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, […]

Break Into Sports With Public Relations

[highlight]The PRSSA 2012 National Conference was held in San Francisco from Oct. 12-16. Over the upcoming weeks, Progressions will provide summaries of select sessions and insights from the presenters. Want to write your own recap of a session? Contact Editor in Chief Ashley Mauder at a-mauder@onu.edu.[/highlight] Kicking off the first round of professional development sessions at the PRSSA 2012 National […]