Even with growing demand for public relations services, agencies and corporations will resist filing full-time positions while increasing their reliance on interns and contractors. Driven by uncertainty over true economic recovery, agency and business leaders will need hard proof that current positive signs for future growth is a reality, not another illusion in the country’s…… Continue reading Jobs Aplenty, But Not Necessarily Full Time
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Top 20 Posts of 2013: Mostly About Jobs, Careers
As 2013 comes to a close, I spent a few hours today analyzing page requests, most popular posts and hosts that generated the bulk of the seven million-plus Culpwrit hits over the past year. I also compared topics to the Top 20 Posts for 2012 and found many common themes–college tips, careers, internships and the passing of…… Continue reading Top 20 Posts of 2013: Mostly About Jobs, Careers
Volunteer and Real-Life Experiences Help Careers
Interns have never worked harder than they do today, but they need experiences beyond grunt work of compiling media lists and shipping new products to bloggers. Realizing all-work-and-no-play is not in the best interests of interns, many enlightened agencies are offering real-life professional and volunteer experiences for their interns. Rich Jernstedt, a great mentor and…… Continue reading Volunteer and Real-Life Experiences Help Careers
Back to College Tips That Will Land Future Jobs
Career pressure intensifies this month as seniors begin returning to college wondering if they’ll have jobs upon graduation next spring. While seniors face the greatest pressure, all students should start off the new academic year with a game plan that will help land future jobs. Not all students know what they want to do when…… Continue reading Back to College Tips That Will Land Future Jobs
Interning In Another City: The Big Apple Experience
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
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
Missing Betsy Plank
Serving as the PRSSA 2013-2014 National President, I had the privilege of attending last week’s Plank Center advisory board meeting in Chicago. Members of the board are true titans of the public relations industry, so I’ll admit that I felt a bit out of place. Nevertheless, I quickly became comfortable. The reason for my comfort…… Continue reading Missing Betsy Plank
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