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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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TweetQ.  After reading your answer to the “Dealing with Disappointing Job News” question, I decided to ask my own version of that question.  After receiving an offer letter from one agency, I accepted it immediately.  The offer letter had every bit of information I needed to know: the dress code, start date and time, where/how [...]

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TweetQ.  I’m attending a liberal arts college that doesn’t offer a PR curriculum, but I want to pursue a career in PR.  One of your earlier posts seemed to indicate that communication degrees aren’t required to land a job in public relations.  Did I make a mistake in my college choice or can I still [...]

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TweetQ.  I’ve often applied online for PR jobs at large firms, such as Ketchum.  After sending in my cover letter and resume, I’m often at a loss for what to do next.  The firm’s site makes it difficult to contact an HR person (or anyone else) for a follow-up.  I’ve gone through my contacts list [...]

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TweetQ.  I’m half way through a four month internship at a major PR agency.  There’s a possibility they could hire me once the internship is complete, but there’s a possibility they might not.  What should I do?  Should I start looking for jobs now or wait until I find out whether or not they’ll hire [...]

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