Public Relations was never a dream career for me. I stumbled
across the Mohawk College program after researching postgraduate certificates,
and this seemed like the next logical step. I applied, got accepted and
enrolled in the September semester. Enrolling in this course was never an
action of passion, it simply gave me a piece of mind, knowing I had some kind
of path set up after university.
When my family and friends asked what I was pursuing in my
education this year, I never really knew what I was going to do. My 'go to'
response was mildly generic and usually consisted of a jumbled muttering that
included 'social media’, ‘representative’, and ‘you know like Samantha from Sex
and the City'.
On my first day of class, I was surprised to find out that
this was not the profession I believed it to be. Tim introduced himself to the
class and began his lecture with “PR is
NOTHING like Sex and the City”. Everyone laughed, but I was terrified. From
this first introduction, I knew this was not what I wanted to do, and I almost
dropped out of the course.
I did not want to follow a rigid structure of writing, I had
done that for 4 years writing essay after essay. I’ve always been a good
writer, but now I wanted to express myself on my own terms. I shared my fears
and doubts with my family and they told me to go through with the course. So I
did.
I wasn’t excited to sit in a classroom again after 4 years
of university, but I was excited to be somewhere new. I kept a positive
attitude, and put my all my effort into this course. After going to a few
classes, I realized I actually liked PR. I still had my creative voice; it was
just well organized now.
The Public Relations course at Mohawk is really eye opening,
after university it’s given me real world experience. I am writing pieces that
I will actually write in my career – it’s hands on learning.
Although I still do not believe that Public Relations is the
exact field I am going to take, it has definitely been a learning experience,
and opened my eyes to what I really want to do.
I still have a semester to go, but so far I am relieved I
stayed enrolled in this program and look forward to what else the course has to
offer and my future has in store.
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