Hey Folks — If you don’t mind, take a quick 45 seconds (or reportedly a little more) and fill out this survey for friends Keith Trivitt and Josh Sternberg for a project they’re working on – http://ow.ly/1EI3P
Cheers!
~P
Month: April 2010
No More Kool-Aid
For some additional perspective on this topic be sure to check out Jason Mollica’s blog – One Guy’s Journey.
Get your coffee, turn on the tunes, and settle in for a read. I’ve been avoiding a post of this nature for some time, but its time has come.
Most everyone in PR has an opinion of Peter Shankman. It’s a bit of a litmus test – doesn’t matter what your opinion is, as long as you’ve got one there’s a strong chance you’re actually in PR. I won’t go into who he is – if you don’t know this post is likely not for you. Continue reading No More Kool-Aid
“Writing is still important” or “Writing is like hygiene”
Over the last several months, notwithstanding going solo recently, I’ve spoken with a number of agency higher-level folks and internal recruiters about the job market and the candidates they’re seeing and seeking.
Regardless of the position (Entry, SVP or Director) or company (from various agency-types all the way to in-house) or type of work (media relations to a social media specific position) the one thing I keep on hearing, in various forms, is “we’re not seeing a lot of candidates with really good writing skills.” Continue reading “Writing is still important” or “Writing is like hygiene”
Wow, it’s been a year…
Really quite stunned to discover it’s been an entire year since the 1st Edition of the 10 Hottest PR ‘Chicks’ posted at In Defense of Public Relations (@prdude’s blog).
But it has – another year older and another year…poorer. Be sure to check out Mr. @prdude’s list at In Defense of PR.