by Culpwrit | June 22, 2021 | Advice from a Pro, Careers, Guest Post, Job Search
By Julia Zaeske Leaders are people we regularly encounter, whether it’s at a job, an event or in politics. Everyone has a different take, definition and style of leadership. I had the privilege to interview three senior professionals who are leaders themselves and...
by Culpwrit | June 18, 2021 | Day in the Life
Until this week, I never thought much about the importance of bucket lists. I’m now working on my own bucket list after attending the funeral yesterday of my amazing sister-in-law, Judy Ann Culp. My older brother Earl wisely married her 56 years ago. Throughout her...
by Culpwrit | June 16, 2021 | Advice from a Pro, Future Leaders, Guest Post, Mentorship
By Christine Albrecht There’s a fair amount of pressure that comes along with serving as leaders for a center devoted to leadership! Luckily, the Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations is led by a dedicated board, volunteers and small staff of dedicated...
by Culpwrit | June 14, 2021 | Advice from a Pro, Careers, Future Leaders
A downside of writing your own book is that you don’t read many others while you’re crashing on content and deadlines. As soon as colleague Matt Ragas and I completed and launched our third book, I picked up these three books by friends that I wanted to read and...
by Culpwrit | June 4, 2021 | Careers, Guest Post, Job Search
By Luke Smith If you’ve decided to trade your 9-5 job for the gig economy, you’re not alone. About 61% of freelancers stepped into the gig economy by choice, and a large percentage of them are writers. Now, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, some people who lost their...
by Culpwrit | June 1, 2021 | Advice from a Pro, Job Search, Q&As
Q. Are there any secrets to getting considered for elusive jobs online? Based on job specs, I seem fully qualified but I never hear back. Also is there a magic number of days that a job has been posted that I should simply avoid applying for? -JP A. Don’t waste your...
by Culpwrit | May 27, 2021 | Advice from a Pro, Future Leaders, Guest Post
By Kelly Lambers The Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations recently hosted the 2021 Be Like Betsy Challenge in honor of PR pioneer Betsy Plank’s birthday. The challenge encouraged students to learn Betsy’s values and share their knowledge on social media....
by Culpwrit | May 22, 2021 | Careers, Future Leaders, Job Search
Internships are like pulling the Pass Go card in Monopoly. In the board game, your chance of winning increases with each deal card you pull. Internships are the “deal cards” for landing a job in public relations. This week, I heard from recruiters who were in the...
by Culpwrit | May 10, 2021 | Future Leaders
My alma mater held its 2021 Commencement over the weekend and I had a special reason to watch. Karen Torres, the student Commencement speaker at Indiana State University, is an impressive communication major who earlier this year received the first-generation...
by Culpwrit | May 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
The public relations world lost one of its most enthusiastic and honest champions last week with the passing of Kathleen Kelly, Public Relations Professor Emeritus at the University of Florida. I was introduced to Kathleen many years ago by the late Betsy Plank, who...
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