By Ujëbardha Bekolli Sustainability is one of the fastest growing fields for career opportunities. With brands implementing sustainability in their practices, there is an increasing number of job openings for sustainability professionals. The PR career path is no different. Especially because brands have been using sustainability for marketing purposes, to attract a larger scale of loyal customers. But not…… Continue reading Sustainability Creates PR Career Opportunities
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LinkedIn Tips to Help Launch Your Career
Anyone taking my classes over the past eight years knows I often get on a soapbox about the importance of their LinkedIn profiles. A great profile gets noticed and helps launch your career. I also set a goal of 500+ connections before graduation, but only one in three usually reach that benchmark number. Last week, I shared…… Continue reading LinkedIn Tips to Help Launch Your Career
Public Relations Research: My Unique Career Path
By Mason Tronsor Most college graduates move home after graduating with a communications degree. Why? To save money, right? Like me, most students don’t get the big break internship that sets them up for a job right after graduation. I was among this “elite” group of hard-working scholars who moved home to adapt to the…… Continue reading Public Relations Research: My Unique Career Path
Making Achievable Resolutions, Maybe.
Most of us begin every January by making resolutions on what we will or won’t do in the New Year. Vagueness of some of the self-promises make them impractical or impossible to implement, but this year I discovered a source of wise advice that requires sharing as we consider our 2019 resolutions. Every Monday, Tim…… Continue reading Making Achievable Resolutions, Maybe.
Top 10 Blog Posts of 2018
Career tips, awards and a memorial tribute to a one-of-a-kind PR friend topped Culpwrit blog posts during the past year. Little could I have imagined 11 years ago that this blog idea suggested by interns at Ketchum would still be around today. Thanks to your regular check ins, suggestions and guest posts, Culpwrit consistently ranks…… Continue reading Top 10 Blog Posts of 2018
Seeing New York as a Future Pro, Not Tourist
At the end of the fall term, DePaul University students majoring in public relations, advertising and journalism descended on New York for visits to agencies, corporations and news organizations. PRAD graduate student Alexandria Jones recaps her impressions of the Big Apple. By Alexandria Jones New York City had a tough pitch to sell me. Its…… Continue reading Seeing New York as a Future Pro, Not Tourist
Class Project Turns Into Real-Life Experience
By Elizabeth Parrilli Just when we thought it couldn’t get any better than being named the winning team from our Fox Sports University class in the spring…a few months later we were chosen to fly out to New York City and be on set of the TV show we made a marketing campaign for, First…… Continue reading Class Project Turns Into Real-Life Experience
3 Reasons You Should Shadow a PR Pro
By Rayce Patterson At one point, I thought I wanted to be a surgeon (they make great money!), so I decided to shadow a family friend. After watching doctors in masks cut pieces of bone and goo out of patients’ knees while listening to pop music…I decided I no longer wanted to be a surgeon.…… Continue reading 3 Reasons You Should Shadow a PR Pro
Hall of Famers Credit Mentors, Teams for Success
PR icons inducted into PRWeek’s Hall of Fame last week attributed their success to their mentors and teams. Summing up the consensus of most of the six honorees, Chevron’s Dave Samson said, “I am forever grateful to those who opened doors for me–to those who invested in me and to those who showed confidence in me, when…… Continue reading Hall of Famers Credit Mentors, Teams for Success
Tips for Landing a Seasonal Job
By Aaron Mead If you’re a college student studying public relations, and you need to pick up a few dollars, hang in there. Many companies add staff during the holidays to keep up with increased demand. While it may seem unlikely that a short-term position completely unrelated to PR would open any doors, you never know — you…… Continue reading Tips for Landing a Seasonal Job