Being unemployed, I have been used to
waking up just anytime. But things have changed; I needed to be in the office
at 8:30am daily. With ‘first day at work excitement’, I dashed out of bed at
5am on Monday. Monday was basically on the overview of the company and we were
introduced to the staff.
From Tuesday to Friday, getting out
of bed was rather painful, there was no ‘first day at work excitement’, and my
body hasn’t gotten the memo yet that I now have a job. Thus, I struggled out of
bed and blindly made my way into the bathroom.
A series of lectures which is to last
for almost two weeks was prepared for us. The training so far has been literally
refreshing. I got reminded of those important things I was taught in school
that pertained to PR. First newspaper in Nigeria, Iwe Irohin, Henry Townsend, Ivy Lee definition of PR…
Through Tuesday and Wednesday, I made
some new ‘colleague’ friends and learnt quite a lot about my new office and its
environs. My geography knowledge and retention skills were tested several times
as I had to find my way to the office which was quite far from the bus stop I usually
alight. I also had to remember a lot of
names or better still, just describe them.
I and my colleague were given our
first main work on Thursday: to write on a topic for the blog. Mine was “why is
social media more important than traditional media”. Rushing home I did some
sharp research and writing, had to sleep late in order to complete it.
On Friday, I had a somewhat annoying
journey to work, submitted my write-up… (waited endlessly for a response).
Helped a colleague do a work, ate my first meal in Lekki and had a cold.
So far, I can’t really say what my
life as a PR intern would be till I start the real thing. I have 12 months here
to make an impression so I’m going to put everything into it and do the best
that I possibly can. It’s going to be a lot of work, but it’s also going to be
really fun and I’m up for the challenge!
You can do it
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