{"id":6647,"date":"2016-01-08T15:50:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-08T20:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/?p=6647"},"modified":"2018-08-11T12:52:35","modified_gmt":"2018-08-11T16:52:35","slug":"new-professionals-panel-advice-on-the-transition-from-school-to-workplace-national-conference-session-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/index.php\/2016\/01\/08\/new-professionals-panel-advice-on-the-transition-from-school-to-workplace-national-conference-session-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"New Professionals Panel: Advice on the Transition from School to Workplace [National Conference Session Recap]"},"content":{"rendered":"
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PRSSA member Adam Piccin networking at the PRSSA 2015 National Conference Career Exhibition.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Event:<\/b> Transition to the Real World (Hosted by the New Professionals Section)<\/span><\/p>\n

Presenters:<\/b> Hilary Jurinak, Communications Coordinator at Binny\u2019s Beverage Depot <\/span><\/p>\n

Brian Price, Assistant Account Executive at Edelman <\/span><\/p>\n

JR Rochester, Digital Media Strategist at AAA Carolinas <\/span><\/p>\n

Moderated by Jessica Noonan, an Associate at Burson-Marsteller.<\/span><\/p>\n

Recap: <\/b>Four former PRSSA National Committee members held a Q & A discussion on the transition from student to professional, sharing tips and advice they learned through their experiences.<\/span><\/p>\n

Price, who said a friend from PRSSA helped him get his current position, emphasized the importance of networking and remaining connected with other PRSSA students. The importance of the PRSSA network was brought up again by Rochester, who gained experience at an internship through a connection to PRSSA.<\/span><\/p>\n

The panel emphasized utilizing mentorship relationships to aid in the student-to-professional transition, pointing out that students need to step up and ask a professional for their time. \u201cThe great thing about being a student is that now is the time to ask questions,\u201d said Rochester. All four panelists agreed that students need to be more proactive in asking mentors for advice.<\/span><\/p>\n

When asked what advice they would give to their 21-year-old selves, they had some useful responses. \u201cI would say to save all of the money you can,\u201d replied Junk. Rochester said he wished he had been more confident in himself because he had the skills, he just needed to feel more secure. Price mentioned keeping up with his network again, and Noonan said, \u201cStep back and make sure you\u2019re doing what you really want to do.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Takeaways:<\/b><\/p>\n