Exploring the Panther Path
Sawyer Kelly is a Communication Studies and English double major and member of the School of Communication Student Advisory Board. The SAB advocates for the needs of students in the SoC by serving as the student voice to the administration and generating and implementing programs and initiatives designed to enhance the student experience within the School.
My Experience at The Boutique Real Estate Group
Hello! My name is Allison Harris. I am currently a Junior majoring in Strategic and Corporate Communication with a minor in Business Administration. For the Fall 2020 semester, I had a fantastic opportunity to intern for The Boutique Real Estate Group, located in Brea, CA. As a young girl, I was always fascinated with the
How Do You Find a Job that Does Not Exist?
Some of the best positions are created by the applicant. Spontaneous application is the term for reaching out to an employer or internship provider that does not have a job posted. Your outreach means you are more interested in the company than you are in filling an order. That says a lot about you. You
Embracing Our Diversity Together
It is not our differences that divide us, it is our inability to recognize , accept, and celebrate those differences.” -Audre Lorde I’m sure many can attest to 2020 being one of the craziest and most unpredictable years in our lifetime. We have quarantined against a virus, advocated against civil injustice, and have witnessed
Interning During a Pandemic
In early February, I was restless. The previous semester I had completed an incredibly fulfilling internship and I felt ready for another one. However, finding a spring internship proved to be a bigger challenge than I thought. After writing countless cover letters, having fruitless phone interviews, and losing sight of what I wanted, I often
The Fast-Paced Agency Life
During the Spring 2020 semester, I worked as a Public Relations intern at Rocket Science Marketing and Public Relations. Rocket Science is a small full-service marketing, PR, and advertising agency located in Old Towne Orange. They work with numerous clients, such as Dole Fresh Fruit, Boys and Girls Club of OC, and California Southern University.
Interning at a Tech Startup
My internship this semester was for ListReports, a real estate marketing platform, that presented me with various challenges for opportunities to grow both professionally and personally. ListReports provides marketing materials to real estate agents and helps loan officers foster their agent relationships. Working at a startup has allowed me to remain nimble as I am
Marketing and Production
My name is Emma Forman, and I am majoring in Strategic and Corporate Communication and minoring in Public Relations. During the summer of 2020 I interned at a production company called Manhattan Beach Studios as a marketing intern. My experience was different due to COVID-19, however, that did not take away from the internship. I
The Family Run Operation Behind Zoltar
Zoltar fortune-teller machines can be found across the US from the Santa Monica Pier to the Las Vegas Strip and as far as Coney Island in New York. It seems like it would take a huge operation to get these fortune-tellers in hundreds of locations across the country, right? Well…not actually. Zoltar fortune-tellers are individually
How to Work Without Working: Find Your Passion
Working solely for money will never be enough for me. My parents taught me that you will never work a day in your life when you are passionate and enjoy what you do. Therefore, I want my daily work to be rewarding and help build a stronger and kinder society. That is why cause marketing is