Informational interviews are your ticket into the big leagues. And by big leagues, I mean getting a job. So, let’s get into the 5 W’s and 1 H of informational interviews. WHO. Who should you do an informational interview with? A professional currently in the position that you want in the future. A professional currently at the organization you hope […]
In my hometown of Red Bank, New Jersey, there is mainly one industry that will hire you at the age of 16, and that is the restaurant industry. Each day, hundreds of high school students from my town would leave right after their last period class to go to their restaurant job as a host or a busser, which started […]
Spiders are amazing creatures that can build webs almost anywhere. The orb weaver spider, which is most common in the United States, works quickly to shoot out silk strands. These sturdy strands can attach themselves to a variety of surfaces, including leaves, branches and poles. The purpose of a spider web varies from being used as protection to serving as a form of travel or […]
“True knowledge consists in knowing that you know nothing.” – Socrates Philosophy, and social sciences, are intertwined in our careers; political science, sociology and psychology all play roles in the workplace. These areas, inspired and influenced by famous philosophers and scientists, are responsible for our thoughts and actions today. So many philosophical concepts and theories can be applied to communications […]
PRSSA hosted a Twitter Chat on February 28, 2022 at 9 p.m. ET. Titled “Power of Connections: The Importance of Networking and District Conferences” this chat, hosted by PRSSA National and Erin Lewis, vice president of events and fundraising, allowed Chapter members to share networking tips and tricks. Highlights can be found below.
Picture this: It is a post-pandemic world where stadium concerts are actually a thing and your best friend miraculously scored tickets to a Beyoncé concert. The lights go dark and Queen B steps onto the stage to perform one of your favorite songs: “Run the World.” You sing along with Beyoncé to this girl power anthem as she asks the […]
Many of us are probably familiar with how professional athletes and even head coaches appear in different commercials promoting brands or post on social media about their favorite products. For the longest time, you may have wondered, why can’t college athletes have this opportunity? That has all changed. The NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) ruled on June 30, 2021, that college athletes in all three divisions […]
For better or worse, social media has been a source of education as people have turned to their phones to guide them through this unprecedented time. It is important to recognize that there is no harm in learning from social media as long as you research what you take in before believing it to be accurate. I can tell you […]
Hit sensation, “Crazy Rich Asians” in 2018 directed by Jon M. Chu and written by Kevin Kwan, led to a void in Hollywood that wasn’t fulfilled for many years. That void was the lack of representation in films for all cultures including Asians. While Asian actors have been in Hollywood, they haven’t been the center of those projects but rather […]
It often happens to us that for different reasons, emotional and rational, we move away from the consumption of news, whether on television, radio or social networks. Don’t you feel that sometimes the news, especially political news, intoxicates you, makes you feel bad? Possibly yes. In contexts such as those of political campaigns, fake news and more, those involved in […]
