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  Sara Sanderson

Recently, I participated in the webinar “Landing a PR Job After School” hosted by the Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations.  The webinar covered topics such as what employers seek in candidates, the types of jobs available and how much students can expect to make in entry-level positions.
What are employers looking for?
All […]

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   Tom Ciesielka   
Our agency just had its fourth intern finish her program with TC Public Relations.  Jessica’s leaving was bittersweet.  Bitter because our interns do very important work that helps the account executives get the job done and sweet because we celebrated her time here.
I remember my first internship.  I was finishing a degree […]

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Since this blog began, Culpwrit has been encouraging readers to consider taking indirect routes toward their dream jobs.  Last year, I met with Palak Shah as he was assessing his desire to make a career transition from law to public relations or other field.  Palak eventually chose an very interesting career shift, and shares his “how to do it” in the following guest […]

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   David Grossman 
Never underestimate the power of listening – really listening. 
Think you’re good at it?  Like all skills, there are multiple levels of mastery.  How do you know you’re a pro at listening?
Check first to see whether you’re good at the basics.  Growing up, I learned the catch-phrase, “Stop.  Look. Listen.” to keep me safe […]

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  Flora and Eternal Interns 
Much has recently been written about the “fairness”, “legality” and “reality” of unpaid internships.  Many opinions have been shared, many have debated both sides of the issue and many simply do not agree on whether unpaid internships should remain a reality or not.
This very debate came up in a blog I […]

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   Ben Miller
Nervous laughter was what I heard from my parents after telling them that I had turned down a job in Alabama and decided to move to Chicago after graduate school.  They tried to discourage me with the typical colloquialisms, “a bird in the hand is better than two in the bush” and “this […]

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  Karen Bloom 
I’ve been a professional recruiter for, well let’s just say many years, and the one thing I can say about PR industry salaries is that regardless of the year, and regardless of the economy, salaries for junior- to mid-level pros have remained pretty consistent.  So, what’s so different about salaries and the […]

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   Carly Moree 
I’m a senior at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and will soon have a degree in International Public Relations. As a PR major, I learned quickly if I want to graduate with a job, I need to start meeting the “right people.”
Last semester, I began my networking process by searching […]

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By Angela Solomon
TOKYO–Public relations is all about having a unique message or selling point that makes you stand out.
So, while my friends are spending spring break in typical warm-weather destinations, I’ve been in Tokyo meeting with local communications professionals, experiencing Japanese culture firsthand, and learning about international public relations in one of the most fascinating […]

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   Richard McGowan 
Increasingly I have chatted with students studying PR and communications at universities who want to point out how irrelevant they think their courses are to “the real world” of working in journalism, corporate or agency PR.  But really folks, relax.  A uni or college course cannot prepare you for the specifics of any […]

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