This week’s interviewee in #4PRQs (Four PR Questions) is Rachel Miller. Rachel is the director at All Things IC consultancy and an internal communications expert. She’s a prominent blogger, consultant and speaker. “Mistakes aren’t bad if you learn from them,” acclaims Rachel.
A few weeks ago, I got chatting to the astute Ezri Carlebach. I asked him what can I do to excel and succeed in my first job. Ezri’s answer was straightforward. He recommended reading The Adventures of Johnny Bunko by Daniel Pink. I’ve decided to compile the career advice from the piece.
Chris Lee, that features in this week’s #4PRQs (Four PR Questions), brings nearly two decades’ experience in technology PR, digital and journalism. He’s worked with Philips, Hilton, Xerox, Ubisoft and many other leading brands, and headed up digital training worldwide at Grayling for three years. Chris now runs freelance comms network Eight Moon Media, trains private clients and for the PRCA, is a visiting lecturer at London College of Communication, and writes for City A.M. He also works at Mash PR. “Not enough PRs or their clients think audience-first,” says Chris.
A dissertation is the single longest piece of paper you have probably ever written. It ranges from 10 to 12 thousand words. It might sound scary, overwhelming, daunting. I know — I’ve been there. After submitting my piece and being quite proud of the produced piece, I’ve decided to share some advice on how to save stress, make writing process an enjoyable journey, and submit a piece that is ship-shape and Bristol fashion.
Cameron Craig, that I’m glad to be featuring in this week’s #4PRQs (Four PR Questions), is a communications professional with over 20 years’ experience working with Apple, Visa, PayPal, Yahoo, and even Johnny Cash. He’s currently heading global corporate communications at Polycom. In the picture above, he’s pictured with Steve Jobs, immortalised in wax at Madame Tussauds in San Francisco.
Last September, the dawn of the final year of my PR degree, I decided to conduct a social experiment: In an aim to get hired, I would apply to every graduate scheme in the communications industry. Sounds crazy? Well, it was. I don’t really want to know the amount of time I have spent on application forms, mini-essays, questionnaires, videos and interviews that I could have put towards my dissertation (or getting an extra hour of sleep). But today, I am not here to complain, I am here to depart my wisdom onto anybody who might consider applying for one in the future. Because one thing is for certain – I sure have learned a lot in this past year.
I’m very privileged to be bringing Julie Adrian for one of the final #4PRQs (Four PR Questions) on MK. Julie is EU President at inVentiv Health Communications. She studied at the University of Kansas and was featured in the PRWeek UK Power Book as the top ten healthcare comms professionals. Advising graduates and junior comms professionals, she suggests them to “be curious, ask questions, get to know everyone.”
In the past two weeks, I covered how to secure a work experience placement and how to thrive in this environment. Now it’s time for the final part of the Intern guide, in which I’ll suggest a few actions that you can take once you’ve completed your internship. Prepare your pens, thank-you cards and stamps!
My today’s #4PRQs (Four PR Questions) interviewee is a journalist, author, and corporate communications and reputation manager in Arabian Peninsula at Procter & Gamble — Alex Malouf. “Don’t be afraid of making mistakes and don’t stop studying once you graduate,” advises Alex.
Last week I wrote about how to find an internship. You’ve now secured your placement — well done! But it’s not enough. You really need to excel, get something out of it and learn from it. What are the most significant things you should do while doing your internship? How do you really thrive as an intern?
