Tips for Managing Your Time During the Semester
As college students and professionals, our days are insanely busy. Between classes, homework, work, clubs, extracurriculars, and an attempt at a social life, it seems like we never have a minute in the day to relax. In fact, if we do find a minute in the day where we aren’t doing something or thinking about the next assignment, we spend that whole minute freaking out that we are forgetting about something we were supposed to do. It may seem impossible to manage your time during the semester, but I am going to give you a few tips that will hopefully help you relieve a little bit of stress and guide your day-to-day schedule.
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Tips for a Great Job Shadow
Advertising and Public Relations students are always thinking of ways to build up their resumes, gain more experience in the field, and set themselves apart for other people they will compete against for jobs. Job shadowing is one of the ways students can accomplish all those things. Following a professional around his or her day to day tasks at work is also a fast way for students to find out if they like the job. Job shadowing can range from one day to weeks, and it also unpaid. Here are some tips to help you have a successful job shadow.
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Benefits of Joining GrandPR
GrandPR is an opportunity that few students at Grand Valley receive. The opportunity to work in a student run PR firm nationally affiliated with PRSA is one of the rarest experiences in any college career (there are only twenty-nine in the country). With GrandPR come many unmatched experiences that will make you stand out from peers. Being a part of this firm has given me so many indispensable lessons.
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How to Get Over the Mid-Semester Hump
We all reach a pivotal point in the semester when the tests, homework, and projects build up and it feels like there will never be an end to the constant chaos. For example, I was supposed to write this blog a few weeks ago, but I felt like I was drowning and couldn’t catch a break. But I’m still here writing this to you; I promise, it does get better! Here are just a few ways to regain your Boss Lady/Man status and bust out the last part of the semester! You can do it!
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Holland Agency Tours
On Friday, September 22, a mix of Advertising Club students and PRSSA students made the trip out to the lovely city of Holland to gain some insight on the everyday work that happens inside agencies.
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