Day 10: Intern. Day 11: Employee

Unbelievable right?

I was excited to do this unit, because I was able to get some 'real world' experience from it, which would hopefully aide my quest to get a job in my chosen profession. Then I could get a job and, maybe feel it wasn't for me and travel and come back and find a job again. That was kind of the plan after doing this unit, but now things have changed.

10 days into the internship, I get a contract to become a full time employee. So that's where I am. An employee at RugbyWA or the Western Force. As to how this came about, I can only put it down to one thing, my attitude. Growing up I've always been told, you're told to do something, just do it. Or something like that, I don't know. All I know is that, no matter the task, if I'm asked to do it, I'll do it and I won't complain and I'll do it to the best of my ability.

I could be wrong. But that doesn't matter.

Rugby is and has always been my favourite sport and to be working at the only rugby office in WA and to interact with the players is something I could only dream of doing.

Although I am not in a PR role, partnerships is pretty much PR. I write up speeches, social media posts, advert blurbs, run and organise events. All of this is seen and heard by the public, but this is for the partners of RugbyWA, we need to acknowledge our partners, because without them RugbyWA would not be able to operate to its full capacity, as it is a non-for-profit.

So for those of you who have come to an end of your internship, don't limit yourself to just looking for a role in PR. Look at other roles which incorporate what you have learned in class, because it might just be what you want.