Dear Cousin,

I’m writing to tell you more about my major, which is public relations. Public relations professionals represent the company they work for to the public by letting them know more about the company’s products, and the truth of what happened if something were to go wrong.

Public relations professionals keep busy preparing speeches for others in the company, and making appointments with journalists to let the public know what is happening with the business. They also attend meetings with employees that work for the company, write newsletters, research ways to make the company more successful, and many other things that involve getting accurate information about the company to the public. A person who chooses public relations as their career has a wide variety of options when getting a job.

Most of PR majors can get a job representing any type of company as long as they have enough knowledge about the products. The number one rule of public relations professional is to tell the truth, always be completely honest so that the public trusts the information they see in the media. In this field, it is very important to know the proper method to research in order to improve the aspects of the company you work for. Research can also be used to find out your companies strengths and weaknesses; how they compare to competitors.

A professor once told me, “You can do anything and everything with Public Relations, the sky is the limit.” I hope this helped you understand more about my future career. Let me know if you have any questions.

Love,
Stephanie Blatchford