Starting out in a new part of life is scary. People are always scared to close the door behind them and open the next one. High school graduation can be recognized as one of the biggest transitions. We are not only graduating from grade schooling, but it is the first time we have the opportunity to move away from our parents, we begin to identify ourselves by our “majors”, which in turn result in our career paths. We connect with others at the same institution as us and develop a new circle of friends.
This year, though, at Centennial College, I entered a new community. This year has been my first insight into the world of Corporate Communications and Public Relations. Maybe it is just my class, but I find it amazing how each one of us is there to support the other. We are all preparing for interviews for field placements. As each person goes to his or hers, all 39 of his or her classmates are waiting to hear how it went. If someone in the class has an interest in a certain area and another person has “connections” in that area, they are there ready to help that person.
School is possibly more social now than ever before. We are finding ourselves going to school this year because it is a pleasure to be amongst our peers. We are connecting with each other on academic, corporate and social levels. It is something that I do not think any of us have ever experienced before.
Our teachers are there to support us in the same way. Watching us day in and day out for the past number of months, they have gotten to know us pretty well. They are there, possibly more than ever, to guide us into the working world of CCPR. They take it upon themselves to guide us, help us and advise us…all things they are not required to do.
I feel, or rather, I hope, that this is a taste of the networked community in the CCPR world. Obviously it is not going to be all picture-perfect as described here, but I do foresee constant support and companionship.
Anybody else feeling this way at this time?
