1. April 15, 2009

    Job Hunting in the Public Relations Industry

    While the job market may be in turmoil at the moment, not all public relations jobs are created equal. Every situation is unique and the expectations of public relations departments differ depending on the organization. When job hunting in the world of public relations, it’s important that you find a comfortable situation where your work is valued and where the environment is conducive to success. (Read more…)

  2. March 11, 2009

    How to Get Your First Public Relations Job

    Recently I started getting emails from college students who had a lot of questions about the public relations industry. Specifically, they wanted to know how to get their first public relations job. During a recent interview with Bill Lessard of PR With Brains, I thought the topic of breaking into the world of public relations would make for some interesting discussion. (Read more…)

  3. February 25, 2009

    Do You Have What it Takes for a Career in Public Relations?

    A PR Fuel reader recently wrote to ask if I had any advice for someone looking to start a career in public relations. Of course I do! (Read more…)

  4. December 4, 2008

    Offshoring: How to Save Your Public Relations Job

    “Offshoring” is when a company moves jobs to places where high-quality labor costs a lot less than it at home. (Think of all the customer service and phone center jobs shipped from America to India in recent years.) Technology companies have been the leaders in outsourcing jobs overseas, but media companies such as Reuters, which is U.K.-based, are now offshoring. If you don’t think offshoring can happen in the public relations industry, you’re wrong, and there are indications that the PR industry will only continue to move jobs overseas in the coming years. But there are ways you can fight offshoring and hang onto your public relations job. (Read more…)