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Mar
23
Bathing Suits v. Business Suits
March 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Goodbye Cancun, hello career search. For many of us college students, this is the first spring break that hasn’t felt so much like a break. We’ve traded in our bathing suits and beach totes for business suits and portfolios, having high hopes that one of the interviews we have during spring break will [...]
Feb
5
How long will I have to wait for my perfect job?
February 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment
As a graduating senior, I have the same fear that many before me have had, but even more intense: not being able to find a job after May.
With the economy in its current state, the amount of available jobs have decreased dramatically. As if applying for entry-level positions wasn’t already a crowded process, we now [...]
Dec
8
What’s After Graduation??
December 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment
I am certainly no expert on the subject, but I have spent more time lately thinking about what my future could possibly hold. As a soon-to-be college graduate I am having major questions about what the world has in store for me and I know I’m not alone in this soul-searching process.
The past few years [...]
Nov
6
Will International PR Help Me?
November 6, 2008 | 2 Comments
As I browsed the blogs written on PROpenMic, Justin Brunner’s “International Public relations – just a name or is this a specialty?” caught my attention. As a senior preparing to graduate in the spring, I’ve begun post-May plans that include the hope of living abroad.
While most of my peers have begun job-hunting, sending applications, resumes [...]
May
12
Mistaken Stereotype of PR
May 12, 2008 | 7 Comments
As graduation nears, I find myself having to defend my degree in public relations quite often. There is a huge misconception about the field of public relations thanks to the sugar-coated version the media often portrays.
The notorious example of television’s most misleading PR professional is Sex in the City’s Samantha Jones. On HBO’s website, it [...]