The Name of the Game is Networking

I got to be a part of something really cool this evening in Downtown Milwaukee.  As part of my Public Relations Planning class I got to meet with three Public Relations professionals at the Hudson Business Lounge , which is a really cool business place in the Third Ward of Downtown Milwaukee.  Not only was this even amazing, but it was also beneficial for my future.

This event was a series of mock interviews with Public Relations professionals from around the South Eastern part of Wisconsin.  The first professional I got a change to talk to was Cassandra, she is a Public Relations Specialist from Rush, located in Chicago, IL.  Cassandra conducted my first interview and I received a lot of really positive feedback from her.  There weren't a lot of surprise questions in this interview and I was very thankful for that! She was very kind and supportive and gave me a lot of positive feedback about how I was answering questions.  She said that she could tell I had some practice interviewing.

The second professional I got to speak with Sarah who works in the Public Relations department for the Wisconsin State Fair .  We got to chat just a little bit about her job and it sounded absolutely fascinating.  I hope to get together with her at a later date and talk with her more about her job.  She asked me how previous bosses/ co-workers would describe me, and I said patient and open.  She said she really liked the uniqueness of those answers, and told me she thought it was cliche when interviewees say they are, "responsible" or "timely", because they just should be that way.  It was very good to get positive feedback from her as well.  She liked my real life examples that I gave to the scenarios she presented me with.

The final professional I got to speak with was so fabulous.  For this interview the tables got to be turned a little bit, and I got to ask this professional questions.  Her name was Melissa and she works for GE Healthcare, in the Dose & Education Service sector as the Global Marketing Leader.  She gets to work with so many different people to educate the public on a new service.  Melissa answered all of my  questions and looked over my resume with me.  She was really interested in seeing more of my portfolio and I am really looking forward to setting up a meeting with her! Melissa and I got to talk about how I wanted to get into the Non-Profit sector of Public Relations and she has a contact at the Blood Center of Wisconsin, who she is going to put me into contact with.  She was so helpful and I am thankful I got to meet with her!

This event was so amazing, and it is an opportunity that I am so grateful to have had!