Hi all,
During previous placements at fashion PR
studios required me to wear all black, high heels and to be immaculately dressed while busily working at dressing models, packing and unpacking tables and
décor, and greeting guests.
Not this time however!
In order to gain information about an
employee, and a new machine within Pinjarra Refinery to write a feature story
for the weekly newsletter, required me to step onto site and complete my task
there.
This meant dropping my previous idea of high heels
and a glamorous PR life, and stepping into the reality of working in PR in the
mining industry, in my steel caps and high VIS protective gear.
This moment made me think of where I aspired
to be during the start of my time at university, and where I aim to be now. I
enjoyed my Corporate Public Relations unit, and my Public Relations Law units a
lot, in comparison to other peers in my classes.
It just shows how different everyone’s
decisions can be, and how many of us when choosing a career path to pursue,
will end up in many different places. It’s been really interesting to hear what
other people in their blog posts have experienced during their time in their
internships, and how different some of them are!
I am heading in to my last week in my
internship, and I feel so much more confident about myself in the Public
Relations industry. Being a part of a team and learning from the others in what
they do on a daily basis has given me a really good insight in to what to
expect in a Corporate Affairs team in a mining company. There is so much to do,
and so much to think about!
Until next time,
Lauren x
