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PR Girl Must-Haves: Work from Home
PR girls come in all shapes, sizes and varieties. Some work for big name PR firms and attend all NYFW events and glamours parties. Others work for boutique firms at night because they work another job all day that affords them the chance to do work they’re passionate about without worrying about how to pay the bills. I’m the latter type of PR girl. I primarily work from home in the evening, or the coffee shop down the street or the library. On any given Sunday, you can find me working on my trusty Macbook with my cup of tea and my headphones, hidden in the stacks at the main…
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The Social Media Sweep
So Winter Storm Juno may have been a bust for much of the East Coast this week, but hopefully everyone put that unnecessary snow day to good use by getting a jump on applying for few summer internships or after-graduation jobs. Let’s be serious, most of us spent that glorious bit of a break how we spend nearly any other snowy free day – hanging out on the couch in our pjs watching Netflix. It’s ok! It’s not too late to get everything in order and get those applications submitted. But first, clean up your online presence. It’s been drilled into our heads that future employers will scour the dark corners…
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Becoming a Morning Person
I’ll be the first to admit, I have never been a morning person. I’ve always worked really well late at night and it usually takes me a good half hour to come close to resembling a human being in the morning. Until recently. Maybe because it’s winter, maybe because I’m getting older, but I’ve been much more tired after 5 p.m., even if I got a full eight hours the night before. I’ve tried everything I can think of – changing my diet, being more organized, exercising, going to bed earlier- and I’ve only found one thing that seems to work for me – trying to convince myself I’m a…
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A Datebook Can Change Your Life
This month, I found a really cool way to connect with other bloggers from all over and I couldn’t be more excited. The B Bar announced it would begin hosting blog link ups on its blog, The Well, by posing a question each month and inviting fellow bloggers to write a post and share their link to be include on other participating blogs. January’s question: What did you purchase in the past year that became invaluable to you?
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Confessions of a Chronic Procrastinator
Confession: I’m a chronic procrastinator. It’s a serious problem. Sometimes I wish there were meetings I could attend where I could connect with other procrastinators to support each other as we struggle with our incessant need to delay everything. I realize that I’d probably try to find a way to delay that, too, though. I blame it in part on my background in journalism. Working under pressure and on deadline is like second nature to me, so when I don’t have a deadline lighting a fire under me, I don’t tend to feel any particular need to get things done.
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PR Girl 101: Design Your Day
Is it just me or is the Monday after a long week just the worst? Whether you’re still recovering from a tryptophan-induced coma or coming down from a shopping-fueled high, today – and the next few weeks – are shaping up to be a rough uphill battle. For PR girls, it’s important to always be on top of things – one of the most difficult things when you can’t quite get yourself motivated. My preferred way to combat an insanely busy, struggle-filled period of time is head on. By head on, I mean meticulously planning & scheduling every little thing I have to do between my start and finish lines. But,…
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PR Girl 101: Prep for a Successful Week
Let’s be honest: PR girls rarely have a boring week. Whether it’s a project coming together for a client, a full schedule of events or a pitching to new clients day in and day out, there’s always something to do. Even though we know that a full schedule is really just part of the job description, we still find ourselves surprised once in a while when a crazy, hectic, stressful week pops up. Sometimes an uncontrollable crisis is truly a surprise – springing from unforeseen circumstances or things beyond our control – but more often than not, it’s of our own doing. We fail to plan, we get overwhelmed, we procrastinate,…
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PR Girl 101: What makes a PR girl?
What is a PR Girl? PR Girl (n): An ambitious, creative, dedicated creature with exceptional organizational & leadership skills. See also: superwoman