I honestly cannot believe how fast it has gone. It seems like only yesterday I was packing up my car and waving off my parents ready for a jam-packed freshers week. It's incredibly sad to think that I am officially no longer a student. Whilst I am excited to see what the future holds I am also a little nervous to think that I am now venturing into the big wide world of ADULT LIFE....eek.
Current Update:
After finishing University at the end of May, I moved back home to Derby for a couple of weeks before venturing up to Manchester to start my next placement- a one month paid internship working for Carousel PR. Carousel specialise in consumer PR and they represent a hole host of fashion and lifestyle brands (including Selfridges, Bratz Dolls, Festival No.6 and CurrentBody.com). They are based in the very swanky MediaCity, near Salford Quays. The building was very professional and located directly next to the ITV and BBC studios. Upon my commute to work I often saw crew members lining up audiences for TV shows (including Jeremy Kyle and a few shows for the CBeebies channel). It was such a fast-paced environment and got a real buzz working there.
Whilst completing my internship I undertook numerous tasks for a whole host of clients. The one thing I do admire about agency work is that you constantly have something to do and everyday is different. An example of some of my daily tasks I did include researching and contacting bloggers for press events, selling campaigns and stories to journalists for potential publicity, hosting competitions and sending prizes to winners, drafting social media posts via Hootsuite and mounting publicity to send to clients.
My favourite part of the job was being apply to apply my own knowledge of bloggers, social media and PR to the job. Working in the fashion, toy and festival sectors meant that I was constantly sourcing parenting, fashion, music and food bloggers. As someone who is obsessed with social media and blogging, I found this task incredibly fun, as I was able to recommend some of the recent blogs I have been reading.
After this internship I have definitely decided that pubic relations is the job role for me. As a tech-head who is obsessed with fashion, blogging and social media I definitely think I can thrive in this creative industry. I loved this placement and the brands they represented, and as a girl who is desperate to work in consumer and lifestyle PR, it was an incredible placement that definitely matched my brand personality.
So now my internship is over I am spending most of my days scouring the internet for more placements or full-time jobs. I have a few festivals lined up so I am taking a bit of a break and enjoying life before being an adult really begins. I am still desperate to work in PR but I am also definitely open to other options as well. If theres anybody out there reading this post that can recommend any good recruitment agencies or entry-level job roles then do let me know!
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