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Internships: The Unspoken Truth of Breaking into the PR World

Internships: The Unspoken Truth of Breaking into the PR World

Published on Oct. 24 at 4:42 p.m. by Sophie Collins. Freshman year of college is full of new beginnings, friends and challenges. Professors and advisers consistently remind any student who walks through their doors that they must have an internship, at least once in their college career. Though an

Landing Your Internship

Landing Your Internship

Published on April 13, 2019, at 5:25 p.m. by Julia Landon. According to a study done by the Chronicle of Higher Education, when media/communications employers were asked to rank the most important attributes when they evaluate graduates for hire, internships were at the top of

The Life of a Never Ending Intern

Posted At: December 2, 2013 1:57 p.m. by Lexi Holdbrooks. Internships are the key to not moving back in with your parents after graduation.

A Price Worth Paying

A Price Worth Paying

Posted At: September 25, 2013 2:24 p.m. by Lexi Holdbrooks The job seeking process becomes more complex each year. Upcoming college graduates are jumping through hoops to stand out from the massive crowd of young professionals entering the job market. According to USnews.com, in 2000, more

Keys to Student Success

Keys to Student Success

Posted At: February 21, 2013 3:02 P.M. by Grayson Martin The public relations field is at a point where it is constantly being influenced by changing technology and strategies in communication. All that modern PR students can hope to understand about this ever-changing profession is

Don’t Whine About Design: The Importance of Graphic Design in PR

Posted At: March 22, 2012 3:00 PM by Rachel Childers Like many public relations students, I thought that the graphic design classes I was required to take were something I could just check off my list. I thought it would be pretty cool to learn

Preparing for the Real World: Q&A with People Who Hire Interns

Posted At: April 12, 2007 10:22 AM by Craig Langley I recently contacted three public relations professionals and questioned each regarding internships. Scott Womer is a senior account executive for The Bohle Company, a corporate and marketing public relations firm located in Los Angeles. Dave

Mission Possible: Obtaining an Internship

Our professors repeat one word to us public relations students over and over: experience, experience and more experience. But how do we get that experience? Internships. All PR students are encouraged to get internships. This gives us much-needed experience, opens up our job prospects and

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