An Inside Look to nycPRGirls: Personal Lessons on Juggling Life, Work and Responsibilities

An Inside Look to nycPRGirls: Personal Lessons on Juggling Life, Work and Responsibilities

Multitasking is one of the hardest learned skills. Between juggling clients, your personal life and any outside responsibilities, it is easy to feel overwhelmed. While I have a fulltime job, I am also a co-founder of the blog nyc PR girls (www.nycPRgirls.com) alongside Meg, a best friend of mine I met during my first official job out of college. We […]

Q& A with PRSA 2013 Chair and CEO Mickey G. Nall, APR, Fellow PRSA

This interview excerpt originally ran in the January issue of PRSA’s Public Relations Tactics. Read the full interview. What are the top challenges that PRSA faces in 2013? Advocating for the profession remains a challenge.  We’ve made huge inroads with our advocacy program in the past four to five years.  The advocacy work that enhances the value of public relations […]

Five Reasons Your Chapter Should Participate in the FUNdraising Bowl

The National FUNdraising Bowl season is upon us. PRSSA calls on all Chapters to submit their fundraising ideas. From Feb. 1 through May 31, Chapters can submit fundraisers to the contest by filling out the one-page FUNdraising Bowl application. Each Chapter is allowed one submission per month and must be submitted by midnight on the last day of each month. […]

Three Tips for Making the Most out of a Networking Event

Many networking opportunities exist for students, such as conferences, conventions, mentor shadowing days and agency tours. It is important to shine at these events, as the connections you make could later help your professional career.  Here are three tips to consider when attending your next networking event. Do Your Research Before going to your event, take a look at who […]

February Twitter Chat Highlights: “Writing for Whom?”

February Twitter Chat Highlights: “Writing for Whom?”

Thank you to everyone who participated in the February PRSSA Twitter Chat! We had really great feedback from everyone for our “Writing for Whom?” February chat. Specifically, we’d like to thank co-moderators Vice President of Public Relations, Lauren Rosenbaum, tweeting from the @PRSSANational account and the 2011-2012 FORUM Editor in Chief and current @PRSANewPros Social Strategist, Amy Bishop, tweeting from @AmyL_Bishop. [View the story […]

Five Steps to a Professional Online Portfolio

Five Steps to a Professional Online Portfolio

In the past, a hard copy of your résumé may have been enough to get your dream position; now, employers want more. With all of today’s advances in technology, students are able to not only provide a detailed résumé of their achievements, but also an online portfolio that can showcase some of their finest work. Online portfolios allow future employees […]

The Power of the Coffee Date

The Power of the Coffee Date

Every PRSSA Chapter has its own recruitment style. Some use more traditional techniques such as posters, mail inserts and all-campus emails to reach possible members. Others host large-scale parties with pizza and refreshments to bring in prospective members. Whatever methods are used, I would argue that being an effective recruiter is one of the most vital skills for a Chapter […]

Stressed In Show

Multi-tasking is often an expectation for the average university student. Many of us are full-time students, part-time workers, members of various organizations or athletic teams and try our best to have a social life on top of that. Throw in an internship or graduate school to think about and “in over your head” becomes more than just a cliché expression, […]