Mohawk College's Public Relations - Corporate Communications Graduate Certificate program allows students to network with industry professionals, gain hands-on experience in different areas such as graphic design, social media and digital communications, crisis communication, etc. Many graduates of the program have found jobs within the field fairly quickly, including my friend Megan Dunscombe.
Megan graduated from the program in 2021, as part of the class that was fully online. She is currently an Account Manager at MAVERICK Public Relations. After struggling to meet for quite a while, we finally had the time to Facetime the other night to discuss her experience at Mohawk College, her current role at MAVERICK, and she gave me some advice for the future.
Before Megan even began post-secondary education she knew she wanted to be involved in Public Relations. She told me when she was younger she made a 5 year plan and put her future career as a Public Relations professional. Megan completed her undergraduate Bachelor's degree in Media & Communication Studies at Brock University. She then joined the program at Mohawk.
She enjoyed the program and gained many skills. When I first applied to the program, she told me I would love it and she has continued to be an amazing support person throughout my journey at Mohawk College.
Megan talked about how you learn a lot from the Public Relations - Corporate Communications program at Mohawk College, but there are many things you learn on the job. She said the amount of homework we receive in the program is similar to how many projects you'll have due in the PR world, especially at an agency.
Two weeks after graduating from Mohawk College, Megan found her dream job at MAVERICK PR. She has gotten the chance to work on many fun projects and says she loves her job more than anything. Some of her clients include Little Caesar's Pizza, Parmigiano Reggiano, etc.
Her day-to-day life at work includes budgeting, going to events with clients, media planning, social media. and much more. She told me if I was looking for a Monday-Friday, 9-5 job then I'm in the wrong place. She said she works many weekends and there's often times where she will be working late, but she wouldn't change it for the world.
Thank you to Megan for chatting with me about the world of public relations (as well as our personal lives)!
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| Second Row Far Left: Megan then Me! |
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