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Informational Interview: Paula Benson Public Relations Professional By: Laura Misra Education 131 April 14, 2015
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Paula Benson Started out as an Accounting Major at Meredith College Soon decided that Accounting was not her desired field and moved to Public Relations Currently works at Wilson 20/20 as Executive Director
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Wilson 20/20 Here Mrs. Benson is responsible for working with community groups and leaders She serves as a liaison between the two parties and is very connected with many in the community She says that most of her day involves meetings and heavy communication, but no day is ever the same
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Skills and Qualifications Needed Mrs. Benson says that it is important that people involved in the Public Relations industry are good communicators Some days you have to smile at people and tell them it’s going to be ok, even if you don’t necessarily know that it will be Social media skills are becoming much more important and useful
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Other Useful Facts Mrs. Benson said that it helps to be an extravert in this field, you also have to be able to adapt to change Schedules are almost never fully set in stone In terms of Advertising vs. Public Relations, both fields are extremely useful. Advertising involves more creativity than PR but both are growing and involved in almost every company and organization
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