It’s been one year and six days since I donned a gown and cap and crossed the stage in the Anglican Cathedral of Liverpool and received my degree in Business and Public Relations. A glorious day that started with a too early ceremony (let’s pretend that I didn’t fall asleep…
I’ve been thinking about this quite a lot recently, as I’m almost halfway through my year in New York – crazy, I know. I’ve always had a dream of living in New York. I never thought it would actually happen, but here I am. When applying, I didn’t care what…
Hello and welcome to a new series! Yes, another one. If you’ve been around for a while, you may remember I interviewed a lot of students on various placements around this time last year. Now that they’re all back at university and almost ready to face the big, bad world…
Ah, another blog post about final year of university. Did you know I was in my final year? Ok, I might stop talking about it soon. Maybe. Maybe not. Still another two months before I graduate so I’m afraid you’ve got to put up with it until then. I had…
Hello and welcome to a new series! Yes, another one. If you’ve been around for a while, you may remember I interviewed a lot of students on various placements around this time last year. Now that they’re all back at university and almost ready to face the big, bad world…
At school, I feel like your future is outlined for you. You complete your GCSEs, progress to A Levels and finally go to university. It’s seen as the ‘normal’ thing to do. If you don’t make it to university, you are basically looked at as a failure. Well, that was…
My years at university have gone by in a flash, and it’s frightening to think that I’m starting my final year in a matter of days. Knowing that this could potentially be my last year in education is a very daunting thought as it’s been my life for the past…
So this is it. Second year has officially come to an end. The fastest seven months of my life? I think so. It’s been a whirlwind of a uni year, but I’m much more excited for what’s to come. However, they say it’s good for the soul to reflect (I…
A popular debate and highly opinionated discussion lies around the topic of whether we need a degree in Public Relations in order to be successful in the industry. After a few weeks of carrying out my #GirlBossMonday interviews, it became clear that some of the CEOs and founders of these PR…
Last week I attended my first careers fair. I’m a second year now, it’s time to get serious. The fair was focused mainly around graduates but I attended for the possibility of placement opportunities. A lot of organisations were in attendance with the majority being law firms. Only a minority…