PR in the "REAL World"

Two Friday's ago I went to my first ever PR Real World Conference. The conference is for members of the Public Relations Student Society of America and it took place all day in Atlanta. The idea was to learn how to market yourself to make an entrance into the "real world," and to network with other student members and other PR Professional's who attended. Except for having to get up at 4:45 a.m. I was very excited about the day. My friends were coming, I had my portfolio and resume ready to have critiqued and I was ready to learn something beneficial. After lunch I had my resume and portfolio looked at by two different people in the field and that was useful. The most helpful thing that I took from the whole day went along with my portfolio. Multiple professionals advised that when going into an interview to not only leave them with your resume and references, but to also leave them with a little piece of your portfolio. I had two interviews for internships last week and I left them both with my spreadsheet of the coverage I gained for The Colonnade with the "Rock, Colonnade, Scissors" Tournament. My hope is that the sheet will give them another reason to remember me and all of my experience and qualifications.