Kara's Experience..
Intern: The coveted role that every college student strives
to obtain. Going into Christmas break of
my Sophomore year, I was eager to begin the internship hunt. At Ohio University, we have it drilled into
our heads from day one that we need to get an internship in order to graduate. I knew how important it is to have real-world
experience, especially since I was about to be halfway through college. It was during this internship search that I
came across Rebecca Adele PR & Events.
The first thing that attracted to me to this internship was
the way Becki described the program.
While most internship descriptions were pretty cut-and-dry, Becki’s
creative way of writing about daily roles made me feel like I would be a part
of something fresh, unique, and exciting.
It is for these reasons that I was thrilled to become a part of Becki’s
team!
Going into the internship, I had set goals of what I wanted
to achieve. I needed to build my own
personal portfolio and have concrete examples of work in the PR field. I believed that I would be able to obtain
these goals, but I did not know how quickly they would be achieved! I was
pleasantly thrilled that I was put to work right away, even on important
aspects of Becki’s company such as press release writing and managing various
social media accounts.
I not only enjoyed the responsibility that I was given, but
also the environment that I was given to learn in. It was great to have Becki right there to
answer any kind of question and offer advice.
I loved being able to joke around in the office one minute, and the next
be able to receive awesome real-world tips from Becki’s experience in the
field.
Overall, the experience I gained from this internship was
better than anything I could have learned in a classroom. It was the best place for me to begin my
growth as a PR professional. Although I
will miss my Tuesday and Thursday mornings in the office, I leave the
internship knowing I have a mentor I can count on-from joking about her being
my mom or offering advice on how to write the best boilerplate for a press
release. My time at Rebecca Adele PR
& Events will be greatly missed, but never forgotten!
Written by Kara Ferrara from Rebecca Adele PR & Events
Chloe's Experience...
Coming
straight out of high school, never in my wildest dreams did I imagine I would
land a position with a PR company.
My
past two semesters with Rebecca Adele PR & Events (Summers 2014, 2015) has
taught me so much about the PR world.
Looking back, I have grown so much and couldn’t be happier with
confidence I have gained from this internship.
From not knowing how to write a press release to writing at least five of
them in my period at Rebecca Adele seems amazing to me. Also having never taken a college class about
PR, from the beginning of my internship I felt like I was “thrown into the
fire.”
And
I wouldn’t want it any other way.
I
am incredibly thankful to have begun my career path towards a PR professional
with Rebecca Adele. In addition to
learning about social media, PR writing and event planning, it also helped
confirm that this is the field I want to work in.
When
first meeting with my boss in February of 2014, I had asked to shadow her for a
high school project. Never was it my
original intention to intern for her, but as luck would have it, here I am
sitting at a desk in her office.
This
internship has been more valuable (and fun!) than any college class--sorry John
Carroll! As my internship comes to an
end, I cannot wait for the next exciting opportunity that I will be faced
with. While I am leaving with more PR
knowledge and experience, I am also leaving with a wonderful friendship with my
boss/role model/friend Becki Silverstein.
According
to the dictionary, serendipity is defined as “luck that takes the form of
finding valuable or pleasant things that are not looked for,” and I believe
that perfectly sums up my time with Rebecca Adele PR & Events.
Written by Chloe Slavin from Rebecca Adele PR & Events
