Benjamin Tateoka
May 5, 2011
For a college student, summer is the time to relax poolside and go on road trips with friends, not sitting in an office writing press releases and updating media contact list. At The Walton Group Inc., this is the reality of intern Benjamin Tateoka, a senior studying Public Relations at Brigham Young University.
“I Love being an intern, I like to think of myself as not just an intern, I feel like I am an employee who has been given a lot of responsibility,” said Tateoka. “Since I started here a week ago, I have already been able to apply what I have learned in the classroom to real life clients.”
Being an intern offers students real life work experience in their chosen field. Students do not have to go to Washington D.C. or New York City to gain first-hand PR experience. Students can stay in Provo and still have the same experiences.
Many students do not know about the hidden gems located near and around their campuses. One of these gems is The Walton Group Inc. For 25 years, the Walton Group has hired many PR interns and has given them experience working in a full-service PR and Advertising Agency.
“Working for the Walton Group has been educational,” said Tateoka, “Working with small to medium size local businesses offers some unique challenges but those challenges are preparing me for my future career in Public Relations.”
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