Category: Career Advice & Wins
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Reflecting on My PR Journey: Growth, Gratitude & Career Highlights
As I prepare to step into my next role, I’ve been taking a moment to reflect — scrolling back through old posts, remembering the trade shows, media events, partnerships, and campaigns that have shaped my public relations (PR) career so far. Each milestone, big or small, reminds me just how much growth can happen when…
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The Stress of Your Last Semester
College is fun. It really is. I have had some of the best days of my life within the Winona city limits. But along with that, college is equally as stressful. Especially as you reach the final days. It’s bittersweet to think that my college days are coming to an end in two short weeks.…
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5 Things To Do Before Graduating in PR
My senior year of college came fast. It crept up especially fast for me because I will be graduating college in December of 2019, and I only graduated high school in June of 2017. This is because I was a part of the Post Secondary Enrollment Option (PSEO) program in high school. What this means…
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Job Searching: Where Do I Even Begin?!
You spent four years at university studying hard and working toward your degree in hopes of getting a good job after graduation. But when the time comes that you have to apply for jobs where do you even begin? I’m currently in this situation. I just started my very last semester at Winona State and…
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What I’ve Learned in College
When I first arrived at Winona State University in the Fall of 2017, I had no idea what the next few years would look like. You see, when I first arrived on campus as a freshman, I technically wasn’t even a freshman. When I was in high school I took part in the Post Secondary…
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How to Grow Your Network in College
It’s one of the most important lessons you will need to learn in your professional career, yet many professors don’t tell you this before you graduate. Luckily, I learned about the importance of networking while in my first year of college. But whenever I tell my friends how important networking is, they tell me that…
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5 Reasons You Need To Sign-Up For LinkedIn as a College Student
I am 20 years old and a junior in college, with 1,150 connections on LinkedIn. Most of the time when I excitedly tell my friends that my network is growing, they question why I even have a LinkedIn profile as a junior in college. My response? Because it is EVERYTHING. My LinkedIn profile has allowed…
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Destination PR: Winona State Edition
Public relations, as described by PRSA, is a strategic communication process that builds mutually beneficial relationships between organizations and their publics. With a degree in PR, professionals can be in careers such as: Brand Journalism, Crisis Communications, Events, Media Relations, Social Media, and many more disciplines. The PR industry is constantly changing, so it is…
Taylor Eck 