Where are all the student PR bloggers?
Posted Monday, March 3, 2008 at 9:11pm in Blogging, PR General | 23 Comments
Stephen Waddington’s latest post touches on the value of student blogs and in it he references Richard Millington and myself (thanks, Wadds) as to why a blog can help kickstart a PR career. He’s completely right too. As long as he or she is articulate enough, a PR student who writes a blog can open up a number of career avenues; particularly in the final year’s study and moving through the transition of student to professional.
Thing is, not many PR students are actually writing blogs these days. Well, not in the UK, anyway. The US is much more advanced in this area with the likes of Robert French in Alabama and Kelli Matthews in Oregon teaching blogging (and social media in general) as part of their respective university’s curriculum.
This isn’t a post claiming that every PR student should be looking to move into a social media role after their studies.
Far from it. A blog is merely a platform where the content is king and the most important element. So, wherever your passions lie. Be it in: Sport PR, crisis communications, internal communications, financial PR or whichever area of the industry you want to progress in, a blog will help you differentiate yourself from your fellow candidates. It will also help you to gather your thoughts on your chosen area of expertise and help your brush up on your writing skills.
And besides, a little social media knowledge wouldn’t hurt either, right?
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