Take Your Passion and Make It Happen
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Deanna Tomaselli gave a presentation about her career in public relations and social media. Over her career, she has had many exciting experiences like traveling for work, meeting celebrities, and attending high-profile events. However, she also discussed some of the challenges of her career, such as dealing with difficult bosses, getting laid off, and not getting jobs she applied for. She outlined her career path from graduating college to her current role, and emphasized skills that have helped her success like networking, initiative, and social media savvy.
Take Your Passion and Make It Happen
- 1. A Presentation by Deanna Tomaselli TAKE YOUR PASSION AND MAKE IT HAPPEN
- 5. COOL S*@T I'VE DONE IN MY CAREER Flown all over the country Saw One Direction perform live on the Today Show Taste-tested burgers and coffee Attended two red carpet movie premieres Sat courtside at a Cavs game Met with top magazine editors at their NYC offices Was the voice of the Skinny Cow Attended the NBA All-Star game Met celebs Been featured in various outlets and publications Got raises and promotions Played baseball on the field at PNC Park Attended NYFW Helped kids in need
- 7. OTHER S*@T I'VE DONE IN MY CAREER Cried and quit over a boss Cried some more over other stuff Budgeted, did expense reports, and budgeted some more Died a little in meeting after meeting Reported every minute of my work time for 5 years Got laid off Spent more time in excel than I'd ever thought a PR person would Broken two laptops (watch out for those liquids) Didn't get lots of jobs I applied for Was told no...more than once
- 8. A timeline of how I got here NEW GRAD...HOLY S*@T! WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN 2006...VERY NICE! GOT A JOB. GET ME OUTTA HERE NETWORK, NETWORK, NETWORK AGENCY LIFE A LITTLE THING CALLED SOCIAL MEDIA THE GREAT LAYOFF OF 2011 FREELANCE LIFE NEW JOB, WHO DIS? AND THEN THERE WERE BROADS BACK TO BASICS THE FUTURE...
- 9. KEY SKILLZ YOU SHOULD HAVE A good resume Some kind of experience (internship or otherwise) A nice headshot (no beer in hand!) Email etiquette (say THANK YOU, dammit!) NETWORK, NETWORK, NETWORK Follow up skills + the networking grid Involvement outside of your day job Scrappiness A genuine interest in what you do Initiative Self-reliance Social sense