Networking in the industry

Hi my fellow interns,

I hope you have all been enjoying your placement and have been busy writing the report. I know I have.

Just more details about my experience the past week. Tomorrow is my last day at Promaco as an intern and surprisingly the managing director liked me so much, she offered me a full time job starting in June, which I am excited about.

The past few weeks have been hectic with Promaco's first event drawing near. The Australians Counsel Day Conference will be held next week and the office have been busy making sure everything is perfect and ready to go for Wednesday the 23rd May. I will also be going into the office on Saturday to fill up bag satchels with sponsorship inserts, so it will all be ready to go to hand to delegates on the event day.

On another note, my blog today is about networking. I have realised in the PR and Events industry, or any industry for that fact, it is all about who you know and the relationships you build. Perth is such a small community and I experienced that first hand today by going to the Perth's Event Show, which was held at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre. There I got to meet all the different people in the same industry. It was exciting yet daunting because I didn't want to say anything stupid, but at the same time I wanted to liaise and get some contacts. It was my first time going to these kinds of functions and it was good to meet the people I will be constantly bumping into. I was glad I had my boss there with me to make me feel comfortable and accepted. Everyone was very welcoming and friendly and I even scored a few pamphlets and gifts. Overall it was a great experience and there will only be more opportunities when I go into the work force. So I am excited to see what else is waiting for me.

This will probably be my last post as I end my 20 day internship tomorrow and I will be busy typing away on my report, which I am kind of lazy to do now that I am working.
Does anyone else feel this way? I am literally working everyday and I find it so hard to concentrate on my studies, because I feel like the last thing I want to do after coming home from a 9 to 5 job is to sit down and do my assignment. I hope I'm not the only one feeling this way.

But anyway, I'm kind of sad to say good bye to the study life, it was such a safe haven for a long time. Now the hard life begins!

All the best to my fellow PR friends. I am sure in this industry, we will cross paths somewhere.

Grace Akang
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