Powerhouse Networking

Boy what an event! Before I get into the good details of the event I would first like to give a huge Thank You to The Hudson Business Lounge for being so accommodating for us students as well as the professionals. It was quite the experience being able to sit down and have a real conversation with people out in the "real world" as us college students see it as. I would like to give a strong and sincere Thank you to the certain business professionals I had the pleasure of interviewing with; Amy Liste, an administrative assistant at Fair Park of Jefferson County, Juan Paz, a Field Marketing Initiatives Coordinator for Kohl's, and lastly my former marketing teacher as well as a UW Systems Logistics and Sustainability Researcher, Sharon Roy. Going into the event at the Business Lounge my expectations were not very high, I thought to myself, "who doesn't know how to interview at this point in their lives", but it turns out I was wrong. We all have things to learn about the professional world as well as how to interview properly for a job. I myself made a few mistakes that Juan Paz was sure that I understood before I left our interview room. The most important thing I will be taking away from my interview with Juan is when he told me to never admit to having a weakness. Always make it sound like a positive. I feel like this event really strengthened some of my positive attributes I possess, but in other ways it highlighted some of my weaknesses. I think that this is what professor Ann Knabe wanted us to gain from it. A different view of the way we currently do things. That we will continuously be learning and learning for the rest of our lives no matter what profession we go into. So on behalf of myself as well as my clasmates I would like to again say thank you to the Hudson Business Lounge as well as the professional Jeff Carrigan from Big Shoes Network for his inspiring words for us and our future endeavors.

Badger Honor Flight

For those of you who want to literally make some war veterans lives, listen up! The Badger Honor flight, based out of Madison, Wis. is looking for strapping guardians willing to take a loved one on a journey they will never forget. The honor flight is designed to send veterans of World War II, Korean War, and most recently, Vietnam war, out to Washington D.C. to visit the memorials that were erected in their honor. The Badger Honor Flight is a regional affiliate of the national Honor Flight Network. By visiting the website, you can find forms, applications, donation and volunteer information. Currently, The Badger Honor flight is looking for corporate donations in order to fund the near 100,000 dollar trip to D.C. I along with my group members got to witness first hand the amazing send off from the Dane County Airport. It was amazing to see how many people are willing to make the trip to the airport just to volunteer. We got to speak with one of the volunteers who explained how she had taken her father on the flight and felt so overcome with joy, that she signed up immediately to continue help the organization.

Another volunteer we got to speak with was a former WWII, Vietnam war recruiter who nicknamed himself, "Uncle Sam". He explained to us a breif history about Uncle Sam as well as talk about how emotional he felt about the fact that he was one of the reasons a lot of young men joined the military in the first place. The "Uncle Sam" to most veterans may bring memories of pain and a poor image, but not this veteran, he wants the veterans to witness the new "Uncle Sam" welcoming them home with open arms.

My Continuing Journey in PR

Hello friends, classmates, colleagues and others, Jake Moser is back! I have been away from the blogging scene for the last four or five months due to it being summer and all. Summer was a great time; glad to be able to relax seeing as how I could only manage to snag a part-time position at my local grocery store. Lucky for me, they always welcome me back with open arms if I am stuck without another job. The last time I blogged was when I was involved in a student project for a sales class and we attempted to raise funds for hungry puppies at the Humane Society of Jefferson County. For your information we ended up raising over 500 pounds of dog food for the shelter at the Humane society! What a great experience it was working for such a great cause. the act of being selfless was a very rewarding and humbling experience for me and my teammates. Well, I have finally reached my fifth year of college, and it couldn't feel any better! I have only one more capstone course to complete for my Public Relations major and only two more courses in Marketing to complete my minor. It feels rewarding to know that all of my hard work in the communications department, and more specifically, the Public Relations emphasis, have all paid off in the long run. I am in the process of finding an internship doing some type of corporate sales. So far HawkJobs has been my main go-to site to find a position that might interest me. My dream is to work in something involved with sports marketing or athlete marketing. Working for an organization like the Green Bay Packers or an agency in Chicago like Priority Sports and Entertainment would show me that I have reached my highest goal. I will continue to make strides in the right direction and I will post soon enough! See ya later!