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Tweet  Last week, I talked with an enterprising college senior who managed to wrangle five agency interviews during his 24-hour visit to Chicago.  That feat alone is impressive and merits kudos, but his final question at each interview is the subject of this post. His question: “What percentage of interns move into full-time positions here?”   Answers to [...]

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TweetQ.  I have had a few interviews with an agency that now wants names of references, including one or two co-workers who could talk about my teamwork.  No one at my current agency knows I’m interviewing and I’m uneasy about letting them know anything when I’m not sure I’m getting a job offer.  What should I do?  -TS [...]

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Tweet Q.  One of the guest lecturers in my class mentioned the Arthur Page Society several times during his talk, and my professor says the organization is something I should aspire to.  From the Page website, I can’t determine how you become a member and what they do.  I see you’re a member, so please let me [...]

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Tweet Q.  I’m a May 2010 PR grad and am still looking for permanent employment.  I’m finishing up an internship now (this will make three, one with a large agency), have been volunteering on a PRSA committee for almost a year now, and have had some discussions with various firms regarding entry-level slots over the [...]

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Tweet Q.  I’m graduating with in December and am trying to decide if I want to go to graduate school or accept an entry-level job at a major company.  The general office job is not related to my communication degree, but my would-be boss says transfers often happen within the company.  Is it a good [...]

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Tweet Q.  I am a junior journalism major now having second thoughts about my degree.  What are my prospects of landing a job?  Should I switch to PR or something else, even though it might require an extra semester at an expensive college?  -PA A.  Don’t panic—yet.  You didn’t mention a minor, so I would [...]

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Tweet Q.  I’m thinking about applying to some PR/communications programs in Canada. I like many aspects of the field, like all the writing one has to do. But I am an introvert. I can do public speaking fine but I’m definitely not an extroverted “people person”… my question is, do you have to be an [...]

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TweetQ.  As a December 2011 graduate, I’ve begun applying for jobs.  My college adviser sent me a job posting for a full-time position as an senior account executive supervisor at a big agency.  While I have had two agency internships and know a lot about what goes into the SAE job, I wonder if I should [...]

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Tweet Q.  I’m a senior business major and I think I made a career goal mistake.  After sharing an apartment with two PR majors this summer, I know this is what I’d like to do.  But is it too late or should I go on to graduate school and focus on PR there? -TD A.  [...]

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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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