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#FridayFive: Links You May Have Missed (10/23/15)
It’s the most wonderful tiiiime of the year! No, I don’t mean Christmas. Fall is the best time of year and Halloween is my favorite holiday. For some reason, I always find it easiest to focus and get work done during this time of year. I always feel incredibly inspired during the fall months – maybe it’s all the colors, scents and beautiful scenery. I’ll bet that it has a lot to do with all of the great content popping up in my feeds & inbox this time of year. Night Owls Rejoice! 11 science-backed reasons why night owls get more done on The Muse Asking the Right Questions 6…
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#FridayFive | Links you may have missed | 5/8/15
The weather is warming up, the sun is shining – perfect time to sit outside with your iced coffee or tea and catch up on a fantastic link or two you may have missed this week. First Impressions Matter How to write headlines that make people click on Ragan Email Like A Pro Five email habits to steal from the world’s busiest people on The Muse Podcasts for Professionals 10 podcasts you should listen to if you’re starting a new job on Levo League Pros on How to Grow Seven tips for quickly growing your network on Startup Collective Kill it on LinkedIn Six secrets that will make you a LinkedIn…
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Ask A PRo: Job Search Tips from Lauren Berger
It’s that time of year – time to refine your job and internship search with the end of the semester nearing. To help clear up some misconceptions, I sat down with Lauren Berger, CEO/Founder of InternQueen.com and LaurenBergerInc.com, and author of All Work, No Pay and Welcome to the Real World. Lauren answered the questions I had about the job search, internships, following up and how PR girls should approach the process.
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Grammar & Style for the Digital Age
Happy National Grammar Day, y’all! I have a deep respect for the rules of grammar and usage and a love of all its intimate properties. Grammar and language are beautiful things when used properly. Even with our regional dialects and quirks – I live in the land of Pittsburghese where “dahntahn” is a place and “yinz” replaces my beloved “y’all” – I still find words to be mighty when wielded with care. But how important are the rules of grammar and usage in the digital age? Handwritten letters have gone the way of the dodo, every one of our devices has spell check standard and “wut r u up 2?”…
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Diary of a PRo: Crosby Noricks
March’s PRo is Crosby Noricks, fashion PR extraordinaire & founder of PR Couture. Crosby is not only a fashion PR powerhouse, she’s also a superstar mentor. Her blog is chock full of tips and advice for aspiring PR girls – it’s one of my must-reads every morning! Let’s jump in & find out a little more about Crosby!
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Career Lessons from House of Cards
I, like many, many other twenty-somethings, love House of Cards. The show is genius, both in its delivery and in its content, including the dialogue. Here are my favorite lines, interpreted as career advice, especially for the PR girl. “Even Achilles was only as strong as his heel.” This is so simple it’s astounding. Maybe you’re writing skills are not quite as good as you’d like them to be. Work on it! Seeing no results for all your pitching efforts? Improve them! Don’t let something you can easily work to improve bring you down.
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Staying confident when you don’t have the answers
Let’s set the scene: You’re in a client meeting, going over details for an upcoming campaign. You’ve run through all the pertinent information, answered a bunch of questions and you’re confident you’ve hit all the bases and are ready to get out of the meeting and move onto other things. But wait – your client has one more question to ask. You listen attentively and open your mouth to answer when the question is complete but – oh no! – you don’t actually know the answer! You begin to sweat and you’re at a loss. What do you do now? Like those Choose-Your-Own-Adventure books I loved as a kid (and…
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#FridayFive: LinkedIn Necessities
LinkedIn is a professional necessity. It’s one of the first things employers look for when you submit an application & it’s a perfect way to make connections in your industry & show off your resumé without killing a million trees. Everyone has a LinkedIn profile, but do you actually know how to use LinkedIn? Five Things Your LinkedIn Should Have A good photo A selfie just will not do! Make sure your profile photo is a professional-looking head shot. The frame should be from the chest/shoulders up and you should be dressed appropriately for a work environment. Ask a friend to take it for you or set a camera up…
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#FridayFive: PR Blogs to Follow
The internet is great, with its unlimited resources, endless entertainment and ample answers. I, however, have the attention span of a fly somedays, and get lost and forget what I was looking for to begin with, so I like to keep my go-to resources all in one place. Five PR Blogs to Follow Today (in no particular order) PR Diva PR Diva is a great resource for anyone interested in PR, social media & tech at any skill level, and definitely worth following PR Couture Crosby Noricks is a fashion PR powerhouse. Her blog is a must for anyone interested in PR, especially fashion or beauty. PR Daily PR Daily is…