. This is total H.E. double hockey sticks on all of us. The portfolio consists of all of our best work we have done throughout our college career and if that work is not good enough, then we don't pass our senior exit exam. And if you don't pass that, well you can guess what happens. My senior portfolio was due this past Monday and I hope that it will be good enough.

I incorporated three major projects I have done throughout the past two and a half years into my portfolio. The first is the work I did for habitat for Humanity, the second was my senior campaign Ladies Lawn Night and the third was GCSU Sustainability Council work. All of these projects were done as either a part of a class or as a Praticum (an on campus internship). At GCSU the professors not only teach you how to write a press release, do a time line, and write a PSA but they make you put all of that stuff to use through there classrooms or practicums. We get real world experience before ever even leave our campus. This experience is something that interviewers have been the most impressed with, they always ask me questions about what I have done with these different projects and leave the usual, boring questions, at the door. I am happy that I chose to come to this school and be a Mass Communication major because I know i am getting a good education and lots of experience.

PR Day

As a college student who is currently interviewing for internships PR Day speakers offered some great advice. Dress code is key for the job you are interviewing for. Always dress professional when going to an interview, even if the place you are interviewing at is a casual work environment. It is always better to be over dressed than under (but ladies leave your stilettos at home). Research the company and job (if possible) you will be interviewing for. Try to answer all questions in a professional manner as well as portraying what you want them to remember about you.