We'll believe this because someone said...

As you should know, I am coming towards the end of my first year as Public Relations student at Leeds Met University and as we all know, the dreaded exam period begins!

I had my first exam, an oral exam on Organisational Behaviour. An exam where were expected to revise methods and theories that other people had come with for other people to work by.

During the exam a question arose in my head, "If I became very successful in whatever area of business I choose to work my trade. Do you think if I came up with a controversial idea and used my commanding influence to make other people to believe it, could it work? Would undergrads be revising my word for their oral exam?"

When I grow up...I want to be...

Yesterday, in class, we were seperated in groups and given a reading to study that was written by (who is now) a level two student studying for the same degree as I am (BA Hons PR). The goal of this was to inspire us into creating an arguement for which was the better area of PR to enter, "In House" or "Consultancy". The end product was a good one. As both groups tried to put one over on the other for a good 20 minutes!

Apart from what the tutor taught us that day, one other thing stuck with me. In the reading, the student mentioned that "PR is a course that people take when they don't know what to do next". In my opinion, I feel that there is some truth in this statement, because 'hand-on heart' I wasn't entirely sure what I was applying mid-last year and only am getting to realise what the world of Public Relations has to offer.

But my question is this, do you think that PR is a career that young men/woman aspire to get into? Or they try their hand at it simply because they don't know what to do next?

Finding a job

I never thought it would be this hard to find a job in Leeds! Especially with the 3 years of experience I have behind me. I was actually gobsmacked to hear the latest reason an employer gave me to why my application was unsuccessful...because I am Male!

Apperently the company had a policy of hiring a certain number of males and females. After the nearly 6 months of trying since moving up here, could this be the straw that broke the camels back?

Starting Out

How hard is it to get that first step on the ladder when starting out in PR? It just shows how competitive the world of communications has become and how vital this area has become to businesses looking to evolve in the ever changing business world...