Name: Lucy Topping Age: 21 *sigh* Lives: Sheffield
Likes: Food, traveling, writing, rum, glace cherries and arts & crafts
Dislikes: Tinned sweetcorn, bad grammar and heels
WLTM: Stephen Fry, David Attenborough, Jamie Oliver and Jo Brand
Having spent the last two summers strolling around in strange European countries, drinking cocktails and doing little for my intellect, I decided this year I should probably pull my finger out.
My days at The University of Sheffield are rapidly decreasing and the fear of employability rising in equilibrium. It’s time to increase my chance of finding a job once the dreaded graduation day has passed.
The world of work can be a formidable one for a full-time student. It’s not so much the early mornings which instill fear, it’s the prospect of working at a company where you learn more about your colleagues’ tea preferences than the area you’re meant to be working in.
Having a dad who thinks himself a writer and a mother who seemingly plays with spreadsheets, they proved no help in fast-tracking my way into a relevant journalism-type internship.
I’d been warned off big newspapers, tried a little magazine journalism and decided to turn to PR for my hopeful return to the real working world.
Thanks to an email via my university’s Journalism department from Public, and an over enthusiastic interview, I managed to secure a six week placement at the PR agency.
So, here I am – at a real desk, completing real tasks. Everyone has been very welcoming, the work has been interesting and everyone is quirky enough for every day to be fun.
Having spent only four days within PR at Public, I’m no PR professional yet. Can you tell, I haven’t sold myself particularly well have I?
However, I have gained an unexpected skill. Spending the last few days working on copy for a food brand, I am on the brink of being a fully qualified olive expert. More on this in my next post!
