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!!) :(

Week One! Virtual Internship

I accepted and started a virtual internship with CasMacPR in Tennessee on my birthday <3 May 15! 


Although this is not my first experience with virtual work, it is my first actual internship with a PR firm. I've worked with Raven Robinson, founder of PR2Politics, a PR firm in New York, earlier this year, but the experience was more of Raven being a mentor and guiding me through each process step by step. Although Cassie McDougal, founder of CasMacPR does the same as far as answering questions and giving clarification, the internship position is in a more formal setting than that of working with PR2Politics. 


I work during the day at my summer job from 8am to 4:30pm so most of the work for CasMacPR is done after 6. So far we've had a few teleconferences with the other interns working for the firm just as an introduction to everyone working, an overview of the company and clients the company represents. 


There are currently three interns working for this company, one in Tennessee and two virtual, and we are given two clients to work hands on for, then mid summer we are to switch to get the overall experience of working in a different part of the industry. 


I was given an upcoming Gospel artist and make up artist… two fields I've had no experience in. I'm so excited to find out the different techniques and procedures for this field.


The only disadvantage so far is setting a skype call or telephone call and it actually start on time. There's so much that could happen since we are so spread out, and it's a lot more difficult to schedule things when I'm not physically in the office. 


I hope to gain so much knowledge about a little bit of everything. CasMacPR will be expanding to Dallas, TX soon… I don't want to get my hopes up, but believe me when I tell you I'm working my behind off to stand out in this position!


-Creativelydream!