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Tweet Q.  My boss is very talented, but he sometimes becomes an arrogant, mean-spirited SOB especially with others.  This is driving people to look for jobs elsewhere.  I like my client assignments and enjoy working for a fairly large and well respected agency.  But I don’t like the tension that hangs over the office.  It took [...]

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Tweet Allison Bradley I’m going to be honest here:  I’m thrilled my professional title no longer includes the word “intern.”  After completing five PR internships in the past few years, I was recently hired as an AAE at Olson in Chicago. It’s tempting to ditch my identity as an intern as quickly as I updated [...]

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Tweet I stopped making new year resolutions several years ago after realizing most were null and void by the second week in January.  Instead of lofty, unrealistic goals, I committed to shorter lists of things I might actually be able to achieve.  As they came to mind, I jot them down on Post-It notes and [...]

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Tweet As a post here three weeks ago noted, there is a widening chasm between employees and management throughout business today.  That gap is made worse by executives who don’t communicate effectively.  So, I was intrigued to attend a luncheon this afternoon where Harry Kraemer, professor of management and strategy at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of [...]

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Tweet Guest post by Amber Rinehard We’ve seen a lot of posts here on Culpwrit about making a transition from student to professional or intern to full-time employee and how to totally ace that interview.  And once you’ve gotten in to that company, you likely already know the next step, especially if you work in [...]

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TweetGuest post by Natalie Poston Landing an entry-level position out of an internship is the goal of every post-graduate intern and I was no exception. You do your homework, ask questions, be proactive and work late to get the attention of your supervisor and colleagues but sometimes that full-time job offer just doesn’t come.  I [...]

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Tweet Alex Moulchin   As I’m finishing up my last days at Wheatley & Timmons, a Chicago-based PR firm, I got the chance to ask the professionals some basic questions for the road ahead.  The one question that stood out the most to everyone:  Any advice for my senior year of college? Takeaways: The industry, [...]

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Tweet  Q.  Like you, I’ve begun my own consulting practice but I’m operating it from home and finding that to be problematic due to frequent feelings of isolation and distractions from my roommate and dog walking.  I’m trying to avoid a major cash outlay during this start-up stage, so do you have any suggestions besides renting an office?  -PD [...]

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PR career, Carolyn White Bartoo, University of Delaware, Plank Center,

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