[quote]Find something you are passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it. –Julia Child[/quote] Using Julia Child’s advice, I have been able to create a couple of unique internships for myself. In the past two summers, I have interned for two companies; the Indiana ICE, a hockey team located in Indianapolis; and Falco Ink, an entertainment public relations and marketing […]
LinkedIn is one of the fastest growing social media networks and is the go-to social network for professionals and networking. It is important for students to maintain a presence on LinkedIn for several reasons, including: promoting yourself, connecting with professionals, searching for jobs and more. This professional network can land anyone a job if used in the right way. When building or improving your LinkedIn profile, focus […]
Before you read this post, let me make a couple of things clear: 1. I am a guy. 2. I don’t find anything personally appealing about Pinterest. Now, let me explain to you why neither of those facts should keep me from learning all I possibly can about the latest social media craze that is Pinterest. As anybody remotely interested […]
Summer internships are one of the most valuable ways to gain professional experience to put on your resume. However, most internships end a few weeks before the fall semester starts. It’s tempting to turn into a couch potato during those final summer days, catching up on your television shows and not getting up from the couch except to get more […]
Fact: Social media has made the world a smaller, more interconnected place. #duh Fiction: Cultural lines are being blurred and relaxed, some altogether disappearing. #huh? A person’s culture is evident in every part of his or her life. From the way we do business to how we speak to our friends to the way we select our clothing are all things […]
Communications students came to the nation’s capital on March 23-24 to learn the importance of traditional and new media in public relations. At the PRSSA Regional Conference, “When Two Worlds Collide: Bridging Online and Offline Communication,” speakers and panelists with backgrounds in politics, crisis communication, social media, nonprofits and more shared their stories and offered tips to help students face […]
In my experience, not ONE of the jobs I scored in my public relations career was a public listing or posting. This may be the case for you, as well. Here’s how you can find and even create your dream job beyond the want ads. 1. Seek People Ask yourself where you really want to work and identify the person you would […]
We’d like to thank everyone who participated in the January PRSSA Twitter chat. Specifically, we’d like to thank co-moderators Vice President of Public Relations, Lauren Gray and Chapter members Katlin Hess and Christian Williams for leading the conversation. Join us on February 20 at 9 p.m. ET for the next PRSSA Twitter chat. Review highlights of the chat below. What […]
As a public relations professional in the tourism industry, I handle the communications for Hotel Valley Ho, a AAA four-diamond hotel in downtown Scottsdale, Ariz. My daily activities include several traditional and nontraditional public relations tasks such as: Coordinating Writer Visits We frequently have journalists visit and then write about the hotel. They either contact us directly or they are […]
