In class on Wednesday we had the opportunity to meet Amy
Paul, and get some professional advise form her. Amy is a recent graduate of
University of Whitewater, where she majored in Public Relations. Amy was very
personable and gave us a presentation about her past present, and future.
Before Amy found out that public relation was she passionate,
she was a music major. When she switch her major she said that she felt very
behind, so she wanted to get involved with PRSSA right away. While she was in PRSSA she was the professional development chair, secretary, insight editor,
and regional activity coordinator. She went on to say the joining PRSSA was the
best decision that she could have made in college because of the “real-word
experience”, and recommends us all to get involved as soon as possible.
Besides joining PRSSA, Amy advised to us start looking for
internships now! She said that if we want a summer internship we should apply
for them in December. While Amy was here at Whitewater she had four internships
one at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin where she was the fundraising and
special event intern. Other internships
that she had were for the UWW Development office and for the MilwaukeeAdmirals. Amy challenged us to make our own internships like she did when she
was the Brand Ambassador for the Quodba in Whitewater.
Amy’s Advice for Internships:
1.
Start our search early
2.
Dress appropriately
3.
Act professionally
4.
Don’t be afraid to ask questions
5.
Ask for more responsibility
6.
Create your one internship
7.
References
Something at surprises me about Amy was how successful she
is for only being out of school for a few years. Also how she is still employed
with the Milwaukee Admirals, which is where she had one of her internships.
Amy was a great person to bring into class to speak, is a
very hard working and determined individual. You can tell that she is doing
what she loves and excited to see where Public relations will take her.
To connect with Amy:
@AP2005
