Goodbye

Hey everyone,

My placement at Cancer Council WA (CCWA) came to an end last week and I actually felt a bit sad to leave. However, I was also so pysched to get a week of holidays before uni started again! Before I commenced my placement I was not expecting to have so much freedom to share my ideas and be creative, and I am so grateful that I was provided this opportunity at CCWA. The tasks I completed during my placement included;

• Ongoing media monitoring
• Devising an internal relations plan to improve communication and information sharing
• Updating their style guidelines
• Competitor analysis
• Editing and proof reading speeches, newsletters, and other communication material
• Creating an online photo library
• Helping coordinate an event

It's great that I was able to complete tasks that my supervisor has being meaning to do for years, but provided her limited time, has never got around to doing. So not only have I gained a lot from my prac, I think that I have also made a lot of positive contributions to CCWA. It was also a good feeling to apply what I've learnt over the years to a real life situation and see it take shape. Overall my experience at CCWA was really positive; I've learnt how to prioritise tasks and manage my time to ensure I meet deadlines, I've seen how an event is run, I've learnt the importance of multi tasking within a not for profit organisation and my confidence as a 3rd year public relations student has boosted.

It was also quite an insight reading everyone's blogs each week, it really enhanced my understanding of pr's role within an organisation. It's now time to start putting my report together, which I have been putting off for a while:-) Good luck to everyone still completing their placements or just about to begin, I hope you enjoy your placement as much as I did.

Chelsea