It feels so great to be entering the last week of semester!
I finished my internship last Thursday, and now I can finally see the end of
the road.
My last day at Cannings Purple was amazing! We had a morning
tea with pastries and muffins, followed by a quick speech from one of the
managers thanking me for my time there. I followed with my own thank you
speech, expressing my gratitude towards all the staff and for the wonderful
experience they had given me throughout my placement.
Despite it being my last day, I still worked on projects and
fortunately, went out with a bang with a writing task I thoroughly enjoyed. BCG
has released their own company Bulletin magazine, designed to share the stories
of the company’s projects, events and employees. I was to write three articles
that were going to be placed over a two-page spread of short pieces. My first
piece was on BCG’s participation in the City to Surf event, followed by a piece
on the recent collaboration between BCG and Industry Gold Group. Both pieces
were kept to a 60-word limit. The third article I wrote was a 200 word piece
about BCG’s Development division, and the new Paradis Apartments that had just
been completed at Alkimos Beach. I look forward to seeing these pieces in the
Q4 December edition!
Reflecting on the semester, I did find it hard trying to
juggle the internship, writing the report, keeping up with my other units,
work, and all the other stressors that life throws our way, but I’m glad I did
it. I learnt so much from the internship, not only about how PR runs in the
corporate world, but also several skills such as working in an office, the
importance of developing strong relationships with clients and how to juggle a
number of tasks. I am looking forward to working fulltime and earning an
income.
Congratulations to everyone for getting through the semester
and completing their internships! Judging from all the posts, it sounds like all
the students had a wonderful experience and learnt a lot.
The world of public relations is definitely getting a better
run for their money these days, as it has become an integral aspect of many
businesses. I believe we are all going to do well, there is some amazing talent
at Curtin.
To those of you graduating, best of luck for the future, and
again, well done for making it this far.
Ciao everyone!
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