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Degree and Year: BJ '97 (Advertising) Company: Olathe Health System, Inc. Company Web Site: http://www.ohsi.com/ Title: Public Relations and Marketing Manager City and State: Olathe, Kan.
I'm the public relations and marketing manager for Olathe Health System, Inc. How did you get your job? I had kept in touch with my boss from an old job. A few months after he became the chief marketing officer at Olathe Health System, he gave me a call to see if I was interested in working for him again. I had recently completed my MBA and was just starting to consider changing jobs. The timing was perfect. What is the best professional lesson you learned at the J-School? Henry Hager taught me never to hold a meeting without supplying snacks and entrance music. It's a great way to catch people off guard a little and put them in a positive frame of mind for your meeting. It sounds a little corny, but it works great every time! What advice do you have for current students? Make sure you make an effort to stand out from everyone else in the job market. Put together a great portfolio, even if you're not specifically after a writing or design job. Include projects you've worked on, and include details about teamwork, leadership and results. If you haven't already, get involved with a professional club or organization. These are great places to network, plus they provide tons of opportunities to add experience to your resume and projects to your portfolio. What is your favorite J-School memory? I loved my capstone class, when we pitched an ad campaign to a local outpatient clinic. Great start to a career in healthcare marketing! 
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Amy (Bannister) DiGiacomo, BJ '97