Remember when you played on your high school football, basketball or golf team? Can you still see that incredible pass or shot that had everyone in your school talking about you? That’s when you knew that sports were your calling, but are they still? Maybe your practice schedule has changed from hours of running or hitting on the range to […]
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 […]
This article is part of our 2022 District Conference coverage series. For more information on PRSSA District Conferences, click here. The University of South Carolina Chapter of PRSSA is excited to announce the 2022 Southeast District Conference: Eyes on the PRize. Taking place Feb. 25–26 at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, the hybrid event will include an online attendance […]
According to the Cambridge Dictionary, “comfort zone” is defined as “a situation in which you feel comfortable and in which your ability and determination are not being tested.” Even if we try to deny it, staying within our comfort zone is almost inevitable. There seems to be a greater force that makes us stay close to what’s familiar, preventing us […]
“She was such an impressive student,” says Alexis Hooley. Very impressive, that is, until she entered the workforce and “forged famous signatures for a PR campaign.” Surely, she had known better. Hooley is a public relations practitioner, attorney and graduate from Brigham Young University. Hooley is engrossed in legal practice and PR instruction as adjunct faculty at BYU. Hooley’s experience […]
Note: This blog was inspired by the book “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen R. Covey and applied to the field of public relations in the title and body. Your eyes are red from a lack of sleep and too much screen time. The little voice inside your head screams at you as you anxiously flip back […]
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 […]
According to CareerBuilder, 70 percent of employers use social media to screen candidates before hiring. Furthermore, nearly half of employers say they use social networking sites to research current employees — 10 percent do it daily. Online professionalism is a priority in establishing respectability and credibility to your employers and the people you network with. At Oakland University in Auburn […]
Asian, Pacific Islander, and Desi American (APIDA) Heritage Month may be ending soon, but the celebration is not over. We are living through an extraordinary moment in our nation’s history as we begin to shed light on ALL communities and work to become fully inclusive. As an Asian American, I cannot tell you how excited I am to see what […]
If you don’t have any or much work experience, chances are, you are likely to feel incapable and “unworthy” of landing an internship or even a full-time job. However, you may be losing sight of some experience or skills that could be classified as “relevant” for the opportunity you are seeking. Finding that competitive advantage even without a company name […]
