New job, new location, new life
Posted Friday, July 7, 2006 at 11:10am in Blogging |
Around four weeks ago I handed in my last piece of uni work and, needless to say, was quite relieved that four years of study was finally over. Well, just last week, I received my overall grade and I’m now the proud owner of a 2:1 BA (Hons) public relations degree from the University of Sunderland. That’s second from top don’t you know? 
So, moving from graduating to employment, I’m delighted to officially announce I’ll be moving from my native North East to begin working for Edelman in London where I’ll be focusing primarily on online communication in the Interactive Solutions department. I’ll also be spending time in each of the company’s practices to keep up to date with traditional PR and to get a better understanding of the business as a whole. Delighted and excited? You bet!
My new boss, Jacqui, is great. She’s climbed the highest mountain in four different continents … or something crazy like that. And the team I’m working in is a mix of different nationalities which is also great as since reading this book, I now believe the world is flat. It’s all about the global perspective nowadays.
I’ll be working on some exciting projects which involve these new ways of communication I’ve been blogging about for the past 15 months, so things may get a little quiet around here as I’ll actually be **doing** as opposed to just writing about them. Which is fine by me. A blog should have objectives and I’m safe to say this blog has met its primary goal in achieving what I wanted … employment.
Although, I didn’t think I’d meet the great communicators I have met in the real world in the process. Stuart, Tom, Neville, Elizabeth, Serge, Drew, Jon, Antony, Justin, Steve et al.
I honestly can’t wait to get involved with it all and looking forward to exploring the great city of London.
That aside, employment means there will be no more shameless self-promotional posts from me in the future. Well, maybe one or two if the appropriate situations arise. 
Wine and song will be of precedence tonight as I celebrate with my ex-colleagues from Bradley O’Mahoney PR. Although, I think their reasons for this ‘celebration’ is to make sure I actually leave!
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33 Comments
Stuart Bruce, BMA PR
Friday, July 7, 2006 at 11:43am
Congratulations once again, but promise not to go to London on us.
Piaras Kelly
Friday, July 7, 2006 at 12:41pm
Congrats
Steve Rubel
Friday, July 7, 2006 at 12:45pm
Dude, we are thrilled to have you!
Young PR » Blog Archive » Another Young PR Blogger Succeeds
Friday, July 7, 2006 at 12:52pm
[...] My mate from England, Stephen Davies, has landed a job at Edelman in London. [...]
Stephen
Friday, July 7, 2006 at 3:05pm
Thanks guys!
Stuart: I don’t think I’ll be losing this pitmatic accent for a while yet.
Jasmine Headley
Friday, July 7, 2006 at 3:46pm
Congrats Stephen! Hope you really enjoy the job!
Constantin
Friday, July 7, 2006 at 9:02pm
Congratulations! And don’t forget to blog
Alexandra Pullin
Friday, July 7, 2006 at 9:25pm
Congratulations!!
Blake
Saturday, July 8, 2006 at 6:16am
Nice work Stephen - glad to see things are going well. You deserve it.
Antony Mayfield
Saturday, July 8, 2006 at 7:58am
Top notch - nice work, Mr Davies. See you for cocktails in Soho - rah rah rah…
renaissance chambara
Saturday, July 8, 2006 at 9:48am
Jacqui mentioned a few weeks ago that you’d be joining, what no offer from LEWIS?
Robert French
Saturday, July 8, 2006 at 11:47am
Terrific news, Stephen! Many congratulations to you. Very deserved reward for your efforts. Enjoy the experience. They are fortunate to have you.
Guillaume du Gardier
Saturday, July 8, 2006 at 12:37pm
Great to have you in the team, PR Blogger, welcome on board !
PR Blogger to join our european blogger team at PR Thoughts
Saturday, July 8, 2006 at 3:00pm
[...] Few days following the announcement of our new german blogger, Wolfgang from Haltungsturnen, it’s now time to announce that Stephen Davies, the UK blogger behind PR Blogger’s blog is also joining us and will strenghtend our european blogger team. He will be based in the London office and will work in Jacqui’s team. Congrats Jacqui ! [...]
Jessica (Bournemouth University PR grad-student)
Saturday, July 8, 2006 at 4:43pm
I just discovered your blog last week and enjoy it very much. Congratulations on your new adventure!
Erin Caldwell
Saturday, July 8, 2006 at 8:44pm
Congratulations on wrapping up school and joining Edelman, Stephen! We’re thrilled to have you! Now we just have to work on those arrangements to get together sometime …
Stephen
Sunday, July 9, 2006 at 12:19am
Thanks gang. Erin: London/tea/Queen … remember?
Owen Lystrup
Sunday, July 9, 2006 at 2:19am
Great work!
So nice to see so many of us young people getting snatched up.
Good luck with the new job. Enjoy it.
Kami Huyse
Sunday, July 9, 2006 at 3:44am
Congratulations. This is so well-deserved. I look forward to listening to your “professional” musings, and reading about them on NewPR too
Neville Hobson
Monday, July 10, 2006 at 1:42pm
Belated congratulationss, Stephen (I’ve been unplugged from the net all last week, so only just seen the news). Continuing to watch your onwards-and-upwards moves with keen interest.
Oh, and extra special congats on the 2:1 Hons!
John Wagner
Monday, July 10, 2006 at 2:48pm
Stephen:
Congratulations … sounds like a terrific opportunity. Does this mean you’ll be switching football allegiances to a London-based team???
Stephen
Monday, July 10, 2006 at 4:12pm
Thanks for the well wishes everyone.
John: I’ll be sticking with the Toon Army, thanks.
Interested
Monday, July 10, 2006 at 4:44pm
What happened at LEWIS then? Did they make you cry?
Stephen
Monday, July 10, 2006 at 5:18pm
Well I was quite sad to leave after my three week internship but I can assure you that I didn’t cry. Interested: what a great name, and pretty apt too, because I’m ‘interested’ to know if you’re the same person who commented here? Same IP location.
Hmm. I think I’d be right in saying you’re the bunny. Go on, tell me your real name. I dare you!
Still, glad you’re reading though.
Karel Mc Intosh
Monday, July 10, 2006 at 10:55pm
Here comes another, BIG CONGRATULATIONS. I’d say you’ve got the personal PR covered, meeting objectives and all. Hope you do just as well at Edelman.
samwilcox
Tuesday, July 11, 2006 at 11:44am
Congrats Stephen, hope my journeys as successful as yours has been so far!
Stephen
Wednesday, July 12, 2006 at 12:13am
Karen/Sam: Thanks a lot.
Sam: Good luck with your second year. I’ll be reading with interest.
Serge Cornelus
Thursday, July 13, 2006 at 8:43pm
Great communicator, huh? What is it that you need from me? ;-D
Congratulations on the job. You deserve it!
Bjoern Hasse
Friday, July 14, 2006 at 2:00pm
Hey, just returned from holidays - however better now than never: a big WELCOME to you! Great to have you on board!
reine Formsache » Willkommen PR Blogger!
Friday, July 14, 2006 at 2:08pm
[...] Wer ihn noch nicht kennt oder liest: Stephen Davies, PR Blogger (.com), aktuell auf dem Weg von seiner nord-östlichen englischen Heimat in unser Londoner Büro. [...]
Stephen
Friday, July 14, 2006 at 5:08pm
Serge: Me? Ask any favours? Never! Well, maybe a translation now and again.
Bjoern: Thanks for your welcome. Great to meet you last month … hope we cross paths sometime in the near future.
James bruni
Sunday, August 20, 2006 at 1:39pm
Edelman is a modern day PR sweatshop.
Stephen
Monday, August 21, 2006 at 8:01am
Not from my experience it aint mate.