PRSSA Alumni Visit PRSSA

Last Tuesday, 5 PRSSA alumni attended our meeting for an 'alumni panel' in which PRSSA members rotated in groups around the room and spoke to each alumna about their experiences graduating from Temple, and getting a job in the PR field. We discussed the difficulty in getting a job and that sometimes you may need to do 30-40 interviews before you find the right fit, but in the end, it is worth it. Here are what the 5 panelists had to say:

Julia Nietsch works as a PR associate at Abington Hospital. She says that she never really saw herself working at a hospital, but found that it was the right fit when she interviewed. She says that even though you may not consider a certain field for yourself, its good to be open-minded. She says that she has learned a lot about the medical world that she would otherwise have never cared to learn.

Meredith Avakian works as a Senior Public Affairs Representative at DuPont Co. She interviewed and was hired for her position before graduation and started working in July. She loves her position and writes a daily newsletter that gets distributed to all Dupont employees. She enjoys getting to interact with people from all over the world.

Jennifer Dublisky works as a Public Relations Account Coordinator at Barton Gilanelli & Associates. Her account specializes in RV sales, so she must read media outlets everyday, to keep fresh on what is happening in the RV world. Though she says this may not sound interesting, it has proven very rewarding.

Melissa Hersh is a travel consultant for Gil Travel. She specializes in group travel to Israel. She said that though this may not have been the field she initially wanted to be in, she enjoys her job and looks forward to where it might take her.

Kristin Zartman works as a consultant for CRA, Inc. where she goes into companies and helps them to work together to become better. She enjoys her job very much though she has only worked there a few months.

The panel proved to be very interesting and let PR students know that there is a world of jobs out there for them, they just need to know the right way to get their hands on them!