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Your Career and You: “What’s Next?”
One of the hallmarks of my own professional life has been a never-changing “itch” to try something new or different. Even while in high school and college, I dabbled in jobs like grocery store bagboy, bartender, poolroom manager, highway department … Continue reading
Posted in Action, careers, CCPRSA, Communication, Curry College, Curry College PR Student Association, Curry College Public Relations Student Association, Education, Evaluation, feedback, Inspiration, internships, job hunting, job search, Planning, PR, PR students, public relations, Thinking, Undergraduate Communication
Tagged Attitude, business management, Challenges, Change, Creativity, Decisions, Education, Enthusiasm, intern, internship, learning, lessons, lessons learned, Perceptions, Productivity, public relations, teaching, workload
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Your Career and You: “Check Your &#%@ Email”
This past week has been nothing short of annoying on the electronic communication front. I have sent out more than a dozen emails to various people ranging from presidents of nonprofit organizations to…of course…students. Crickets. In the case of the … Continue reading
Posted in Action, CCPRSA, Communication, Curry College, Curry College PR Student Association, Curry College Public Relations Student Association, Inspiration, PR, PR students, public relations, social media, Time management
Tagged Attitude, business management, Decisions, learning, lessons, lessons learned, Productivity, public relations, Relationships, teaching
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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: “MBA? Do Your Homework First!”
As a public relations professional now teaching the next generation(s) of PR pros at Curry College, I am often asked by students whether or not they should pursue a graduate degree. My answer is invariably “yes, but don’t rush into … Continue reading
Posted in Action, careers, Curry College, Education, feedback, internships, job hunting, job search, liberal arts education, Planning, PR, PR students, public relations, Undergraduate Communication
Tagged Attitude, business management, Decisions, Education, intern, internship, learning, lessons, lessons learned, Perceptions, public relations, teaching
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Your Career and You: “Watching Flowers Grow”
One of the truly rewarding things about my current life as a PR professor has been introducing young men and women to the profession that has been mine for more than a quarter-century and seeing that mental “light” go on … Continue reading
Posted in careers, Communication, Critical Thinking, Curry College, Education, internships, job search, liberal arts education, Planning, PR students, public relations
Tagged art, Attitude, business management, Careers, communication, Communication Department, Creativity, Curry College, Management, public relations, Public Relations Concentration, science
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