Published on April 2, 2024, at 5.48 p.m.By Stephanie Smith. Platform Magazine and Capstone Agency alumna Kristen Ellis has been in the public relations agency world for nearly eight years, having a successful career in account management after graduating from The University of Alabama in 2016. From day oneEllis
Published on May 5, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. by Kate Amberson. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2021, around 276,800 public relations specialists worked in the U.S. Transitioning from college to the real world can be awkward and challenging for anyone. What’s
Published on April 18, 2023, at 9:58 a.m. by Emilia Ciezadlo. We are always told that networking is everything. It’s all about the people you know. You need to put yourself out there. You need to leverage LinkedIn as a resource. But, are we ever told how to present ourselves and
Published on Oct. 13, 2022 at 1:40 p.m. by Grace Brindley. College students often seek the advice of industry professionals, such as which experiences and relationships forged their career paths and what combination of variables equaled success. To that end, public relations students might consider
Published on Sept. 26, 2022, at 6:58 p.m. by Sophie Collins. Problem solver. Supportive. Involved. Go-getter. These terms can all be used to describe Melissa Libby, the president of Melissa Libby & Associates. Melissa Libby & Associates was founded in Atlanta in 1992 and is a boutique
Published on May 4, 2022, at 5:54 p.m. by Katie Holec. The thing that I love most about public relations is the broadness of the career paths that you can take. You don’t have to stick to the PR industry — take your talents to the fashion
Published on February 12, 2021, at 2:25 p.m.by Emma Tracey, Guest Contributor. The thought of graduating and entering the workforce can sound paralyzing given the current state of our world. Pew Research found that the unemployment rate in the U.S. rose higher during the first three months
Published on April 17, 2020, at 7:01 p.m. by Hannah Fogus. As social media integrated itself into our lives years ago, most of us looked at it as a fun way to interact with our friends and family, post funny material, or share what we
Published on April 9, 2020, at 7:39 p.m. by Macy Krauthamer. Sports are a fantastic way to socialize. They have a special ability to bring people together, regardless of race, age, religion, socio-economic class or gender. That said, women make up nearly half of the
Published on April 1, 2020, at 7:27 p.m. Published by Hannah Fogus. Picture this. You just graduated college, and it’s time to embark on a new journey — a journey that involves driving a 27-by-11-foot tall hot dog on wheels around the country for a
