Week 7&8 - Summer Internship

"It's been a long time!" 

Busy, busy, busy bee! It feels like forever (really has going on two weeks now). Since my last post, I registered in not one but TWO summer courses >.< Economics and Spanish II.....what was I thinking?!

Although, it feels like I'm doing a lot, I'm really not. The key to any day, task, job, etc...is to know how to manage your time and how to do it well.

I like to think that I am very organized, but when it comes down to actually doing what's on the schedule I tend to stray away. I find myself constantly saying, "I'm finishing Lesson 11 today." I prepare myself, pull out lesson 11, grab my pencil, open Google translate (don't judge.) and have all intentions of doing lesson 11 for that day until..............

....the good ole' Internet sucks me in... :/ ... If I'm not on Twitter,  I'm BRIEFLY checking Facebook, flying to Pinterest or collecting ideas on my newest project, HerCampus SFA branch.

I honestly feel like school is in the way... (no this isn't my resignation from school -___-), but for the positions I'm looking to apply for: Social Media Manager, Communication Specialist, or the field of Public Relations, I feel like the experience outside of the classroom is more important than memorizing definitions for a test I'll forget soon as I turn the test in. In no way or form am I saying education is not needed for anyone, but at this point in my school I believe the ratio of classroom to field experience should be 10 to 90.

ANYWHO, As far as the internship goes. Honestly, we (Cassie and I) have both been slacking in the communication department with one another. If it's not one thing it's another within both of our lives, and we're continuing to push meetings and lessons back. No one's to blame in this matter, I take it as a learning experience for both CasMacPR and I.

For virtual internships, I believe they should be two months max of intensive work and experience. With a shorter time period, both the company and intern can benefit greatly due to a structured, tighter work schedule. If you the employer wants to cover 8 + lessons about the pr field to the intern, the shorter time period leaves the intern enough time to retain the information and still have the eagerness to learn more about their field.

Nevertheless, the experience is still rewarding and I'm appreciative for the opportunity.

By the end of the internship, I've set personal goals for myself toward working with capDIVAting ARTistry. I'm planning to revamp the website and fix the minor errors, create a Twitter account for business use, and pitch an event to the media.

Hopefully once summer school is completed (in which I'll have about two weeks before the fall semester starts) I can achieve these goals.

Keep #CreaivelyDreaming!

(and keep me in your prayers, Spanish is killing me!!) :(

Summer Internship - Week Six

"If you're not assigned a meaningful project, create one!" - @2MovesAhead - Kyshira #InternChat

This week has been hectic for both my Intern supervisor, Cassie, and I. Due to personal issues, it was difficult to match both of our schedules to discuss. So instead of waiting for an assignment, I created one!

I began to research social sites and collect information for makeup artist, capDIVAting ARTistry. I made up a list of make up artist and businesses on Twitter, as well as researched PR methods for Facebook.

Facebook is my WEAKEST aspect of social media due to the fact that I'm just not on the site long enough to effectively network. After my news feed fills with pictures of my classmate's child[ren] or statuses of how "life is hard," I'm ready to get off. Fortunately, I was able to come across great tips on how to become socially active with Facebook to attract viewers to the client's page.

Because capDIVAting ARTisty is centered around such a visual field such as make up, I also researched phone photo apps: Instagram, EveEm, Piictu, and Cinemagr.am and websites such as Pinterest, Tumblr and Blog Spot. These sites are focused on images and most importantly GREAT for networking. For example the new Lime-a-rita's. I STRONGLY dislike them, and I've never had beer before in my life, BUT because all of my followers on Instagram were talking about them so much, I bought a case. Does it matter that I like the drink or not? No, because I bought it. Does it matter that I got back on Instagram and posted a picture and the caption read that I didn't like it? Nope. Most people still want to try out things for themselves so either way, Lime-a-rita's win!

Relating this to capDIVAting ARTistry, if a picture is posted about Danita's artwork and a customer loves/dislike the work and expresses their opinion about it online, it's attracting viewers. We live in a world now where people like to know/see things for themselves. If someone is talking about the picture negatively, others view the picture to make their own assumptions. The beauty about God creating us is that no two people are alike. What might look horrible to others, may be stunningly beautiful to others. Either way, the social sites give people a chance to make that call for themselves.

Sites such as Pinterest excite such craft nerds, and DIY (Do - It - Yourself) project freaks like myself! :) Since I've joined the Pinterest family, I've been painting my nails trying to get it like "the picture with the American flag for 4th of July." I became Bob the Builder creating storage shelves and using pattern duct tape on everything! lol ...Pinterest also shows you the different possibilities that can be done with makeup. I want some of the makeup looks so desperately, but I simply just don't know how to do them. With pictures like these to spark the imagination of others and show them what all can be done, makeup artist such as capDIVAting ARTistry can demonstrate pictures showing the same look, then post how to contact the artist to get the look.

The Internet, when used effectively, can be a great advantage to new artist and businesses wanting to alert the public of their craft.

-Creatively Dream