Comments on: How to Prepare for PR in College – Part 4 http://www.pr-start.com/2009/05/04/how-to-prepare-for-pr-in-college-part-4/ How to start in the public relations industry. Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:10:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: nicklucido http://www.pr-start.com/2009/05/04/how-to-prepare-for-pr-in-college-part-4/comment-page-/#comment-290 nicklucido Mon, 18 May 2009 17:12:49 +0000 http://nicklucido.wordpress.com/?p=416#comment-290 Thanks for sharing your experiences, Tom. Good to hear some more advice. Thanks for sharing your experiences, Tom. Good to hear some more advice.

]]> By: Tom O'Keefe http://www.pr-start.com/2009/05/04/how-to-prepare-for-pr-in-college-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-289 Tom O'Keefe Sun, 17 May 2009 23:17:25 +0000 http://nicklucido.wordpress.com/?p=416#comment-289 Nick, Apologies for commenting a tad later than everyone else. You give some awesome advice here and offer some things I wish I had known about myself! I personally stumbled upon a PR internship last summer, loved it, and decided to pursue PR further. I only had two further classes to take before graduating and was limited in the PR education I would be exposed to. Luckily, I had a schedule conducive to working part-time for both the fall & spring semesters for a small PR firm. With that said, the biggest piece of advice I can give is to get as much experience as possible through internships. Other things I would add are to get involved in social media, especially Twitter and PR related blogs. Start joining the conversation and ask questions. PR pros on Twitter are especially helpful and giving to young PR's. Join in on #journchat & monitor the #PRAdvice hashtag. Lastly, start a blog. I'm working on launching mine now. It's a great way to keep writing and learning. Thanks for putting this all together, Nick. I'll be passing it on to my younger brother as he embarks on his own communications degree. -Tom Nick,

Apologies for commenting a tad later than everyone else. You give some awesome advice here and offer some things I wish I had known about myself!

I personally stumbled upon a PR internship last summer, loved it, and decided to pursue PR further. I only had two further classes to take before graduating and was limited in the PR education I would be exposed to. Luckily, I had a schedule conducive to working part-time for both the fall & spring semesters for a small PR firm.

With that said, the biggest piece of advice I can give is to get as much experience as possible through internships.

Other things I would add are to get involved in social media, especially Twitter and PR related blogs. Start joining the conversation and ask questions. PR pros on Twitter are especially helpful and giving to young PR’s. Join in on #journchat & monitor the #PRAdvice hashtag.

Lastly, start a blog. I’m working on launching mine now. It’s a great way to keep writing and learning.

Thanks for putting this all together, Nick. I’ll be passing it on to my younger brother as he embarks on his own communications degree.

-Tom

]]> By: Tom O'Keefe http://www.pr-start.com/2009/05/04/how-to-prepare-for-pr-in-college-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-336 Tom O'Keefe Sun, 17 May 2009 23:17:25 +0000 http://nicklucido.wordpress.com/?p=416#comment-336 Nick, Apologies for commenting a tad later than everyone else. You give some awesome advice here and offer some things I wish I had known about myself! I personally stumbled upon a PR internship last summer, loved it, and decided to pursue PR further. I only had two further classes to take before graduating and was limited in the PR education I would be exposed to. Luckily, I had a schedule conducive to working part-time for both the fall & spring semesters for a small PR firm. With that said, the biggest piece of advice I can give is to get as much experience as possible through internships. Other things I would add are to get involved in social media, especially Twitter and PR related blogs. Start joining the conversation and ask questions. PR pros on Twitter are especially helpful and giving to young PR's. Join in on #journchat & monitor the #PRAdvice hashtag. Lastly, start a blog. I'm working on launching mine now. It's a great way to keep writing and learning. Thanks for putting this all together, Nick. I'll be passing it on to my younger brother as he embarks on his own communications degree. -Tom Nick,

Apologies for commenting a tad later than everyone else. You give some awesome advice here and offer some things I wish I had known about myself!

I personally stumbled upon a PR internship last summer, loved it, and decided to pursue PR further. I only had two further classes to take before graduating and was limited in the PR education I would be exposed to. Luckily, I had a schedule conducive to working part-time for both the fall & spring semesters for a small PR firm.

With that said, the biggest piece of advice I can give is to get as much experience as possible through internships.

Other things I would add are to get involved in social media, especially Twitter and PR related blogs. Start joining the conversation and ask questions. PR pros on Twitter are especially helpful and giving to young PR’s. Join in on #journchat & monitor the #PRAdvice hashtag.

Lastly, start a blog. I’m working on launching mine now. It’s a great way to keep writing and learning.

Thanks for putting this all together, Nick. I’ll be passing it on to my younger brother as he embarks on his own communications degree.

-Tom

]]> By: What If You Start PR Later In College? « PR Start by Nick Lucido http://www.pr-start.com/2009/05/04/how-to-prepare-for-pr-in-college-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-288 What If You Start PR Later In College? « PR Start by Nick Lucido Mon, 11 May 2009 15:00:33 +0000 http://nicklucido.wordpress.com/?p=416#comment-288 [...] Older » [...] [...] Older » [...]

]]> By: nicklucido http://www.pr-start.com/2009/05/04/how-to-prepare-for-pr-in-college-part-4/comment-page-/#comment-287 nicklucido Sat, 09 May 2009 19:44:55 +0000 http://nicklucido.wordpress.com/?p=416#comment-287 I like that you pointed out how important it is to be well rounded. Understanding as much as you can about the field is a really good idea. Good luck with the internship! I like that you pointed out how important it is to be well rounded. Understanding as much as you can about the field is a really good idea. Good luck with the internship!

]]> By: From a Campus: Nick’s Recommended PR Studies | Flack Me http://www.pr-start.com/2009/05/04/how-to-prepare-for-pr-in-college-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-286 From a Campus: Nick’s Recommended PR Studies | Flack Me Fri, 08 May 2009 01:58:42 +0000 http://nicklucido.wordpress.com/?p=416#comment-286 [...] and the profession itself a service by maintaining a blog, PR Start, on his college years. Nick just finished a four-part post on How to Prepare for PR in College. It’s a cogent discussion of a program [...] [...] and the profession itself a service by maintaining a blog, PR Start, on his college years. Nick just finished a four-part post on How to Prepare for PR in College. It’s a cogent discussion of a program [...]

]]> By: Becky Johns http://www.pr-start.com/2009/05/04/how-to-prepare-for-pr-in-college-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-283 Becky Johns Wed, 06 May 2009 04:26:40 +0000 http://nicklucido.wordpress.com/?p=416#comment-283 Travis makes a good point, I am not too far away from starting a new post-grad internship in corporate communications. If you asked me 6 months ago, I would have told you I would never go into corp. comm and would solely pursue the agency route. Now that I've realized how tough the job market is, especially right now, I see that this internship will be an awesome opportunity for me to become more well-rounded, and even more employable longer term. I'm glad I've been offered the opportunity, and I'm even more glad I've chosen to pursue it. You never know! Travis makes a good point, I am not too far away from starting a new post-grad internship in corporate communications. If you asked me 6 months ago, I would have told you I would never go into corp. comm and would solely pursue the agency route.

Now that I’ve realized how tough the job market is, especially right now, I see that this internship will be an awesome opportunity for me to become more well-rounded, and even more employable longer term. I’m glad I’ve been offered the opportunity, and I’m even more glad I’ve chosen to pursue it.

You never know!

]]> By: nicklucido http://www.pr-start.com/2009/05/04/how-to-prepare-for-pr-in-college-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-279 nicklucido Mon, 04 May 2009 21:16:28 +0000 http://nicklucido.wordpress.com/?p=416#comment-279 Thanks for the tip, Travis. Especially for the '09 grads, beggars can't be choosers. I'm not saying you can't find your dream job right now, but, like you said, don't turn down any opportunities to learn and grow. Thanks for the tip, Travis. Especially for the ’09 grads, beggars can’t be choosers. I’m not saying you can’t find your dream job right now, but, like you said, don’t turn down any opportunities to learn and grow.

]]> By: nicklucido http://www.pr-start.com/2009/05/04/how-to-prepare-for-pr-in-college-part-4/comment-page-/#comment-278 nicklucido Mon, 04 May 2009 21:15:04 +0000 http://nicklucido.wordpress.com/?p=416#comment-278 Nice PRSA plug! The whole point of PRSSA is to prepare you to join PRSA, so thanks for sharing some of the benefits. Nice PRSA plug! The whole point of PRSSA is to prepare you to join PRSA, so thanks for sharing some of the benefits.

]]> By: Travis http://www.pr-start.com/2009/05/04/how-to-prepare-for-pr-in-college-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-276 Travis Mon, 04 May 2009 18:56:18 +0000 http://nicklucido.wordpress.com/?p=416#comment-276 Don't say no to anything is something I would add. If someone calls you asking if you're still interested, even if you have no desire to move there you still say yes. Any interview experience or chance to network is invaluable. Don’t say no to anything is something I would add. If someone calls you asking if you’re still interested, even if you have no desire to move there you still say yes. Any interview experience or chance to network is invaluable.

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