Yesterday I featured Sharise Crumley as part of the Help a PR Pro Out event taking place this Friday on Twitter from noon to 2 p.m. ET. Today, Courtney Curran, a recent graduate from Michigan State University, is in the spotlight.
What work experience do you have that makes you a great candidate for an entry level PR position? This can be work directly related to PR, or a job that helped you develop skills that you will need to be successful in PR.
My first job was as a client coordinator for Century 21 in high school. This position gave me a solid set of customer relations and business administrative skills and taught me the importance of developing and maintaining professional relationships with a diverse group of people. This experience served as a great basis for the relationship management skills necessary in public relations. Once I started to study public relations in college, I made an effort to have a well-rounded education and obtained internships in corporate, agency, nonprofit and Web-based settings. I’ve been able to gain hands-on experience with media relations, writing for the media, large-scale event planning and social media. Each internship I participated in has prepared and challenged me to become a successful PR practitioner. I’m confident that I can easily transition into an entry level PR position based on the experience I’ve gained over the past four years.
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