Entering the "REAL WORLD"

It is a very scary time to be graduating and entering the job market. Every time I tell someone that I am graduating in December, I get pity and "oh it's such a bad market." Personally though, I am fairly confident that I will not have too much trouble finding a job.

The article is a very scary one especially since it is pertaining to our major in specific, but I am still confident. My best friend graduated from Valdosta in May with a degree in Public Relations. She had an interview her last week of school and ended up getting the job right away. She is working at the Art Institute of Atlanta in the Admissions Department. Her starting salary is very impressive and I think she has already been given a pay increase because she has done such a great job.

Having close friends who have been successful in the recent job market really gives me hope. I am currently sending my resume out to everyone I know and all of my neighbors and my parents friends as well.

I will probably be moving back to Atlanta come December to broaden my horizons and experience the city! I am looking forward to getting back into a faster paced life, but the downside will be living with the parents for a little while, but hey, what else is there to do in this poor economy? I will take a free place to live and free meals any day! And plus, 80% of graduating college students have recently moved back home due to the poor economy. It will be a big change, but I know it's for the best!

TV to Talk About, Music to Jam About

TV to Talk About, Music to Jam About. This was the slogan for our CW Event. We chose to have our event on front campus on Thursday, Oct. 8 from about 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. We had two different acts on stage and also had chips and salsa from Chili's and cookies too. Our main draw for our event was the raffle. We had about $600 to $700 dollars worth of donated items that we raffled off. We had a wide range of gifts to, from hair care products to some of the newest DVD's, as well as gift certificates to several local restaurants. As a whole, I thought our event turned out very well and it was a great success.

We did have a few things that didn't go as planned though:

-We had two performers, Blake Whitworth and The Whales. They did an awesome job, but they were late. I feel that if they had gotten to the event on time (4 p.m.), more people would have stayed for our event. Most of the people were there when they got out of class earlier at the event and the music didn't get there til about 5 p.m. or so.

-We should have taken into consideration that it was the Thursday before Fall Break and most people were already headed on their way to their weekend plans. The only reason we chose this date is because that's when the bands were available. It was our last resort and somewhat poor planning.

-The main thing that ticked me off was before our event even started. Alcohol Awareness Week was going on at the same time as our event, which we were told when reserving our space on front campus. We never though twice about having to reserve a SPECIFIC spot on campus. Well just a little FYI, you have to specify. So, we get to campus to set up and we are given a small space right on the bobcat in between Atkinson & Terrell. We continue to set up and run into a confrontation with the girl in charge of AAW who said we were taking up too much space and interfering with her activities. The way she approached us was very rude and demanding. It was a good experience to have to deal with someone like this and be able to reason with them...but trust me, I was FURIOUS!

I think it is always a good idea to ask, "What could we have done better," after an event. This is what I came up with, but I am still happy with the turnout of our event.

Ashlee Simpson Case Study

Ann & I had the class read the Ashlee Simpson case study for our presentation on Chapter 8. The main point of Chapter 8 dealt with crisis management and how celebrities and famous athletes need to brand themselves in a positive way and react quickly when a crisis occurs.

Ashlee Simpson had a lip syncing fiasco one night on Saturday Night Live and could have handled it a lot better. At the end of the show she tried to blame it on her band and that they started playing the wrong song and then on TV interviews she claimed that she had not been feeling well before the show and she had a sore throat.

This event caused a lot of people to lose some of their respect for Ashlee due to the fact that she would not just admit that she had planned to sing along with a track. Tons of performers do this at their concerts and I think that if she had just come out and admitted to her mistake that people would have gained respect for her fessing up to her own mistake.

Celebrities choose to be in the spotlight and have their name known everywhere. Therefore, they need to act in a respectable manner. It is sickening hearing about all of the trashy female celebs who make fools of themselves in public.

I read a quote the other day that stated, "Not only are you representing yourself, but also your family's name." I found this to be very insightful and so true. I just wish these celebrities who make fools of themselves would realize how childish they make themselves look.