When asked why I want to break into the PR world, my answer is simple. I want to do something that I care about. I don’t want my everyday job to become mindless and meaningless work. With a career in PR, we still have the choice of our concentration in the field. I want to be able to note differences I have made. I want to be able to show it off. I think that PR is one of the few professions that this is possible in.
Of course I understand why it is not something that everybody would like to go into – everybody has his or her own strengths and weaknesses, likes and dislikes. I just do not understand why people enter professions that they have no passion for!
It is evident by my teachers that they genuinely love what they do. They build our lessons on past experiences and teach us from things they have picked up along the way. It is definitely a different experience from what I am used to.
The thing is, though, I am not too sure which area of PR I would like to get into. As my class starts our client projects and begin to apply for field placements, I keep getting the feeling that I am the only one questioning where I want to be. I know many people change their career paths many times in their life, but am I really the only one unsure of where I want to be and what I want to do?
I’m with you, Erin. I have absolutely no idea where I want to go after graduation. I keep getting excited about certain areas, but then feel let down with the thought of competition, not being good enough, not being outspoken enough, etc.
It’s stressful! : )