Category Archives: PRSSA

Your Career and You: “Networking…Promote Yourself”

Posted on December 18, 2017 by

I talk about this a lot…now I’m turning my words into action. I did my best to demonstrate the value of networking to my students at Curry College, where, until mid-2017, I headed the Communication Department’s Public Relations Concentration and … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, careers, CCPRSA, Communication, Curry College, Curry College PR Student Association, Curry College Public Relations Student Association, FPRA Tampa Bay, internships, job hunting, job search, networking, Planning, PR, PR students, professional organizations, PRSA, PRSA Boston, PRSA Tampa Bay, PRSSA, public relations, Undergraduate Communication | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Your Career and You: “Success…A ‘Moving’ Experience”

Posted on July 17, 2017 by

To say that this summer has been “different” would be the grandest understatement in the history of the spoken word. Margaret (my wife) and I are in the final throes of building/buying a new (our first) home…in Florida (a new … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, careers, Communication, Curry College, job hunting, job search, networking, Planning, PR, PR students, professional organizations, PRSA, PRSA Boston, PRSSA, public relations, Public Relations Society of America, Research | Tagged , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Your Career and You: “Passion for Your Profession”

Posted on August 2, 2016 by

A photo on Instagram taken of and posted by my friend/former Curry College student Samantha Valletta drove home for me the absolute need to love what you’re doing for a living. Samantha has multiple passions including theatre, dance, yoga…and public … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, careers, Communication, Curry College, feedback, Inspiration, internships, job hunting, job search, mentoring, networking, Planning, pleasure, PR, PR students, professional organizations, PRSA, PRSA Boston, PRSSA, public relations, Public Relations Society of America, Undergraduate Communication | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Your Career and You: “Connections…They Bring Us Together”

Posted on February 20, 2014 by

A series of events this past weekend really brought home the meaning for me of “connections.” The first was…thanks to a blundering electrician from our town’s utilities department…a total loss of telephone and internet service for five l-o-o-n-n-n-g-g-g-g days. Thankfully, … Continue reading →

Posted in careers, Communication, Curry College, Graduate Communication, internships, job hunting, job search, networking, professional organizations, PRSSA, public relations, Regis College, social media, Undergraduate Communication | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Your Career and You: “Youthful Enthusiasm”

Posted on November 2, 2013 by

I’m back from the Public Relations Society of America‘s International Conference and am more-or-less reasonably refocused on my “day job” of teaching most of the public relations courses in Curry College’s undergraduate Communication curriculum. Had a chance to hang out … Continue reading →

Posted in careers, Curry College, internships, PRSA, PRSSA, Undergraduate Communication | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Your Career and You: Optimism, Enthusiasm, and Self-Confidence

Posted on May 20, 2013 by

I had the pleasure of participating in the final PRSSA Tweetchat of the academic year recently. Simply stated, one of the most inspiring sessions I’ve attended in a while. The young men and women on the chat demonstrated all the … Continue reading →

Posted in careers, Communication, Curry College, feedback, networking, PRSA Boston, PRSSA, Public Relations Society of America, Regis College, Undergraduate Communication | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments