Results from the 2015 PRWeek/Bloom, Gross & Associates Salary Survey Throughout 2014, we could feel the shift, and the changes were palpable: more jobs, faster hiring, a more robust market. Was it a Chicago area phenomenon? Or a nationwide trend? Is it smoke and mirrors, or is it real? What does it all mean for…… Continue reading More Jobs and Salary Growth Make This a Boom Time for Public Relations
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PR Education Rising in Respect and Potential
Kudos to my DePaul University colleagues for putting our PR program on the map. Although we didn’t win the big prize (congratulations Georgetown), the DePaul PRAD program was one of the top five education programs honored at last night’s PR Week Awards event in New York. The five finalists were: American University Brigham Young University…… Continue reading PR Education Rising in Respect and Potential
Congratulations to PR Students and Young Pros
Two of the 35 award categories at last night’s PR Week Awards got the effervescent (e.g. noisy) crowd to pay attention. Almost everyone in the Grand Hyatt Ballroom in New York was curious to meet and celebrate the future of the profession—PR students and young professionals. Sarah Corder of Liberty University was named PR Student…… Continue reading Congratulations to PR Students and Young Pros
PR Salary Survey: Focus on Relevance, Flexibility
Karen Bloom I’ve been a professional recruiter for, well let’s just say many years, and the one thing I can say about PR industry salaries is that regardless of the year, and regardless of the economy, salaries for junior- to mid-level pros have remained pretty consistent. So, what’s so different about salaries and the…… Continue reading PR Salary Survey: Focus on Relevance, Flexibility