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November 2009

Social Media Presence Won’t Land You a Job

Having a presence on social media won’t land you a job. I was flabbergasted (awesome word) to hear a mentee of mine say the “career center told her to join Twitter and promote herself only.”
You know how social media can help you land a job? By the type of presence you create. A shameless self [...]

PR Questions: Telling the client it’s a bad idea

This post was written by regular contributor Chevis English.
What do you do when a client is asking you to do something that you know is not in their best interest?
One day, I will be the person discussing ideas with clients and I will need to know the polite and professional way to stand up to [...]

u30pro Is Thankful For…… (#Tweetsgiving 2009)

Here at #u30pro, we didn’t really set out to do anything special. For us, it was a place to bring together all ages to discuss the generations gap and what we could do to overcome it. Over the past few months, we’ve grown a community of smart individuals that challenge us on a daily basis. [...]

A Gatsby World of Public Relations

Fitzgerald is tied with Orwell as my favorite author, so it makes sense that The Great Gatsby is well-worn on my bookshelf. By the time it was assigned as reading in 10th grade, I had read it more times than I could count. Fitzgerald’s way of describing Gatsby made me want to be a writer.

Theres [...]

Direct or Step Down: How SM Differs from Traditional PR

I’m a pretty passionate person when it comes to my career in public relations and social media. Ask any one of my friends – they will tell you that I’m a direct individual in my personal life. In my career in traditional PR, I am able to step back, learn from other ideas and work [...]

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