This year’s PRSA/NYU PRSSA Career Forum was a success! With a few opening remarks by Lea-Ann Germinder, president of PRSA-NY, Shira Palka, president of NYU PRSSA, and morning presentations, the show was on the road. Students enjoyed a sponsored lunch, and had the opportunity of meeting with public-relations exhibitors from some of the top agencies in the country.

The fair was unique in that students were able to network with one another and professionals in the industry through morning sessions, a light meal, and a relaxed environment where careers can truly be cultivated. Exhibitors participating in the fair were given strict guidelines to go by, so that any participating agency must have offered either: an internship, job opportunity, or funds for school clubs and organizations so that students were guaranteed to benefit from the event in one way or another.

Special thanks to Brandi Boatner PRSA-NY New Professionals Chair, for putting this all together!

The NYU PRSSA, CommClub, Gallatin Business Club and Stern Marketing Society present: #nyuconnect!

Interested in Advertising/PR/Communications? Stop by to learn about the student organizations you’ll want to join, play some interactive games, and win prizes including NYU bookstore gift cards and the chance to meet with an industry professional!

Refreshments and Insomnia Cookies will be provided!

When: Friday, September 9 · 3:00pm - 6:00pm

Where: Gallatin Lobby, 1 Washington Place

For more information, check out our Facebook  page.

See you all there!

(Source: nycreativeinterns)

This week I attended the NY Tech Intern Meetup at Dogpatch Labs, organized by my fellow NYU classmates Andrew Oved, Jacob Laufer, and UPenn studentEric Berdinis. The event took place in a great space, and as usual I had a good time meeting NYC interns building their futures on the spot (or just eating pizza and relaxing after a long day’s work). Either way, it was a fun opportunity to network, chat, hash-it-up, hustle, or anything else you want to call it.

Guest speaker Chris Paik, a Harvard graduate and Handyman at Thrive Capital, spoke about his experience working in the investment startup, which focuses on early stage tech companies involved in the digital consumer area. I found some of his networking advice to be worth remembering:

•When you’re meeting someone for the first time, always try to make a warm and friendly introduction.

•Linkedin is a great tool to connect to someone. Use it! If you are interested in working somewhere or connecting with a company, send them a message with your information. It’s a great professional networking tool to take advantage of.

•Do things for people without expecting something in return. Just be authentic and genuine. 

•While networking, it’s important not to see people as a means to an end. People see through this. The best conversations had are with people who are respectful and open about who they are and what they are interested in.

•Be passionate. Say yes to every opportunity that comes your way. Be proactive about work and demonstrate that you and your skills are valuable. 

I think a lot of these points are good for life in general, not just for your career. If you’re honest about who you are and the things you love doing, it won’t take a lot of convincing for people to immediately notice that. I particularly would apply this to PR, as any personal connection with a client should be based on trust and dedication to work. 

As always, looking forward to the next event!

-Shira

Original post on M Booth blog here

Read the original post here (via MBoothPR).

My name is Shira and I’m the summer intern for the First Word Digital team at M Booth. I am a rising junior at NYU, studying Communication and Psychology. I am also the PR Director for the campus’s newly-founded Public Relations Student Society of America chapter. I’m grateful to live in the city that never sleeps, where I can put my skills and creativity to good use, and where having a small attention span is about as cool as #tweeting about it. My main goal at M Booth is to take as much out of the experience as possible by listening, learning and contributing to the wonderful working environment. 

Last week, I went to NYC Interns Hash It Up, sponsored by Hashable and Shelby.tv at TechStars HQ. Hashable is a free app that allows iPhone and Android users to stay in touch with people they just met by taking down their Twitter handle or email address. We had a couple of interesting guest speakers at the event.

Alexis Ohanian, cofounder of Reddit.com, gave the aspiring interns some good advice. After telling us about his experience with his own startup, he added that if we have good ideas in mind, we should build them out and put them in action ASAP. Startup companies are extremely popular nowadays and with the ever-growing speed of the internet, our ideas can go far. Working with people we get along with is key to a successful startup.

Emily Miethner, Founder and President of NY Creative Interns, discussed the importance of working well with others and getting to know the people we work with every day on a more personal level. We may always find a commonality with our coworkers and, more importantly, learn from each other’s differences.

Rachel Sklar, editor at Mediaite, ended with a few final notes about relationship dynamics in the workforce and dating boundaries. She held a Q&A session to wrap up the session, and concluded with the wise statement, “Don’t dream it, be it.” I truly believe in these words and try to live by them every day.

The networking part of the event was when things really kicked off. I met interns, most of whom weren’t from the NYC area, all grouped in the room for a common purpose — to make something big happen in their lives. I personally had a great time meeting students with such different goals, and I felt inspired by their enthusiasm. One of the participants even made a Facebook page for all the interns who attended. After the event, I realized that I’m not just an intern at a PR firm, but rather an individual who’s a part of a larger community. Students like me have the opportunity to bounce ideas off one another and create amazing things with a fully supportive team behind them. I just feel lucky to be a part of the team. 

-Shira

Originally posted on 6/28/2011 via MBoothPR

Dear Bloggers, 

Hello! So just last week, for those of you who missed it, NYUPRSSA went to a mingling/social networking event held by NYPRSA. It was an awesome time at The Australian (near Times Square) getting business cards, presenting ourselves to PR professionals, and getting a glimpse of the PR life in the real world. PR professionals from different agencies got together to discuss their companies’ purpose and exchanged contacts — lots of “mingling.” A lot of the members of PRSA NY were shocked to see us so actively coming out to the event, and it was super encouraging to hear wonderful compliments of us really trying to join the PR world. In addition, we met a fellow undergraduate PRSSA organization — the chapter at Hunter college.

Getting to know fellow PRSSA members from different universities was also a lot of fun, but don’t worry if you missed out! The great thing about PRSSA and PRSA is that there are so many events/campaigns/competitions/conferences to attend that missing one won’t hurt too much.
Keep in mind that public relations is all about making connections and keeping in touch once you’ve made those connections, so it’s essential that we all actively seek to establish relations with our possibly future bosses! Don’t feel pressured, there will definitely be more events to come, so join us next time! 

Until then,

PRSSA Historian – Claire S. Ahn

Originally posted on 4/12/2011 via Wordpress

Are you looking for a PR internship or job come May?
Do you want to meet influential PR professionals?
Do you love playing basketball?
If you answered yes to any of the above, then I have an event for you.

I currently intern at Coyne Public Relations, which is headquartered in northern New Jersey, and they are very involved with PRSA’s New Jersey chapter.
I was recently informed that Coyne is putting together their 3rd annual PRSA basketball tournament in Nutley, NJ on Thursday, March 31st.
I know you may be thinking that this event is on a school night and all the way in New Jersey, BUT I really feel it would be worthwhile if you are willing to take the 25-30 minute trip.
Also, Coyne PR recently opened a New York office, thus it is a great opportunity to network with a nationally recognized agency.
As one of my colleagues said, “It really is an incredible opportunity to network and meet PR people from all over the state in a great atmosphere. It’s also a lot of fun, even if you aren’t very good at basketball.”

Below you will find a link with more information regarding the basketball tournament.
Hurry registration ends March 24th! Hope some of you can make it!

http://www.prsanj.org/upcoming_events.php

Best,

Lindsay Ambrose

Originally posted on 3/22/2011 via Wordpress