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TweetIf I had been thinking clearly, my first reaction when my CEO boss informed me in late November that I was I being placed on a “90-day furlough,” would have been ‘Everything happens for a reason’.  However, the surprise of immediately losing my income along with finding out I would receive no severance or access [...]

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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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TweetWhen I recently retired, Ron Culp asked me to “share my thoughts” with those who are just starting out. Of course, there is already a ton of great insight and advice in the postings on this site – on topics from better blogging to managing your boss. But I want to touch on something else:  [...]

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TweetI continue to believe that graduating from college with a liberal arts degree is one of the best ways to prepare for a career in public relations—my courses in history, political science, sociology, psychology, and even French have served me very well these past 25 years.  But during my senior year at Northwestern, after a [...]

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TweetI recently transitioned from intern to full-time hire at Ketchum. This did not come easily. But the best things in life never come easy, do they?  There have been various posts on the Culpwrit on how to make the leap from intern to full-time hire, but I want to share some of the things I [...]

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Tweet  Effectively managing your career in the economy of 2011 is a vastly different world than it was just a few short years ago.  No longer does it suffice to have just a resume of qualifications and access to job boards and a few connections to executive search firms.  Managing a career in the public [...]

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Tweet    Ron and I recently compared areas of interest. We decided a discussion about a boss (or potential boss) who is a Baby Boomer could be useful.  You know a lot about Boomers.  Your parents are Boomers.  Some tips from my experiences as a Baby Boomer, a parent and a boss:   Don’t stereotype.  There [...]

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TweetPart 2 While there are some strong similarities to communications around the world, there are some interesting differences.  Here are just a few examples: Different legal, political and economic systems overseas mean that it’s rarely “business as usual” run on autopilot. It’s crucial to understand the different laws and regulations, government structures, political processes, etc. [...]

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Tweet A career built around international work may not appeal to everyone.  It involves frequent travel and time away from family and friends, sandwiched between regular 7 am and 9 pm teleconferences. But international work is a rewarding and enriching option for a growing number of communications professionals, and it’s a path I embraced when [...]

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