By Emily Dillon Living the life of a full-time student while being a social media management intern can be full of surprises. One day you are sitting in a classroom listening to a teacher and thinking about your future career in the real world, and the next, you are living it out. For me specifically,…… Continue reading Best of Both Worlds: How to Manage Being a Full-Time Student and a Full-Time Intern
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10 Mistakes New Pros Make and How to Avoid Them
Mistakes are inevitable as you begin your career. Simply being aware of the most common mistakes can keep career damage to a minimum. Avoiding them entirely will propel your career. Based on my personal experience and observation, here are the 10 most common early-stage career mistakes: Over confidence. Sometimes there is a fine line between…… Continue reading 10 Mistakes New Pros Make and How to Avoid Them
The Right Way to Land Your Dream Internship
By Kendall Thompson Do you have that dream internship that has been at the top of your list throughout your college career? Does it feel impossible to land? I know the feeling. It took me a year and a half to get my current job in Chicago at C1 Revolution. In order to get the…… Continue reading The Right Way to Land Your Dream Internship
How to Write a Cold Email to Land the Internship of Your Dreams
A cold letter is a cover letter sent to a company that is not currently seeking new employees or interns. It is an unsolicited attempt to convince a company that they should take you on despite not advertising any available positions. While it may seem like a less-promising tactic when compared to applying for an…… Continue reading How to Write a Cold Email to Land the Internship of Your Dreams
Boost Your PR Career: 5 Key Reasons Why You Should Consider an Internship
When you’re fresh out of school you’re eager to get to work, putting that hard-earned degree to work putting money in your bank account. It’s no wonder that so many people find themselves reluctant to take a low-paying or unpaid intern position. Working in the trenches for peanuts doesn’t exactly sound like a great way…… Continue reading Boost Your PR Career: 5 Key Reasons Why You Should Consider an Internship
The Intern: Keys to Success
By Lindsey Barber You’ve landed a new internship. Congratulations! Now what? Impressing the interviewers is only the first step. Now comes the hard (or exciting) part – demonstrating that the company made the correct choice in giving you a chance. Public Relations, particularly in the agency setting, is a fast paced world, often leaving new…… Continue reading The Intern: Keys to Success
Best Cities for Summer Jobs in 2016
With the number of both summer jobs and internships expected to increase this summer and many students looking for work to bridge their finances or grow their professional skills, the personal-finance website WalletHub took an in-depth look at 2016’s Best Cities for Summer Jobs. To help job seekers find the best short-term employment options, WalletHub’s…… Continue reading Best Cities for Summer Jobs in 2016
Why the French Would Never Do Yoga in the Office
By Camille Savalli My first internship day at Spector & Associates was full of surprises! Coming from France, there are lots of American “office habits” that I am not aware of and some of them left me puzzled. Lunch time for example. It’s 12 o’ clock, I am expecting to see people going out of…… Continue reading Why the French Would Never Do Yoga in the Office
Advice to Peers: Don’t Get Discouraged
Like many of you, I have struggled through discouraging months trying to land that perfect summer internship in the communications field. The one that you are proud to talk about when family members and good friends ask, “So what are you doing this summer?” The one where you see the logo on the front door…… Continue reading Advice to Peers: Don’t Get Discouraged
Don’t Burn Bridges in Job Acceptance Process
First the good news: There are more entry-level PR jobs than any other time in the past decade. And top graduates are receiving multiple job offers. The bad news: Some new hires are risking their future careers by mishandling job acceptance etiquette. Case in point: A recent graduate received four internship job offers, but really wanted to work for…… Continue reading Don’t Burn Bridges in Job Acceptance Process