Question

You have a choice of taking a prestigious internship at either a local metropolitan daily newspaper, or at a small but well-respected public relations firm. Cite and elaborate on pros and cons for each choice, and then choose one. Explain your choice and why it best fits your skill set, personality, and long-term goals. ANSWER MUST BE 20 LINES LONG

Answer 1

INTERNSHIP AT LOCAL METROPOLITAN DAILY NEWSPAPER

PROS
Experience to work on a different desk(field)
Up to date knowledge
Timing flexibility
Real cases work experience
Exposure to meet high profile people

CONS
Outside work
Weather permitted
Work deadlines

INTERNSHIP AT PUBLIC RELATION FIRM

PROS
High profile contact.
Develop public relations.
Communication skills.
Interaction quality develops.

CONS
Fieldwork
Some times the bad image of personality showcased.
Some dealing lead to bad contact.

As per my personality, I choose to work at a public relations firm because I like learning new things and meeting new people. Also, I am very curious to know the new personality and meeting with them. I like listening to people and always try to understand their problems and try to solve them. It also is suited to my skill, I am technically updated with new media tools and try to use it to generate new lead which ultimately helps in public relations. It also suited to my long term goal as I want to be a manager and LEAD people, for this goal knowing and understanding people is a requirement and I can master this only by learning to make public relations.