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 […]

How To Build Leaders Through Community Service

In the business world, we call community service social responsibility. However, it is much more than that — it is building leadership. Our field requires us to be strong communicators and advocates for the public good. We are often the influencers and changemakers in our society. PRSSA Chapters all over the nation are building leaders in their communities. For example, […]

How To Use Research for PRSSA Planning

Planning for a year of PRSSA meetings, socials and activities can be difficult.  There are many things the Chapter president and executive board need to take into consideration. Don’t forget the following: 1. Consider University Calendar and Events When researching to plan your year, start with your school calendar. Make sure you look at breaks, holidays and other university events […]

A Day in the Life of Government PR

Working public affairs for the U.S. Air Force at entry level is very interesting. I am part of the P.A.L.A.C.E. Acquire program, which is a paid management internship program that offers you a permanent position upon completion of training. At a major command, you must rotate through community relations, media operations and internal information, which is my current assignment. A […]