I’m sure you’ve been asked the question of “What do you want to be when you grow up?” at least once in your life. If you’re like me, then the answer you gave followed along the lines of princess, wizard, astronaut, doctor, etc.That is most likely not what you want to do now. If it is, congratulations, you know what you want to do with your life, and I would love to see how you became a princess or wizard. But, for most of us, we don’t know what career path we wish to follow, and college seems like a terrifying place to start. Choosing a major can be stressful, but it can be exhilarating as well. When selecting a field of study, it is essential to think about what you might want to do, your strengths, and what you enjoyed learning in school. I enjoyed writing and talking the most in high school, so I looked for a major that would incorporate both of these things in the classroom and the work environment. I also wanted various employment opportunities and fields that I could go into. Public Relations met all of these criteria. If you like writing, talking, collaborating, and a fast-paced environment, then PR might be the best place for you as well.

 Public Relations offers a wide variety of directions you can go into when looking for employment. These fields include but are not limited to entertainment, sports, news, non-profit, design, agency work, and so many more. If you want to work in the entertainment side of PR you can take supporting courses such as Film Studies and Screenwriting. For example, I am interested in entertainment PR. I took the Film Studies class to see if that would be a field I would want to work in, and I loved it. But, I could also work where my true passion lies; book publishing. Before I took this class, I didn’t know if it was attainable to work in the book publishing field, but I knew I could make it happen once I completed this class. This class also helped me decide that when I am internship hunting, I should look for one that has to do with either entertainment or book publishing so I get a true feel for what I think I want to do for the rest of my life. This is essential when deciding on what you want to do.

    If you love writing, PR may be a good career choice. I grew to love writing even more because of the classes that I had the opportunity to take in school, which included News Writing, Multimedia Writing, Research, Strategic Communication, Reporting, Social Media and PR, and Campaigns. As you learn in these classes, PR requires a lot of writing in many different ways. This could be press and news releases, media advisories, feature writing, blog posts, speeches, media pitches, social media messaging and posts, PowerPoint presentations, and so much more. So, if writing is a big part of who you are and you want to learn various writing techniques, PR would be a great fit.

    Lastly, PR would be a great career choice if you are an avid social media user and interested in making that a part of your career. Today social media is so prevalent that having advanced knowledge of using multiple platforms such as Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and Tik Tok could be very beneficial. In addition, employers will use social media as a messaging platform to inform everyone about their company, what they are doing, the events they have, and so on. Having advanced knowledge of social media could be beneficial in any field of Public Relations.

    Public Relations is a wonderful major and a great career option where you can do almost anything. Even if you don’t know what you want to do or what you might like to do, PR could still be a perfect fit and could help you find a field that is just right for you. I have loved every second of this major and am so happy that I found it when I did. I hope you think PR is just as great a major as I do.

For further information regarding Public Relations as a Career choice here are some links

https://gspm.online.gwu.edu/blog/5-reasons-to-pursue-a-pr-career/

https://hbr.org/2020/11/is-public-relations-the-right-career-for-you