Why You Should Apply for E-Board (& How To Do It!)

1. You’ll gain experience you wouldn’t be able to learn inside a classroom.
   
2. You will learn leadership skills that you can use for the rest of your life.
   
3. You’ll create connections with professionals that will help you in your future endeavors.
   
4. You’ll make tons of new and amazing friends who have the same interests as you.
   
5. You will be a driving force behind one of the biggest and most highly-regarded Chapters in the nation.
   
6. You’ll learn professionalism on a whole new level, and be better prepared to join the workforce. 
   
7. It will be the time of your life, and you will love it! We promise :)
   

You should apply for President if…

• You like doing a little bit of everything
  
• You plan on devoting your life to PRSSA for a year
  
• You’re good at dealing with conflict and different personalities
  
• You like getting to know new people
  
• You are extremely organized and have great time management skills
  

You should apply for Vice President if…

• You want to create relationships between speakers and the Chapter
  
• You are good at reaching out to people even without past contact
  
• You are good at time management and organization
  
• You love PRSSA and want to help recruit new members
  

You should apply for National Liaison if…

• You like planning events
  
• You manage dealing with many people well
  
• You know how to handle stress and last minute problems
  

You should apply for Digital Media Director if…

• You are interested and immersed in all aspects of social media
  
• You are great at content creation
  
• You are always documenting everything (in your group of friends you are the photo-taker)
  
• You are great at web design
  

You should apply for Progressive Image Director if…

• You know how to manage teams and different personalities
  
• You’ve had previous experience with managing campaigns or clients
  
• You are good at working on multiple projects at once
  
• Any agency experience is a HUGE plus!
  

You should apply for Secretary if…

• You are a great listener and good at taking notes
  
• You are organized and good at drafting emails
  
• You are good at creating surveys and analyzing data
  
• You love organizing volunteer events
  

You should apply for Treasurer if…

• You are good at keeping track of and managing a budget
  
• You are good at dealing with numbers
  
• You are extremely organized and always follow deadlines
  

Interested dues-paying members should send their resume and a cover letter in one .pdf to prssa@ilstu.edu by Friday, March 28. The cover letter should include your top three position choices with a brief explanation of why. Finally, we suggest including one to two letters of recommendation as well. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews that will take place the following week. 


By Hailey Lanier, 2013-2014 President

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