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Your Career and You: “To Be…or Not To Be…MBA?”
Conversations with my undergrad COM/PR students at Curry College cover the waterfront…from “what kind of paper should I print my resume on?” to “how do I start my job search?” and beyond. One that bubbles up more and more often, … Continue reading
Posted in Action, careers, Communication, Critical Thinking, Curry College, Education, feedback, Graduate Communication, Inspiration, internships, job hunting, job search, networking, Planning, PR, PR students, professional organizations, PRSA Boston, public relations, Thinking, Undergraduate Communication
Tagged business management, Challenges, Change, Decisions, Education, intern, internship, learning, lessons, lessons learned, Management, public relations
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Your Career and You: “Bottom line…lose the ’tude”
I was watching an episode of “The Middle” recently (okay, Curry College COM/PR students and CCPRSA members…don’t judge!) in which Axl proclaims that of course he’s going to get the job he’s going to interview for…he has amazing hair! Needless … Continue reading
Posted in Action, Communication, Curry College, Customer Service, feedback, Inspiration, PR, PR students, public relations, Thinking
Tagged Attitude, business management, Challenges, Change, Creativity, Decisions, lessons, lessons learned, Management, Perceptions, public relations, Relationships
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Your Career and You: “Professional Development-It’s the Way ‘Up’ for You”
My Madrid-based friend and colleague, Corina Manea, published a thought-provoking piece recently on professional development in which she laid out a terrific roadmap for planning your route to future success. I immediately shared it with everyone I could think of, … Continue reading
Posted in Action, careers, Critical Thinking, Curry College, Education, feedback, Inspiration, overload, PR, PR students, professional organizations, PRSA, PRSA Boston, public relations, Public Relations Society of America, Thinking, Time management
Tagged Attitude, Challenges, Change, Decisions, Education, learning, lessons, lessons learned, Perceptions, public relations, workload
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Your Career and You: “Dive into the Deep End”
I’ve been reading Facebook updates and blog posts by my Curry College COM/PR students that kind of tell me they’ve taken my unsolicited but sincere advice to heart. Time and again, in the classroom as well as in one-on-one meetings, I … Continue reading
Posted in Action, careers, Critical Thinking, Curry College, internships, job hunting, job search, mentoring, networking, Planning, PR, public relations, Thinking, Undergraduate Communication
Tagged Attitude, blogging, blogs, Challenges, Change, Creativity, Decisions, Education, intern, internship, learning, lessons, lessons learned, Perceptions, public relations
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Your Career and You: “One Hell of a Ride”
This past Friday was a tough one for me. I don’t think anyone noticed at all, but it was. First of all, it was (for my classes) the last formal teaching interaction I will have with Curry College students. Second, … Continue reading
Posted in Action, careers, Curry College, Education, PR, PR students, public relations, Undergraduate Communication
Tagged Attitude, Challenges, Change, Decisions, Education, learning, lessons, lessons learned, public relations, Relationships, teaching
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Your Career and You: “It’s What I Do”
I do some “navel-gazing” once in a while. I learned a long time ago that reality checks are a critical part of making sure you’re not losing control of your sanity. Recently, I’ve started a semi-habit of tallying up everything … Continue reading
Your Career and You: “Who Should You Trust?”
“Fake news” is the topic du jour these days. What’s true? What’s false? Who can you trust to assure you it’s true or false? I love it, in my Introduction to Mass Communication classes at Curry College, where I head … Continue reading
