Real world, personality mesh.
I’ve been interning at a PR firm in LA for about 4 months now since I graduated. And to be honest, I love the work I do. I think I found my niche in what type of work I want to do as a career, but I know I still have a lot to learn. I mean, I know how to write, use facebook/twitter, put press kits together, use excel to create media lists, etc. The tasks were not that difficult to learn. But it’s the abstract thinking and broader knowledge of it all. Like how to do social media right for a specific client, how do you want a specific company to appear to the public eye, how to be creative out of nothing, or even how to be creative out of something, or have an opinion about different perspectives of the world, of a culture, and what not. I don’t know if I’m even describing how I feel correctly. But basically, I’m trying to analyze and dissect the “real world” that I’m trying to get into, or to be specific, the “corporate world”. The company I work for really is great, and it’s really interesting hearing casual conversations my coworkers have, and even hearing how people tell stories. The simplest story can be still be incredibly engaging.
But sort of, comparing what I’ve experienced or heard about other industries such as healthcare to business, it’s all different. Even some companies in the same industry feel different from each other too. And I think what becomes the heart of a company, or the heart of an industry, is not just the tasks you do - but personality. That’s why you click with some groups or people better than others, or why you can see your self as a lawyer instead of a doctor, or even a doctor instead of a nurse, or a sales man instead of a chef.
But here’s the question that I do wonder about. I do believe that there is a part of your personality that makes you, you. A part that is innate. But do you think that, if there’s a personality that you desire and do not have, it can still be attained?
