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TweetQ.  I was recruited away from a job I really loved by a friend who told me I would feel the same way about the new agency, plus I got a 20% increase in pay.  I’ve been here two weeks and don’t feel comfortable with the work or the people.  I made a mistake.  What do [...]

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Tweet Q.  After a year-long PR job search, I’m ready to apply at McDonald’s.  I started my search with a lot of positive energy, but the last few months I am just going through the motions.  My parents, who want the best for me (and want to get me out of their house), are my [...]

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Tweet  Q.  I’ve been out of college for a few years and am employed as an Executive Assistant.  I’ve had one previous job and then my current job, both of which have enabled me to do some communications and event management work.  I’d like to transition to more of a public relations-oriented job and have [...]

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Tweet  Q.  I passed along this New York Times story to my parents today in hopes it will help them understand why I’ve held four different jobs since graduating from college two years ago.  You have written about the need to stay put for a year or more, but this article explains why 20-somethings don’t settle down until much [...]

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Tweet  Q.  I’m not a graduate, but a person with more than 6 years experience in banking, from Romania.  Two years ago I moved to Madrid, Spain.  Since then I have tried to enter a PR agency.  I had an interview with Burson-Marsteller Spain.  Can you, please, give me advice of how should I proceed in landing [...]

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Tweet  Q.  I’m a college senior and I have never had an internship.  These 4 years have gone by very fast and between spending one summer studying screenwriting at Columbia University, one summer dealing with a family illness, and this past one studying abroad in Tokyo, I just haven’t gotten an internship under my belt.  I’m an [...]

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Tweet  Q.  On Monday, I gave two weeks notice to my current employer since I accepted a new job at another agency.  I like my job, but after three years I was ready for a new challenge that didn’t appear to exist in my current agency.  Yesterday, my current employer posted a job that I’d really love [...]

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Tweet  Q.  After graduating a year ago and looking for a job for 10 months, I finally am working in PR full time.  But I hate my job.  There are multiple reasons, mainly the small size of the firm and a unimpressive client list.  I want to quit, but my parents tell me I have to [...]

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Tweet  Q.   I will graduate next May and am interested in pursuing public relations on an international scale (I hope to move to London).  How do you suggest pursuing internships/jobs across the pond?  -JS A.  Landing a job in London is not easy for non-UK citizens, but it’s possible.  The best way to do so [...]

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Tweet  Q.  I have been looking for jobs at ad agencies and I see many positions that are available.  I’ve made a lot of contacts through LinkedIn.  The issue I face is that I do not have any traditional ad agency experience.  My major was a discipline that I designed to cover all aspects of advertising [...]

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