Too Good To Be True

So I few months back I wrote about my new-found interest in Public Relations. I was so excited to have finally found something that interested me that also had the possibility of a stable future. And being that I'm an English Literature major, the stable interests seem to be few and far between, which made PR all the more appealing.
Wanting to know anything and everything I could about the field, I dove in head-first; taking Q&A interviews left and right and applying for as many internships as I could find. Not a bad approach, I have to admit. If nothing else, it provided me the opportunity to really research the topic and see if it would be the right fit.
Alas, it was not. I learned that, as much as I enjoy having a blog and using social media sites, I do not want the list of sites I regularly visit to be a part of my resume. Sharing them with a group of strangers during a recent interview left me feeling over-exposed and vulnerable in a way that I did not care for. That incident - among a few others - showed me, in no uncertain terms, that PR is not right for me.
So I continue to search. There are few topics of interest that I'm pursuing - and none of them require the list of social media sites I regulate to be part of my resume.

Dear Spring,

How dare you tease me with a sunny day just to take it away.

Another Internship

A few months ago I did an internship with Paradigm Communications Group - the people who bring you Alaska Air and Horizon Air Magazines. Today I received a phone call from Email Broadcast - a company that does PR work for other companies. They have an internship opening that I applied for last week and they've asked me to come in and interview.
I'm nervous and excited!

Can You Believe It?

I had my second Q&A interview today with a Public Relations rep today. I'm trying to meet as many people in the field as I can in an effort to learn more about it and, of course, make contacts that might lead to a future job.
Ever since my Communications and Media class introduced me to the importance of writing in the PR industry, I've sought out to learn more about it. You know, being an English major, I often get asked, "what do you plan on doing with your degree?" I just never expected my answer to be PR. But the more I learn about it, the more I get excited about my future in the field.
My first interview was with someone in the cruise industry. Today's was with someone in insurance. As different as their tasks seem to be, there were a lot of similarities too. For instance, both companies are starting to focus on social media. The second, is that both people mentioned how fast-paced, challenging and how varied the work is. Both of those excite me.
Because I've been inspired by these interviews and found their advice relevant and helpful, I have decided to pick back up with my blog. If my goal is to work in PR and focus on social media, I should practice what I preach and focus more time on the social media that I'm already a part of.
Is it possible that I've found my career? All signs point to yes. My next step is to continue to meet as many people in PR as possible to ask questions and network. I've never had the desire to do so much work for a potential job/career. I must really want this!