Victoria wants to establish herself as a professional in public relations. She has travelled extensively in Europe, North America, and done mission work in the Dominican Republic. Her goals are to network online, visit every continent, and work with the less fortunate. Her strengths include teaching English and being fluent in Polish, though she needs to improve her public speaking and volunteer experience in PR. She will expand her social media networks, attend events, and research job opportunities to become a PR practitioner.

1. My Personal BrandVictoria Przydrozny Traveller, Global News Junkie, Big City Girl

2. What you should know... I lived in Czech Republic for a year and taught English. I am Polish and speak, read and write fluently. I have visited every province in Canada and one territory. Travelled to over 40 states in the U.S.A Backpacked Europe. Flew to Dominican Republic for 10 days to do mission work with adults and children in need. Enjoy cooking and trying to restaurants. Fond of big city architecture and lights.

3. What I want:.. To market myself as a professional individual to help build a successful career as a public relations practitioner To create an online presence that reflects my personality Take advantage of networking opportunities Visit each continent at least once Live abroad again Work with the less fortunate

4. Key Messages... Young, sophisticated, professional woman Travelling is my life. I love to experience new cultures, new foods and languages. I am intrigued by challenges and ready to start my career. I am committed to standing behind what I believe in and promote myself as someone who is driven to succeed and evolve in PR.

5. My Wordle

6. Objectives:.. To become a better communicator and writer by the end of the school year at Humber College. To create awareness about my personal brand online through various social media applications and measuring followers, friends and page hits. To seek a job opportunity in an agency as public relations practitioner by early 2010.

7. Strategies... Promote my personal brand through social media to gain a positive reputation. Look professional and presentable to give a good first impression Build relationships with mentors, networks, classmates, bloggers, PR professionals, professors and people who share my interests. Update online identity on a regular basis to maintain a positive image. Keep up-to-date with emerging issues and news to be more knowledgeable. Communicate with my networks by posting comments, giving feedback, taking the first step to write in order to connect with new people.

8. Tactics... Expand my networks by actively using Twitter, Facebook, NaszaKlasaand updating my blog on a weekly basis. Follow and comment on online blogs and interact with new people on a weekly basis. Read , watch and listen to the news more often to keep myself informed on a daily basis. Engage with classmates by attending events and social gatherings at least once a month. Research possible job opportunities in Canada and abroad on a weekly basis.

10. Leader. extroverted personality, confident

11. Reliable problem solver and multi-tasker

12. Fluent in Polish

13. Teaching English as a Second Language Certification

14. Created a new blog specifically geared towards PR

15. Open to traveling and learning about new places

16. Do not have volunteer experience in PR

17. Need to think about certain topics before I can speak about them immediately

18. Do not have many PR contacts

19. Do not use social media applications regularly to build a network

20. Do not belong to PR clubs such as IABC or CPRS

21. Focus more on online networking (commenting on blogs, updating Twitter etc.)

22. Search for and participate in volunteer/work opportunities

23. Improve public speaking in front of strangers

24. Join PR clubs, networking events, seminars

25. Use my knowledge of the Polish language to network to different groups of people

26. Competitors who belong to PR clubs

27. Competitors who can easily speak in front of a group of strangers

28. job location

30. My Next Steps...