The University of Mississippi Public Relations Student Society of America, or PRSSA, hosted a Q&A Job Prep Panel: The Connection Between Research and Practice with top experts in the field of marketing and communications on Thursday March 31 in the Overby Center Auditorium.
The panel was moderated by Professor Scott Fiene, an associate professor of integrated marketing communications (IMC), and featured distinguished professionals:
Chris Chiames, Chief Communication Officer for Carnival Cruise Line
Dr. Timothy Coombs, a Professor at Texas A&M University
Steve Holmes, VP of Corporate Communications and External Affairs at The Home Depot
Renee Malone, President and Founding Partner at KQ Communications
Jenny Robertson, SVP, Integrated Marketing & Communication at FedEx Services
Amy Rosenberg, Digital Media Director at KQ Communications
Dr. Rebecca Britt, Associate Professor at the University of Alabama
Reade Tidwell, Vice President of Corporate Communications at Chick-fil-A
Dr. Candice Edrington, Associate Professor at the University of South Carolina
IMC Connect! speakers share career advice in the Overby Auditorium inside Farley Hall
The invited speakers came together in this informal conversational panel to share their words of wisdom and best career advice with interested students. The top 10 career advice lessons shared by these experts in the field include:
- Be curious and spend time learning about the industry you are interested in. – Dr. Timothy Coombs
- Know that you are worthy and can achieve pretty much anything you can do. – Renee Malone
- Don’t sell yourself short. – Steve Holmes
- Be on time, work hard and don’t be a jerk. Take advantage of unexpected opportunities. – Reade Tidwell
- Speak up. Don’t be afraid to be in the game. – Jenny Robertson
- Don’t always seek the easiest path. – Chris Chiames
- Don’t define success as those around you. The less you compare yourself to others, you can reflect on your success. – Dr. Rebecca Britt
- Create a culture where you care about the people you work for and who you work with. – Renee Malone
- Learn how to be solution-oriented and a trouble-shooter. – Amy Rosenberg
- Don’t live to work, work to live. – Jenny Robertson
IMC 580 students Jaclyn Mansour, Nicole Wishard, Haughton Mann, and Margaret Savoie helping check in students before the panel began.
The PRSSA panel was the first of many events for IMC Connect! Students and guests will continue this fun-filled roundtable experience all day Friday April 1 with panels focused on crisis communication, social justice, social media, building your brand and more.
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