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   Brad Culp 
During the three years I spent as a journalist I probably uttered the words, “I hate PR people” at least 200 times. That probably sounds a little surprising considering my father has made a career out of public relations (and it paid for my journalism degree), but I always reasoned that he […]

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Many of my friends are teaching one or two college courses, and a few have moved into full-time faculty positions.  One friend gave up his long and unsuccessful search for a PR position in order to return to college for a year to get a teaching certificate.  He’s now an elementary school teacher.   
In each instance, these friends have had a variety of […]

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   Clarkson Hine 
I was fortunate to begin my career in Washington, DC.  It’s an exciting city that brings together people from all across America and the world.  And it’s a place where one can earn a lot of responsibility (if not much money) at a young age. 
At Cornell University, I had majored in […]

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I love college basketball, and predict who’ll win before each game begins–and I’m often wrong.  With that fact in mind, I decided to wait until we got a month into 2010 before discussing what the new year might hold for the PR profession.  My view hasn’t changed.  In fact, I’m more bullish on the growth prospects for PR than at […]

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Sales positions dominate classified ad sections in many newspapers and online sites, yet many  PR job seekers pass over them in search of more career-specific opportunities. 
During my tenure at Eli Lilly, management employees were required to go through sales training and apply those skills for six months as pharmaceutical representatives calling on doctors and pharmacists.  I went […]

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Q.  I graduated in 2009 with a bachelor’s degree in PR. Due to the poor economy; I decided to teach English in Asia for a year.  Now, I am considering teaching for another year and am wondering how this will affect my ability to transition to a PR job when I return to the US.  […]

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  Bill Coplin 
Students who have been successful in academics and leadership roles in college have a very tough time in their “dream jobs.”
Here is a tale of two May 2009 graduates who have been communicating with me for the past six months. The first is a Teach for American Corps member. Most of the 35,000 […]

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Q.  I have worked for two non-profits over the past seven years. While I enjoy it, I’d like to do something that pays a little better.  How can I best position myself to transition from non-profit to corporate or agency work? I’ve done many of the basic PR functions–write releases, pitch, write bios and fact […]

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Q.  I started a new job two days ago, and already have grave concerns about my decision to move here from my former position.  I’m sure I made a mistake.  Do I have to stay for a minimum time?  Recommendations?
A.  When I moved to a new job several years ago, I also felt I made a mistake […]

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  Tom Nicholson 
When starting my career I was told to avoid working for a not-for-profit organization.  “Once there you will never escape the non-profit world and the experience doesn’t count in corporate America.”  That strong caution may have been appropriate at one time, but may be far too harsh today.
One of the best organizations I […]

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