Hi Everyone :)
Wow semester has flown by pretty quick. It's already the end of week 11! I hope everyone is going well with their placements or reports. I finished my report a few weeks back but I still have to write a couple blogs before I can hand it in.
For those of you who haven't started you report, don't stress but you should get onto it. I kept a dairy of what I did each day at work and found that when it came time to write the report it was much easier. I also wrote the report as I conducted my placement which was also handy.
Referencing was not too bad but like always it takes a long time so keep track of any texts you have looked at - it will be easier for you when you write the report. Also add to your reference list as you type the report, it will save you typing up a list all at the end which is really tedious. I found referencing helpful because it backed up any recommendations I made in my report, which I was slightly worried about showing to my boss only because it felt like I was saying they could do things better.
At th end of the day though, no organisation is perfect and an organisation practising good PR would take into consideration any recommendations as it could ulitmately benefit them.
Well good luck with your final days of placement and all the best with your reports!
Oh also keep a copy of your blogs as you write them...it's a pain trying to locate them all at the end :)
All the best if you are in your final semster and will be applying for jobs soon!
Desiree
1 comment:
Desiree,
Wow you finished your report and your final blog. Well done. I too thought it helpful to do blogging for this unit. Not merely for what I have to say (or lack thereof) but rather it was interesting to hear other people's experiences and how they applied what they have learnt in other PR units. I think the problem is that with such advances in social media, even blogs and email are starting to become outdated. When I go back home I am amazed at how social media has been embraced. On my Facebook page I have friends and relatives I haven't seen for years adding me to their page. And its not just people like me. A common joke back home is that even the most uneducated people in far-flung islands, who live in coral houses with no electricity or running water, even they know how to use facebook, myspace and twitter. Its good to know that organisations, such as my internship at Faraway, are embracing social media. All organisations no matter how big or small would benefit greatly from doing so.
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