A year and a half ago I would have never imagined I would be sitting on the other side of the table at an esteemed PR agency talking to fellow UW undergrads. It’s not everyday that you get to speak “office talk” with your peers.Last Thursday students enrolled in Professor Kathleen Fearn-Banks' public relations and society class at the University of Washington came to visit Frause. The class teaches students interested in pursuing a career in PR of its history, ethics and practices. The class visits a different PR agency, corporate office and non-profit in the Seattle area and prepares presentations on what they learned in each sector. For weeks I was looking forward to the arrival of the UW students because I completed the same class two summers ago. I had the great opportunity to help conduct the informational meeting with Bob, chairman and CEO of Frause and Richard, senior vice president.
The meeting was great! Together we explained what Frause is and what we do and provided information about the internship opportunities that are offered. It was my responsibility to elaborate on my experience at Frause as the intern. I gave detailed descriptions of my scope of work and responsibilities and told the students what I have learned while working here so far. The students were also able to hear great insights on how to excel in the PR world from Bob and learned a lot about Frause’s client work from Richard.
A big thanks to the UW group for coming out to Frause. You guys had great questions and were a pleasure to talk with. I hope you learned something about PR from us at Frause. Good luck with your future internships and jobs. I hope to see you all as fellow PR professionals in the near future!
GO DAWGS! ;)
