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Tweet  Happily, this is the first fall in three decades that I’m not engaged in the annual ritual of preparing agency and corporate financial plans for the coming year.  But the start of the budget season reminded me to pass along advice to job seekers and those hoping for a pay hike from their current employers. For [...]

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Tweet  During a visit to the University of Oklahoma last week, I met some 40 students who comprise the on-campus PR and advertising agency, Lindsey + Asp.  The undergraduate juniors and seniors are doing impressive work for a dozen paying clients ranging from the Norman Police Department to American Airlines.  After spending two days in [...]

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Tweet  Over many years of receiving unsolicited resumes, some submitted via good and bad guerrilla tactics, I must admit that Matthew Epstein of Atlanta may have pulled off one of the most clever resume submissions of all time.  Matthew set up a targeted website — googlepleasehire.me –  specifically to gain the attention of potential hiring managers at [...]

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Tweet  Congratulations!  You are entering your senior year full of enthusiasm, easy classes and a hankering for a fun time.  Before you get too excited about the ease of your last year of college, remember that in just a few short months, you’ll be applying for jobs.  Don’t worry — it’s not as scary as [...]

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Tweet Q.  Is there any benefit to doing an internship at a newspaper as a reporter as opposed to an internship with a PR firm? What are the pros and cons of each and which one makes you more appealing as a new PR job candidate in today’s market?  -SS A.  Full disclosure:  My first [...]

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TweetI attended a going away party this week for an outstanding intern, who reached the end of her internship.  She did an outstanding job while in her internship, and she did a brilliant job of building an impressive network while on the job.  In fact, she landed another big-agency internship via a PRSA networking event sponsored by her former firm.     Importantly, the young [...]

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Tweet During my first real job search a few recessions ago, I was quite confident about my probability of getting hired by a company where I received positive feedback after each of three interviews.  I felt I was perfect for the job, and it appeared they thought the same.  So I stopped my job-search outreach, which turned out [...]

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TweetFor years, concerns regarding prospective employers gaining access to social media indiscretions largely have been ignored despite warnings by many old-timers, including this blogger.  Today’s New York Times confirms your social media presence is being mined, and what you say and do in SM can hinder your job prospects. Social Intelligence (SI) is a year-old firm that compiles information about [...]

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TweetI was encouraged to write about the growing popularity of  tattoos by coworkers and recruiters who have noticed a rise in the number of job applicants sporting the new fashion craze.  I asked several hiring managers and recruiters this week about their reactions to seeing tattoos on job applicants.  Like me, most said they had no objections [...]

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TweetI asked two of my favorite agency recruiters to provide suggestions in response to this question posed to @Culpwrit by @martell_logan (Lamont Logan of London):  ”. . .could you offer some tips on how to secure a full-time job from an internship?”     Erica Caplan, Vice President/HR, Zocalo Group Tips on how to secure a full-time job from an internship (is [...]

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