BMA Event in Milwaukee

Along with many of my classmates, I attended the speed interviewing event at ManPower in Milwaukee on Tuesday evening. Overall, I enjoyed the event. To learn more about BMA you can also visit http://www.bma-milwaukee.org The speed interviewing portion was the most useful for me personally, out of all the stations we visited. A lot of the information about social media seemed to be common sense to most of us Tactics 2 students, although I really did enjoy the social media presentation, I felt as if I knew most of the information that was shared with us. @HayleyLandsman and @Apiwarun did a great job coming from more a younger standpoint, but I was definitely taken back when after the presentation, a woman made a comment about how UNIMPORTANT social media was? It was ridiculous! She continued to argue with these professionals saying that Twitter and Linked In didn't really matter in today’s workforce. I rolled my eyes, I do not believe one thing that woman said! Checking out the Facebook page for BMA, http://www.facebook.com/pages/BMA-Milwaukee/143605512066 completely contradicts what that woman had mentioned. I definitely tweeted @bmamilwaukee during the entire event and attempted to be put on the Twitter screen for everyone to see, unfortunately that didn't happen!

The PR Student

Well, I’m not really sure how all of this blogging works, but it looks like I am going to give it a try. First off, we’ll start with ME! My name is Kaitlyn Duffy; I’m 20 years old and currently a junior in college. I am attending UW-Whitewater with a major of Public Relations and minor in Marketing. So far my goals for my future are very broad. After college, I plan on getting a job within the PR field and hopefully traveling as well. As a PR student, I am absolutely fascinated by social media. I enjoy using social media outlets such as Twitter, Facebook, Loopt, 4square, and now the world of blogging. With today’s technology I believe that the introduction of social media has made such a significant impact on today’s society. I do not believe that social media is a fad, and I hope to have the privilege to incorporate social media in my future career. Along with a potential career, I would love to have the ability to travel with my job as well. I would love to have the opportunity to travel abroad for work, and see how other countries use PR as well. Overall, I’m very open to any career in the PR field or even Marketing. I’m not sure what the future holds for me, but I am excited for the ride.