Throughout the past few months I’ve attended so many events. I’ve been meaning to blog about each of them but haven’t had a chance to write it all up. So I thought I’d do an events all-in-one blog post and update it regularly.
Taylor Bennett Foundation meet-up
The first event of the year for me was the Taylor Bennett Foundation meet-up. The Taylor Bennett Foundation is an award-winning PR training and internship programme exists to encourage BAME graduates to pursue a career in PR. As an alumnus of the foundation, I go along to meet with interns old and new and get a chance to network with partnered companies and media. These meet-ups happen every 2-3 months and is a brilliant opportunity to share experiences in the PR world and network.
CIPR Social media conference
I also had the privilege of attending CIPR’s social media conference in April. At the event, several speakers from the PR and related industries like journalism came together to share their thoughts on social media’s prowess and its increasing influence on people.
The day as whole was really interesting and was good to hear best practices and examples of companies using social media effectively. However, there was one issue that every attendee was looking for an answer to – how do you measure actual sentiment? Unfortunately the question remained unanswered.
Nonetheless, CIPR’s social media conference highlighted that it’s not only people that need to adopt social media but businesses in order to remain open and competitive in their field.
IPv6: What’s all the fuss about?
On Monday (24th October 2011) my colleague Austin and I went to an interesting event on basically the future of the Internet. The event was titled “IPv6 What’s all the fuss about?” and was organised by the Chartered Institute of IT. The orchestrator of the key note speech was Nigel Titley, Chairman of the Executive Board, RIPE NCC.
The event was really interesting and it highlighted the importance of IPv6 adoption and how it would impact us on a day-to-day. Nigel covered most of the key issues around IPv6 adoption, and even went back to the basics of how the issue came about.
If you want know more about IPv6, then do check out the IPv6 Act Now website or follow the event hashtag.
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Brunswick Pre-Internship Blog From August 2010
Graduating in 2010, at a time where unemployment is at its highest, I realised employment prospects weren’t going to be great. I started applying for jobs at the turn of the year and was adamant I would try and make myself as employable as possible.
I didn’t want to be one of the unlucky graduates with no employment after spending so much time and money on higher education. Though, despite studying Marketing, I still wasn’t entirely sure what career I wanted to pursue. All I knew was that I wanted to be successful in whatever sector I chose. I now hope the Brunswick Internship will be the first step towards that successful career.
I remember hearing about the programme last year, and made a mental note to look out for it again when I was in my final year. Then the email came round from the UEL employability team offering an “opportunity for a fantastic paid internship in communications”.
The email asked: “Are you a great communicator with good writing skills?” and “Are you interested in the media and looking to work with successful businesses?” I found myself saying ‘yes’ to both questions, and decided this opportunity was totally for me.
After replying to the email, I joined about forty other students at a presentation at UEL where we found out what PR and communciations involved, and were told what the internship entailed. Again, I found myself intrigued about this opportunity.
I then attended another more formal information session at the UEL Knowledge Dock where we were told more about PR, communications, Brunswick, Taylor Bennet, Unicorn Jobs and the process of applying and attending the assessment centre. The session also allowed us to meet and talk to current Brunswick employees who were abundantly helpful with hints and tips.
Having heard all of this, I realised that this opportunity suited me very well, and then the realisation of how badly I wanted it hit. I went away to research the industry so that I was informed enough to fill out the application.
Having got through the application process, I got to attend the ‘dreaded’ assessment centre at the Stephen Lawrence Centre in Deptford. The day didn’t start very well for me, because I was involved in a car accident on the way to the Centre. Needless to say, that didn’t help with my nerves. Nonetheless, I managed to get through the intense day, full of tests, tasks, presentations and interviews, and topped off with a delightful lunch.
The long day had drained me out. I headed home knowing I had given it my all and hoped for the best. A couple of hours later I got a call from Laura and I was delighted to hear her say the words, “congratulations you have made it through…” I was ecstatic. I felt privileged, considering so many people had applied. But also pleased with myself, because all the hard work had finally paid dividend.
Full 10 week blog available here
I didn’t want to be one of the unlucky graduates with no employment after spending so much time and money on higher education. Though, despite studying Marketing, I still wasn’t entirely sure what career I wanted to pursue. All I knew was that I wanted to be successful in whatever sector I chose. I now hope the Brunswick Internship will be the first step towards that successful career.
I remember hearing about the programme last year, and made a mental note to look out for it again when I was in my final year. Then the email came round from the UEL employability team offering an “opportunity for a fantastic paid internship in communications”.
The email asked: “Are you a great communicator with good writing skills?” and “Are you interested in the media and looking to work with successful businesses?” I found myself saying ‘yes’ to both questions, and decided this opportunity was totally for me.
After replying to the email, I joined about forty other students at a presentation at UEL where we found out what PR and communciations involved, and were told what the internship entailed. Again, I found myself intrigued about this opportunity.
I then attended another more formal information session at the UEL Knowledge Dock where we were told more about PR, communications, Brunswick, Taylor Bennet, Unicorn Jobs and the process of applying and attending the assessment centre. The session also allowed us to meet and talk to current Brunswick employees who were abundantly helpful with hints and tips.
Having heard all of this, I realised that this opportunity suited me very well, and then the realisation of how badly I wanted it hit. I went away to research the industry so that I was informed enough to fill out the application.
Having got through the application process, I got to attend the ‘dreaded’ assessment centre at the Stephen Lawrence Centre in Deptford. The day didn’t start very well for me, because I was involved in a car accident on the way to the Centre. Needless to say, that didn’t help with my nerves. Nonetheless, I managed to get through the intense day, full of tests, tasks, presentations and interviews, and topped off with a delightful lunch.
The long day had drained me out. I headed home knowing I had given it my all and hoped for the best. A couple of hours later I got a call from Laura and I was delighted to hear her say the words, “congratulations you have made it through…” I was ecstatic. I felt privileged, considering so many people had applied. But also pleased with myself, because all the hard work had finally paid dividend.
Full 10 week blog available here
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