Starting the job search

With the BLS reporting the first decline in job availability in the past five years and the reality that graduation is coming up in the next few months, I am officially prospecting for jobs.

I uploaded my resume to the PRSSA website, and I am going to as many networking events as possible. I went to dinner last night with my professors and some people in the PR industry, which was both interesting and informative.

I also need to start preparing for comps, which happen in the end of March.

in conclusion, life is getting stressful. I'm going to the gym.

Labels: death by grad school, graduation, jobs after college, networking

Posted by Christina on 2/20/2008 12:54:00 PM
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Exit Interview

I just completed my exit interview to graduate, and wow. I am going to be paying my loans off forever. Especially since I don't anticipate my first job to pay me well right off the bat, considering the economy and trends in PR. Not awesome. Not awesome at all.
So we will see in May when I graduate and consolidate.

Labels: graduation, public relations, student loans

Posted by Christina on 2/18/2008 10:19:00 PM
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Graduation Celebration

I just spent a weekend in Tampa for karate, and I feel so refreshed now. But instead of getting back on track with my homework, I just finalized my post-graduation plans. The Monday after the ceremony, my friend and I are taking a cruise to Key West and Cozumel. I can't wait! Both are such fun stops!

In the short term, I have to write up a case study, write an annotated bibliography, start my promotions for our golf tournament and get back on track with my independent study. Plus career fair this week, coming up with a dinner for Valentine's Day (which I don't like on principle) and go to karate (open tournament is coming up next month)

Crazy! But at least I am not sick anymore!

Labels: cruise, drowning in homework, graduation, Procrastination

Posted by Christina on 2/11/2008 10:11:00 PM
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Welcome 2008!

Happy new year everyone!
I have been talking about resolutions, and here are my professional/school ones:

1. Concentrate on the present while planning for the future.
2. Start prospecting for jobs, beginning March/early April.
3. Streamline my resume since I am only applying for jobs within a certain field.
4. Start prepping early for comps and graduation.
5. Actually go to meetings and mixers with PRSSA (to my defense, last semester they were all during class time)


I'm ready to start the new year!

Labels: grad school, graduation, new years, resolutions

Posted by Christina on 1/02/2008 11:04:00 AM
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Graduation and Jobs

I went to register my classes for next semester, and it hit me. This is the last time I will be registering for classes. May 8, I will proudly walk across the stage to pick up my diploma, and then it's back to the "real world" again.

Going through school again really helps you hone down certain things that are important to look for in a job search. I know I do not want to commute very far (fortunately there are alot of PR options close to me,) I would rather work for an organization that values sustainability if possible, and I need growth options and a challenge.

The other thing that I realize is that I want to take a vacation right after graduation. I didn't take a real vacation after undergrad, and I wish I had. I want to walk into my new job fresh, happy and relaxed, rather than stressed out and exhausted from my finals.

Labels: graduation, job search, jobs

Posted by Christina on 11/06/2007 02:53:00 PM
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Intern

My boss and I were talking this week about internships and how necessary they are for college grads right now. Everytime I tell my brother or one of my friends that they should get one before they graduate, I always get the same answer. "I don't want to work for free."

This is such a bad frame of mind, because without experience, you will not get a job, not even with a college degree. Well, you may get a job, but not one that will make you very much money. I know. I had to work in retail management for years before people would take me seriously.

Now that I am back in school I have made it a point to get internships and join PRSSA. And this seems to be a better route for me because they just asked me to stay on.

Thinking about this is much nicer than thinking about how our offensive line needs some serious work. boo to that!

Labels: graduation, interning, jobs

Posted by Christina on 10/13/2007 07:02:00 PM
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