I’m happy & proud to announce that my last exam took place on Tuesday, 1st June. I am free now! I am not a graduate yet (don’t have my title) but I am done with University – it feels so good...
PR class of 2010
Just one quick look at my ikea bookcase reveals about 12 books that still need to be returned to the library (plus fines to be paid - ups) and 8 books that I actually own but will never ever need in my life. I can bet all my imaginary millions on it!
On the other hand there are about 15 books that I love (Deirdre Breakenridge: PR 2.0: New Media, New Tools, New Audiences, and other PR books). HA, I’ve joust found a list of ‘TO READ’ books:
- Deirdre Breakenridge: Putting the Public Back in Public Relations: How Social Media Is Reinventing the Aging Business of PR
- Brian Solis: Engage
- Charlen Li & Josh Bernoff: Groundswell
- Jim Macnamara: The 21st Century Media (R)EVOLUTION
- David Phillips & Philip Young: Online Public Relations
Hmm, maybe one day. Will have to check them on ebay soon :) If anyone has a spare copy of any of these, please let me know.
Other part of the bookcase is full of sheets of paper filled with my notes in every possible colour and mind maps on everything and anything (some nicely stapled together, some lying freely on top of each other), notebooks and colourful file folders that contain 3 years of my life (well, some more filling is still needed to be done – I’ve just looked at my desk (*sight*).
This is actually quite upsetting: University is done! What now? What people do with all this stuff??
The last semester flew by so fast! I didn’t really get ready for the end of it, I admit. Everything was very hectic and intense in many ways. I was forced to multitask more than ever before: attending lectures and seminars, meeting deadlines for University assignments, getting group work going, applying for PR Grad jobs, looking for part time jobs, educating myself about the new digital tools and social media, blogging, tweeting, and many more. I don’t know how to ‘unitask’ anymore.
No surprise then that it feels weird to have time for the ‘things’ that I like to do like cooking, reading books, drawing, city browsing, etc. These activities have been banned from my life for a very long time. Well, let’s see how I get on with them.
My top priority is to find a job now. I just need to catch my breath first.
i have diffusion pr day tomorrow (i yearon fromyou). glad ou enjoyed it and glad i foudn ur blog online!
ReplyDeletebig qu - did they give you lunch and or dinner and snacks? i just want tobe preopared for the day and not have to wprr about going to pret if everyone else bought lunch with them etc!!
ps could you respond via email? lottie_nr@hotmail.com. ihave pretty nervous!
ReplyDeleteHi Lottie, I forgot to ask... How did it go? Did you have fun? Did you get the job?
ReplyDeleteKat xx