While reading the PRSSA blog, I was reminded of great advice: find a mentor. The importance of a mentor in the PR field is extremely valuable, especially in today’s economy.
As we come to the end of PRSSA/PRSA Relationship Month, the PRSSA blog emphasized the value of maintaining relationships with mentors in the field. Resources such as the PRSA Job Center, social media and [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Career’
October 26, 2009
How to Find a Public Relations Mentor
October 5, 2009
The value of student-run PR firms
It takes more to land a job in public relations than just having a high GPA and being part of many honors societies. Today, employers look for real word experience, like internships, to determine if a person is suited for PR positions in their agency or company. And while many students seek outside experience during the summers, [...]
September 21, 2009
Actions Speak Louder Than Words
How I earned my keep in an ad agency
Landing a job is not easy. It takes a lot of energy, both physically and mentally. I was no exception. I underwent so many meetings, consumed so many cups of coffee, and considered so many alternate post-grad options that by the time I was hired I was [...]
April 14, 2009
Going Up
I am planning to graduate from college in less than a year, and I can only imagine the difficulties that I am going to have in finding a job. The job market is not as booming as many of us would like, so I am going to make sure that I take full advantage of [...]
April 6, 2009
The new Company Man
Let me start off this blog post with a statistic. Did you know that the Department of Labor reports that workers ages 18 to 34 change employers (or occupations under the same employer) an average of 10 times? That’s shocking. It really throws out the window the notion that anyone will be working for the [...]
