So last week my Sales Management professor e-mailed our class to inform us that TechTarget, the company I have been interviewing with lately, would be coming in to speak to my class. TechTarget is a targeted IT media service company. They have been looking to hire associate account executives, which would entail going through a six week sales training program and then building and maintaining accounts.

My professor had told us that a Providence College graduate, along with a Human Resources person, would be coming in to speak to us. So I walked into class yesterday and who is standing in the front of the room, but two of the people I have interviewed with already! I could not believe it. Needless to say, they did their best to involve me in their discussion. I thought that the presenters did a great job representing the company and arousing curiosity amongst the students in my class. It is so rewarding when you can see how material you learn in class is applied to the real world. My Sales Management professor does a great job integrating opportunities like these into our course of study. Choosing where you want to start working is difficult because, regardless of the position you apply for, you really just don’t know what to expect. The whole concept excites me, yet terrifies me at the same time.

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So my Broadcast Advertising class is ending tomorrow night, which means right now I’m studying for my final exam as well as working on my final project. The final project is extremely creative and requires us to come up with a marketing campaign, which includes radio and television, on an account we create. I’m doing my project on a clothing store. To create this account I must determine the demographics of my target market, how I plan on introducing the account into my market, how I will budget the money (we are given $25,000 to work with), and to actually write and record a radio spot. In class tomorrow I will be presenting this marketing plan and playing my radio spot. I think it should turn out well, but I’m not looking forward to hearing my recorded radio spot in class. It’s so weird hearing your own voice. Along with my Broadcast Advertising exam and presentation, I will also be presenting my internship portfolio tomorrow afternoon. For this presentation I will be sharing with other students doing internships my experience and everything I have accomplished thus far. For those of you on vacation, I hope you are enjoying your week! I wish I was on vacation!

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It was so great to see everyone on Family Day this past weekend. And what a nice day we had for it! For those of you that attended the panel “Enhancing your PC Education beyond the Classroom,” you saw me speak about Internships. I thought the entire panel was a great success. It was so nice to see the variety that all of the participants brought to share to the invited students and their families. For the people that did not attend, we spoke about internships, the service learning program, research, and studying abroad. All of these opportunities are a great way to get involved outside of the classroom. Take advantage of opportunities that arise when you get to PC. You never know what might be of interest to you.

On Sunday I attended the on-campus play Company. For my American Musical Theatre class we are required to attend one play off-campus as well as the on-campus production. What was enjoyable about watching this production was seeing a bunch of my classmates in the play. They all did a fabulous job. It made me wish I could sing and act.

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I can’t believe it. Only a few weeks left of classes and then I’m completely finished with college. It’s a very weird feeling. Time has FLOWN by, especially this semester. Yesterday, I had a second interview for the job that I talked about in one of my previous blogs. Today I got invited into the final round, so I’m very excited to say the least. Tonight I will be spending my time studying for my American Musical Theatre exam. My professor usually tests us on our knowledge of plays, songs, and actors/actresses based on what we’ve watched or discussed in class. It’s a fun class, and great for anyone interested in theatre or in fulfilling their fine arts core requirement.

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I am home in Carlisle, MA for Easter break and today I drove back down to Providence to pick up my sister, Kimi, who goes to Brown. Kimi is a junior, so we have been in the same city for almost three years. It has been so nice having her in Providence with me. Our weeks are typically busy so we usually meet up at the Providence Place mall every Sunday to catch up and browse through the stores. The mall is a nice central location for the both of us and very easy to get to. In the past it was as simple as taking the RIPTA, which is a bus that travels all over Rhode Island and is free for all PC students provided you show your PC ID. Now I am able to drive to the mall, which is nice too. Kimi usually walks down. If we don’t feel like going to the mall we usually go to Thayer Street, which is over on the East Side by Brown. Thayer Street has a great mix of unique shops and places to eat. Today we visited one of my favorite shops, Berk’s. For all of you shoe lovers out there this store is great. They have so many reasonably priced shoes – I actually bought a cute pair of brown flats today! Well, I’m off to dinner! Happy Easter!

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