Texas State alum lands job at Edelman NYC

February 27, 2016

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By: Jennifer Alvord Texas State alumnus Christopher Henry has recently landed a job at Edelman, the largest public relations firm in the world, in New York City.Henry is a part of the public affairs team and works with clients such as Microsoft, McGraw Hill Financial and the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development (MEDEI).Henry is the former executive director of Bobcat Promotions, a student-run public relations firm on campus, and said that it taught him many valuable skills before graduating.“Being able to walk into an interview saying, ‘I know how to write a press release’ or ‘I know how to pitch to a business’ was a vital thing for me and definitely helped me get to where I am now,” Henry said.Before being recruited to Edelman, Henry interned for the U.S. Senator of New York, Kirsten Gillibrand, on her public affairs team and also interned for Brunswick Group, which is a financial crisis firm.Henry couldn't stress enough how critical internships are. “If you want to be successful in PR, you have to go above and beyond and get out of classroom experience."Henry also thinks that a major key to being a successful PR practitioner is to constantly be networking. "Network everywhere you go," Henry said. "I still use many of the contacts that I've made throughout my career at my job at Edelman."