{"id":9401,"date":"2018-10-09T07:00:26","date_gmt":"2018-10-09T11:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/?p=9401"},"modified":"2018-09-27T09:05:21","modified_gmt":"2018-09-27T13:05:21","slug":"remaining-positive-in-a-cutthroat-pr-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/index.php\/2018\/10\/09\/remaining-positive-in-a-cutthroat-pr-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Remaining Positive in a Cutthroat PR World"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It\u2019s not often this topic is talked about but we\u2019ve all been there. A situation where it feels as though everyone is getting a summer internship except for you. In the field of public relations, it\u2019s imperative to remain positive. For starters, if you\u2019re outwardly salty about a peer getting a position that you applied for, that bridge could be burned. We\u2019re all human and when things don\u2019t go the way we expect, it can be hard to keep a smiling face. But you can\u2019t let those feelings get the best of you. We hear it time and time again in meetings but connections are the best way to land a job. It\u2019s easy to forget but the peers that we are in meetings with are also connections. We will go separate ways after graduation but our network of people that we know in the communications field will continue to grow.<\/p>\n

Here are a few tips for staying positive that I\u2019ve gathered through my time in college:<\/p>\n

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  1. Don\u2019t take anything personally. <\/strong>If you didn\u2019t get the position you were hoping for, it\u2019s not the end of the world. Focus your talents somewhere else and don\u2019t give up. Follow up with your interviewer and ask for advice to implement the next time you interview at a company. This industry will always have someone more qualified for the position but the way you handle yourself in the face of negativity is what will resonate with companies.<\/li>\n
  2. Cut out the negativity.\u00a0<\/strong>If people that are jealous of new experiences that you receive surround you, don\u2019t focus your energy on them. Focus on yourself and connecting with new people. There will always be people who are happy for you.<\/li>\n
  3. Attitude is everything, so keep yours in check. <\/strong>Everyone gets upset, especially when put into an uncomfortable and stressful situation. \u00a0It\u2019s natural to feel emotions. Be happy with your ability to interview for a position and move on. There\u2019s no point in focusing on the past for too long.<\/li>\n
  4. Be open with your feelings. <\/strong>Again, you\u2019re human. Be open with how you\u2019re feeling. If you\u2019re upset about not getting a position you wanted, that\u2019s natural. Just don\u2019t sulk in that place for too long.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I live in Minneapolis, aka the land of Minnesota Nice<\/a>. For the most part, I think that stands true for the public relation agencies here. Within my Chapter, I\u2019ve traveled to Denver and Atlanta for winter trips to tour communication agencies and corporate offices. From my experiences as well as advice from others, I\u2019ve learned that the world of public relations is a tough one. I know I might come off as the character from Mean Girls who wishes for \u201ceveryone to be happy and bake cakes\u201d together but let\u2019s be supportive of one another. It seems like a no-brainer to me because I have always been supportive of friends who get positions that I also applied for. I know how hard they worked to get to that point and they should know how proud of them I am. Be the \u201chype man\u201d for your connections that you wish to have in your life.<\/p>\n

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    Jack Nachtigal is a senior at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, majoring in Journalism and Mass Communication with an emphasis in public relations, minoring in leadership and anticipating graduation in May 2019. He has been a member of PRSSA since 2015 and has held numerous positions. He started on the executive board as an agency account executive for the UMN PRSSA in-house agency, Fusion. During his junior year, he served as Co-President of the chapter. Now, he serves as the Midwest Regional Ambassador, overseeing 20 chapter presidents in North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan. Nachtigal\u2019s experiences include interning for Digital River, a global e-commerce company in Minnetonka, MN, working for KIND Snacks as a University Ambassador and creating social media content for his fraternity, Sigma Nu. Nachtigal has traveled to Seattle, WA and Scottsdale, AZ for National PRSSA events, and accredits a lot of his opportunities to PRSSA. In his spare time, he likes to create social content for his Twitter and Instagram, as well as produce YouTube videos for his own channel.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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