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Amanda Landers

Amanda Landers

Capital One

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Amanda's work combines: Business, Journalism, and Communicating / Sharing Stories

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Day In The Life

Senior Communications Manager

Review and develop messages and processes for how the company interacts with various publics.

Skills & Education

Here's the path I took:

  • High School

  • Bachelor's Degree

    Journalism

    Temple University

  • Graduate Degree

    Business Administration and Management, General

    Seattle University

Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a Public Relations Specialists:

High School

Bachelor's Degree: Journalism

Graduate Degree: Business Administration and Management, General

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Life & Career Milestones

My path in life took a while to figure out

  • 1.

    Won writing awards in high school.

  • 2.

    Participated in a LOT of extracurricular high school and college activities to determine field.

  • 3.

    Had a variety of internships in college and pushed self to try different journalism-related jobs.

  • 4.

    Studied and interned overseas to experience something very different.

  • 5.

    Changed positions several times and moved cross-country two times with my second job.

  • 6.

    Left second job after thirteen years to learn something new and have since worked for two different companies.

Defining Moments

How I responded to discouragement

  • THE NOISE

    Messages from Family:

    Are you sure you want to live all the way across the country?

  • How I responded:

    Just do it. You can always change your mind later, but try something that takes yourself out of your comfort zone.

Experiences and challenges that shaped me

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  • At my first corporate job, I was extremely young compared to rest of work force and was questioned why the company hired me. I had to prove that I could do the job. Over time, your skills will show your worth.