Tag Archives: Public Relations Concentration

Your Career and You: “Your Success…Your Responsibility”

Posted on September 24, 2016 by

Several years ago, we had a news release writing assignment for homework in my “Principles of Public Relations” class at Curry College. It was a simple task, but I cautioned the students that spelling, grammar and punctuation would be THE … Continue reading →

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Your Career and You: “Finding Inspiration”

Posted on September 11, 2016 by

Occasionally I hit a wall with my enthusiasm. I feel like I ought to be doing something. I just don’t know what that “something” is, and I’m not terribly motivated to go looking for it. I just finished reading a … Continue reading →

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Your Career and You: “Where Do I Go Next?”

Posted on August 9, 2016 by

One question I am asked most often is: “Where do I go next?” Most of the time it’s from young professionals who have just gotten a start in their career and are eager to move onward and upward. I get … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Your Career and You: “Good Housekeeping = Good PR”

Posted on July 25, 2016 by

In one of my previous lives as a public relations practitioner, I developed an odd (to my co-workers) habit of stopping on the way to my office to pick up stray bits of paper in the parking lot and dust … Continue reading →

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Your Career and You: “Nothing’s Perfect, Little Girl”

Posted on July 11, 2016 by

I read a terrific post on PR Daily recently entitled “8 Fundamental Truths about Public Relations” by Christina Nicholson that got me to thinking about all the things I pass on to students at Curry College who wind up in … Continue reading →

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Your Career and You: “Personal Recognition…It’s Good ‘PR’!”

Posted on July 5, 2016 by

It took me a long time to figure this out myself…If you don’t tell people who you are, they’re not going to know who you are.” I know this is a mind-blowingly obvious statement, but how many of you are … Continue reading →

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