A Foot in the Door...
As my time as a Channel Nine Perth intern
comes to a close I am beyond thankful for this experience, everything I have
learnt along the way and the people who guided me through such an exciting time
giving me the opportunity to grow not just as a PR professional but as a person
too. I would like to use this final blog post to reflect on some of the things
I have learnt and the skills I will continue to develop in my future career.
1.
Over Communicate!
One thing I learnt at my internship is that
in an environment where many different departments need to come together, and
many other organisations are involved you can never ‘over communicate’. This
means that to communicate regularly through email, phone calls and meetings,
explaining and reiterating is a solid way to ensure everyone is on the same
page, which everyone involved appreciates. At my time at Nine I did witness an
event, which was attended by competition winners, go wrong due to the fact
communication between the event organisers, Channel Nine and the competition
winners was not as succinct or involved as it could have been.
2.
Ideas Require Appropriate
Presentation
One of the most valuable things I have
learnt at my internship is that when you have an idea you need to own it,
presentation is apart of that ownership. At Channel Nine this presentation was
usually in the form of a PowerPoint or brief overview write up. This really
allows you to think through your idea and work out any potential issues or any
areas that can be elaborated on.
3.
Have Fun!
This one is pretty simple, I never really
understood how important office culture and having fun at work is to the
productivity of the team and the quality of work produced. Being able to enjoy
everyday and be surrounded by friends rather than just colleagues will now be
an extremely important factor when moving through my future career.
Those are just a few things I have learnt
from my experience at Channel Nine Perth, and excitingly I have now been
offered a casual position as apart of the marketing and events team! A first
stepping-stone in the right direction for my career!
I hope everyone has enjoyed your journeys
as much as I have and I will continue to see where this journey takes me, who
knows what lies ahead for us all but I look forward to working with other
graduates in the future! Until our paths cross again, I wish you all good luck!
- Maddi
