I am currently a senior at Georgia Southern University and I would be lying if I said I am not constantly worried with thoughts about post college life and my future. I know that many of my fellow classmates feel the same way as well. There are some things that I have found helpful in working through these feelings and fears.
The CreativeCareer.com is very helpful with its podcasts of PR professionals and their experiences and helpful tips to entering the career world. I stumbled upon this website when I had an assignment do for my PR class and found myself listening to more podcasts than I was required to just because I was interested in what they had to say.
LinkedIn is also a good website that has been created to focus on professional relationships and can be a helpful tool in gaining contacts for your professional life. I recently linked with my uncle who lives in Washington D.C. for my first “friend” and he has about 60 contacts in the public relations industry that I would have never known about had I not linked up with him.
Twitter can also be a useful tool. I recently saw an article about 30 PR experts you should follow on Twitter. By doing so you could connect with them and see the steps they took upon entering the workforce and request any tips they would have.
Most of all, I have found that having a positive attitude and a strong desire to succeed will get you far. In reality, we can do anything we put our minds to. If you work hard and you want to get far, you will. There are many resources out there for us to take advantage of and it is up to us as the wave of the future to do so!
