Emma's In a Bit of Shock
Hello everyone!
Just wanted to fill you all in on my latest big news. I just got a new job. I'm going to be working with a PR firm here in the city. They have a lot of foreign clients and really needed someone who could speak/write at a native English level, and who is trained in AP writing style. So they have decided to hire me. Crazy, right?
Anyway, basically I'm going to be writing press releases for them, editing and coordinating anything that has to do with foreign press. So when they have promotional events, I'm in charge of making sure the foreign press knows what to do and where to go. I'm also going to be teaching an office-wide English class once a week since most of my future co-workers don't speak English that well. I think I'm mainly going to focus on teaching them how to better communicate in journalism/PR terms.
I'm really excited. This is an incredible opportunity and will really give me some great experience. I'll get some valuable knowledge about working in international public relations. Also, they've already told me about a conference in Paris in October that they are going to send me to! Paris. I get to go to Paris!
All that is left at this point is the Visa process, which is rumored to be lengthy and headache-y but hopefully I can start work the second week of August. At least, that's what we're hoping for.
I'm still in a bit of shock, but I'm really looking forward to the switch. It'll be really challenging, but I think it'll be the experience of a lifetime. I mean, who would have thought that I would come to Korea as an English teacher and end up going into international publish relations?
Just wanted to fill you all in on my latest big news. I just got a new job. I'm going to be working with a PR firm here in the city. They have a lot of foreign clients and really needed someone who could speak/write at a native English level, and who is trained in AP writing style. So they have decided to hire me. Crazy, right?
Anyway, basically I'm going to be writing press releases for them, editing and coordinating anything that has to do with foreign press. So when they have promotional events, I'm in charge of making sure the foreign press knows what to do and where to go. I'm also going to be teaching an office-wide English class once a week since most of my future co-workers don't speak English that well. I think I'm mainly going to focus on teaching them how to better communicate in journalism/PR terms.
I'm really excited. This is an incredible opportunity and will really give me some great experience. I'll get some valuable knowledge about working in international public relations. Also, they've already told me about a conference in Paris in October that they are going to send me to! Paris. I get to go to Paris!
All that is left at this point is the Visa process, which is rumored to be lengthy and headache-y but hopefully I can start work the second week of August. At least, that's what we're hoping for.
I'm still in a bit of shock, but I'm really looking forward to the switch. It'll be really challenging, but I think it'll be the experience of a lifetime. I mean, who would have thought that I would come to Korea as an English teacher and end up going into international publish relations?