Well I have just finished eating some lovely cakes which my Manager arranged as a send off for my last day here. To best honest, it was an unexpected surprise - but certainly appreciated. I had to put my speech preparation skills in practice on the spot and thank my Manager along with the 10 or so other employees who came for the free food :)
Today has been very odd for me. For those of you who don't know me that well I am planning my wedding in January, working 25hrs per week as a Training Officer at HBF, going to Uni and of course undertaking this placement. I woke up this morning feeling relieved to get my last day out of the way and 'remove something off my very full plate'. This semester has been full on in its on right but grouped with everything else taking place in my life it's been really hard work (more than it should be).
So I arrived thinking I would be happy to see this day end but after meeting with my Manager to talk about my progress over the semester and seeing people I had worked with during my time hear listening to their kind words I felt a little sad.
I think it's made me realise you need to appreciate every component of your life for what it is-individually rather than look at everything you're trying to balance and think "why did I take this all on at the same time"?
Completing these posts have been good for my development as it's allowed me to truly reflect on my progress. I think if we didn't have to do this for the Unit I wouldn't have taken away from this experience as much as I have. At the moment, in my frantic lifestyle I've found I haven't taken much time to stop and assess.
2 comments:
Hey Danica! I liked reading your post. Especially about how you have so much to juggle at the same time, while working for your placement.
During my placement I had so many other things to do along with my placement. And now that I am almost done, I feel like I wish I could stay on longer. Not having enough time was frustrating, but now I feel like I could have done more. Funny how it all works out :D!
I agree with how you said these posts help us to see how much we have progressed over time. 20 days sounds like so little but as it stretches out over the weeks we gain so much more than we expect.
From your whole work experience what do you think was the most beneficial point of all? Has this work placement made you more aware of what it's like to work in the PR industry?
Hope your report went well and good luck for your wedding! :D
Hi Sarjana, thanks for reading my post! There are so many of us contributing online that it's hard to keep up with reading them all!
Yes, there is definitely that feeling of staying longer. I received my employer appraisal and although I scored well, I still felt like I had more to give.
Posting is very therapeutic. Crazy as it sounds it's been good to do this even if it was a requirement. Maybe other units could include this method of reflection?
The placement in itself was an amazing experience. I think I was very fortunate to work where I did. I think a lot of students only get to see one side of PR whereas I was immersed in media, communications, marketing and a little of sponsorship and events. It made for a great learning experience however was tricky trying to piece together my final report.
Yes, after completing this placement it's made me very aware of what it's like to work in the industry. I'm fortunate in that I already have corporate 'world' experience so I knew what to expect in that regard but any doubts I had regarding consultancy/inhouse have faded. I know now for sure inhouse is for me as strangely enough I thought I would do 'anything' for money however I've realised just how important it is to me to be ethical and honest.
Intersting huh :)
Goodluck with your remaining studies (if you have any left)!
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