Hi guys,
Until I’d started my internship at BCRC-WA I’d always scoffed at people who made remarks about university life being ‘the best time of your life,’ ‘so relaxed,’ ‘relatively stress-free.’ I thought these people were insane, and they drove me insane! I was always thinking “do you know how many assignments I have to do, how many all-nighters I’m pulling!?”
Now that I’m in the real workforce, so to speak, I completely understand. My stress levels are “through the roof” and I’m only an intern!
Being that I am the only PR person here, the workload is very intensive and there’s a lot of pressure being put on me to deliver results.
Similarly, there’s no one here to bounce ideas off in the same way there is at uni. It’s all up to you, and if something goes wrong, you don’t just get a bad mark, you get a bad reputation.
The idea that this is my reality next year is completely terrifying, but still quite exhilarating. Knowing that I’m five weeks away from being a professional PR consultant is mind-blowing. Seventeen years of schooling and it’s all coming to an end; the real world awaits me, whether I’m ready or not.
I know a lot of you guys are in the same boat here too; terrified of the reality that we will be in the workforce next year and thinking that we’re not ready for it. The truth is though, we are. We’ve studied for three years, undertaken internships, work experience, volunteered, spoken with industry professionals and so on. We are ready, and we are prepared. We just need to make ourselves realise it!
Hope everyone’s having a great weekend!
Ashni
