Breaking In (again)

There was a time when I knew that I had broken in to the PR industry. Maybe it was the first time I saw my client in the NYT or when I created my first monthly PR activity or perhaps it was when I successfully orchestrated PR for a trade show in Germany from my office in New York for a client based in Utah whose product came from Brazil. Whatever the moment, I knew I was in public relations. Then when the economy went down and jobs were scarce I found myself in an interesting position...not working in PR. My challenge wasn't finding a job but finding a PR job. I was able to work as a substitute teacher, a counselor, a writer, a singer anything except for PR. Do you know what that does to PRnista's self esteem? So here I am nearly 3 years away from my last full-time PR gig and still looking. It's challenging, frustrating, and sometimes depressing but I love this business and know I belong in it! I'll keep plugging away at it until I break into the biz...again.