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Your Career and You: “Your Success…Your Responsibility”
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
Posted in careers, Communication, Curry College, feedback, job hunting, job search, PR, PR students, public relations, Undergraduate Communication
Tagged Communication Department, Curry College, Professionalism, public relations, Public Relations Concentration, Undergraduate Communication
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Your Career and You: “Finding Inspiration”
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
Posted in careers, Communication, Curry College, networking, PR, PR students, PRSA, PRSA Boston, public relations, Public Relations Society of America
Tagged Attitude, Careers, Challenges, Communication students, Curry College, Enthusiasm, public relations, Public Relations Concentration
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Your Career and You: “Where Do I Go Next?”
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
Posted in Action, careers, Communication, Curry College, feedback, Inspiration, job hunting, job search, mentoring, networking, PR, PR students, professional organizations, PRSA, PRSA Boston, public relations, Public Relations Society of America, Undergraduate Communication
Tagged Careers, Challenges, communication, Communication Department, Communication students, Curry College, Networking, public relations, Public Relations Concentration, Publicity Club of New England, Relationships, Undergraduate Communication
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Your Career and You: “Passion for Your Profession”
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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Tagged Attitude, Careers, Challenges, Communication Department, Communication students, Curry College, Education, Enthusiasm, intern, internship, Networking, public relations, Public Relations Concentration, teaching, Undergraduate Communication
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Your Career and You: “Good Housekeeping = Good PR”
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
Posted in Action, Communication, Curry College, Customer Service, Ethics, PR, PR students, public relations, Thinking
Tagged Attitude, Challenges, client service, Communication Department, Communication students, Curry College, customer service, Ethical behavior, Professionalism, public relations, Public Relations Concentration, Undergraduate Communication
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Your Career and You: “Nothing’s Perfect, Little Girl”
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
Posted in careers, Communication, Curry College, Education, internships, PR, PR students, public relations, Thinking, Undergraduate Communication
Tagged Attitude, Careers, Challenges, client service, communication, Communication Department, Communication students, Curry College, Education, Enthusiasm, intern, internship, negative feedback, Perceptions, Productivity, Professionalism, public relations, Public Relations Concentration, teaching, Undergraduate Communication
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Your Career and You: “Personal Recognition…It’s Good ‘PR’!”
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
Your Career and You: “People Watching”
I realized today, after having done this for a dozen or so times, that, in addition to a much-needed boost to my brainpower, mall-sitting offers one unique benefit…the opportunity to observe a varied cross-section of humanity wandering back and forth … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Curry College, Customer Service, Inspiration, PR, PR students, public relations, Undergraduate Communication
Tagged client service, communication, Communication Department, Communication students, Creativity, Curry College, customer service, Education, public relations, Public Relations Concentration, Undergraduate Communication
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Your Career and You: “Why Are We Having This Conversation?”
We’re easing in on one full month since Commencement 2016 at Curry College, where I ride herd over the Communication Department’s Public Relations Concentration and serve as Faculty Adviser to the Curry College Public Relations Student Association. My PR troops … Continue reading
Posted in careers, Communication, Curry College, Education, internships, job hunting, job search, PR students, public relations, Undergraduate Communication
Tagged Careers, Challenges, communication, Communication Department, Communication students, Curry College, Education, intern, internship, public relations, Public Relations Concentration, Undergraduate Communication
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Your Career and You: “Time for Reflection”
I spend a lot of time advising Curry College students on the “next step” as they begin preparing for “life after college” and all the terrifying unknowns lurking in the corners. This role comes easily thanks to the fact that … Continue reading
Posted in careers, Communication, Curry College, Education, Inspiration, networking, PR, PR students, PRSA, public relations, Public Relations Society of America, Undergraduate Communication
Tagged Attitude, Careers, Challenges, Change, Communication Department, Communication students, Curry College, Education, Enthusiasm, learning, Networking, public relations, Public Relations Concentration, teaching, Undergraduate Communication
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