Packing the bags and moving to New York was a big decision, both professionally and personally. Coming from Chicago where there are so many great opportunities in public relations, deciding whether or not to go to New York for the summer was difficult. Ultimately, the corporate opportunity available in the Big Apple proved to be the…… Continue reading Interning In Another City: The Big Apple Experience
Category: Intern
Day in the Life of an Intern: No Two Days Are Alike
I started my internship at Ketchum in early June, and no two days have been alike. That’s why it’s difficult for me to describe a day-in-the-life of a Ketchum intern. It should come as no surprise that I enlisted my fellow interns to help me describe the typical day of a Ketchum intern. Ketchum’s Chicago…… Continue reading Day in the Life of an Intern: No Two Days Are Alike
5 Tips for Landing an Internship in Change Management and Employee Engagement
In today’s market finding a job is no easy task and landing a great job is even more difficult. Increasing your chances of success in the hunt for a great job hinges on having a solid internship experience. This was the road that several young professionals, including myself, journeyed at Ketchum Change. Otherwise known as…… Continue reading 5 Tips for Landing an Internship in Change Management and Employee Engagement
Unpaid vs. Paid Internships
As long as internships have been around there’s always been that one burning question; should they be paid or unpaid? Some claim that unpaid internships are wrong and take advantage of students. Others say the educational experience is more than enough payment for the work of the intern. David (APR, Fellow PRSA) and Marilyn (APR)…… Continue reading Unpaid vs. Paid Internships
Back on the Soapbox: Interns Should Be Paid
A friend who will remain anonymous so he perhaps remains a friend asked me this week to help him find a top-notch intern. He sent job specifications that essentially required the intern to perform at the level of an account executive or above. Wishful thinking job descriptions are standard these days. The bigger issue with this one is…… Continue reading Back on the Soapbox: Interns Should Be Paid
Intern Mistake Recovery Process
Intern season is in full swing. Most are doing outstanding jobs, but I’ve heard from a few terrified interns over the past week who are concerned about their futures based on mistakes they’ve made during their first few weeks. In talking with the interns, I heard similar concerns–mostly based on their surprise with how much…… Continue reading Intern Mistake Recovery Process
5 Ways Students Can Gain Experience in PR Field
As a student you commit a large amount of time and energy to get a degree that sets your course for the future. Many variables affect your potential success–exposure to the profession you’re pursuing, what you learned in college, and how you apply real life experiences to your job search. Bottom line, graduates who have been involved…… Continue reading 5 Ways Students Can Gain Experience in PR Field
Most Interns Deserve a Pay Raise
While cleaning out an old file cabinet recently, I surprisingly came across a long-forgotten pay stub from my first internship. I was paid a whopping $4.50 an hour, but that was 40 years ago when my college tuition was less than $1,000 a semester. Back then, internship duties consisted primarily of errands, clipping newspapers and an occasional low-risk…… Continue reading Most Interns Deserve a Pay Raise
Differentiating Between Internships and Fellowships
For graduate and undergraduate students alike, internships and fellowships offer an accelerated route to a successful career in public relations. While the terms often are used interchangeably, fellowships and internships are different. In this post, Mark Weiner helps us differentiate “internship” from “fellowship” before focusing on fellowships generally and the Grunig PRIME Research Fellowship in particular. Mark heads PRIME…… Continue reading Differentiating Between Internships and Fellowships
Top 20 Posts of 2012 Focus On Job Searches, Internships and Personal Branding Tips
As 2012 turns into 2013, I decided to review the 125 posts on this blog over the past year. Tips for job searches, internships and personal branding were the most most popular posts, according to the more than 1.4 million page views during 2012. Here are the Top 20 Culpwrit posts of 2012: Tweet Yourself Into a #Job Build Your Own…… Continue reading Top 20 Posts of 2012 Focus On Job Searches, Internships and Personal Branding Tips