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InSites for PR Graduates: Pitching Yourself to HR

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Throughout school, communications students learn to consider who their audience is, as professors urge them to “define your audience,” “analyze your audience” and “understand your audience.” It is interesting that, despite these lessons, I often find myself interviewing a candidate who hasn’t taken the time to read our website, much less our blog, Facebook, Twitter or Pinterest sites.

Source: http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifehack/how-to-shine-in-a-job-interview.html

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InSites for PR Graduates: On-the-Job Experience Can Help You in Your Future Job Searches

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I may only be a few weeks into my summer internship, but I’m already thinking about how I can translate my experiences into my future job search. While my experiences this summer are in the PR industry, I know that the skills I’m learning will help me land my dream job regardless of the [...]

InSites for PR Graduates: Internships and Volunteering Offer New Job Opportunities

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As we graduate and leave the carefree comforts of college behind to enter the world of bills and responsibility, we face more challenges than our predecessors. In reality, the job market just isn’t what it used to be. So, what can we do?

Brittany Vanderpool's graduation ceremony at University of Maryland, College Park.

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InSites for PR Graduates: Learn the Newsroom Ropes from Lois Lane

ShareI’m sure I don’t have to tell you it’s a super competitive market for entry-level PR agency positions. If you’re looking to set your résumé apart from the colossal pool of applicants — and why wouldn’t you? — you might consider learning the news business from the inside out.

Margot Kidder as reporter Lois [...]