Anonymous
Post 11/06/2023 19:04     Subject: Public relations/Communications jobs?
Anonymous wrote:Your child should be dealing with career resources at their college. That is their job


You can't be serious. Career services on-campus are notoriously bad.
Anonymous
Post 11/04/2023 20:40     Subject: Re:Public relations/Communications jobs?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I work in PR/Comms. The main thing she'll do is network so let her figure out how. If she can't do that, then she's in the wrong field.


+1. I do as well. This is not mommy’s job.


Oh lay off. I’m in PR too and networking is a learned skill like anything else, her mom can certainly help coach her. And by the way I would hire neither of you - PR is a people game and you clearly are people no one enjoys being around.


I work in pr and I never network. With who? Clients?


Me too. I’m pretty senior in my career, successful and hate networking and rarely have to do it.
Anonymous
Post 11/04/2023 13:51     Subject: Re:Public relations/Communications jobs?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I work in PR/Comms. The main thing she'll do is network so let her figure out how. If she can't do that, then she's in the wrong field.


+1. I do as well. This is not mommy’s job.


Oh lay off. I’m in PR too and networking is a learned skill like anything else, her mom can certainly help coach her. And by the way I would hire neither of you - PR is a people game and you clearly are people no one enjoys being around.


I work in pr and I never network. With who? Clients?
Anonymous
Post 11/03/2023 22:53     Subject: Public relations/Communications jobs?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Nonprofits hire lots of comms and marketing people - often at entry level. Idealist.org has a lot of listings.

I know there was one government affairs shop always advertising for writers on Idealist.org, too.


Non profit Comms gets 200-300 applications for entry level positions


OK - but it's something to look at. I work in nonprofit comms - used to be a journalist. It's definitely not impossible to get in.


Yes, because you had experience already. I work in this field, too…I had a lot of experience to get in.
Anonymous
Post 11/03/2023 18:36     Subject: Re:Public relations/Communications jobs?
Anonymous wrote:I work in PR/Comms. The main thing she'll do is network so let her figure out how. If she can't do that, then she's in the wrong field.


+1
Anonymous
Post 11/03/2023 18:15     Subject: Public relations/Communications jobs?
Anonymous wrote:Great resource: https://publicaffairsjobs.blogspot.com/?m=1

Also sign up for Daybook! Well worth the $5/month

LinkedIn also has tons of jobs


OP here - this blog above was very helpful to compare & contrast roles and comps, etc. Thank you!
Anonymous
Post 10/22/2023 00:06     Subject: Public relations/Communications jobs?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:These type of jobs seem like low-hanging fruit for AI.


How does AI evaluate public sentiment, devise a strategy, develop materials, nurture relationships, and harness resources all so an objective can be had?


Not all of it, to be sure - but a lot of it. Like the entry-level employee kind of stuff.
Anonymous
Post 10/21/2023 23:06     Subject: Public relations/Communications jobs?
I work in comms at NOAA and we have a lot of contractors doing the entry- level positions, usually via Lynker and CSS. Best of luck to her, I was hired out of Peace Corps but if she has ADD she's a schedule A and might not realize.
Anonymous
Post 10/21/2023 21:35     Subject: Public relations/Communications jobs?
Traverse Jobs is worth the subscription for entry level jobs.
Anonymous
Post 10/21/2023 10:06     Subject: Public relations/Communications jobs?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Nonprofits hire lots of comms and marketing people - often at entry level. Idealist.org has a lot of listings.

I know there was one government affairs shop always advertising for writers on Idealist.org, too.


Non profit Comms gets 200-300 applications for entry level positions


OK - but it's something to look at. I work in nonprofit comms - used to be a journalist. It's definitely not impossible to get in.
Anonymous
Post 10/21/2023 10:04     Subject: Public relations/Communications jobs?
Plenty of these jobs in government.
Anonymous
Post 10/21/2023 03:12     Subject: Public relations/Communications jobs?
Anonymous wrote:Nonprofits hire lots of comms and marketing people - often at entry level. Idealist.org has a lot of listings.

I know there was one government affairs shop always advertising for writers on Idealist.org, too.


Non profit Comms gets 200-300 applications for entry level positions
Anonymous
Post 10/20/2023 11:48     Subject: Re:Public relations/Communications jobs?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I work in PR/Comms. The main thing she'll do is network so let her figure out how. If she can't do that, then she's in the wrong field.


+1. I do as well. This is not mommy’s job.


Oh lay off. I’m in PR too and networking is a learned skill like anything else, her mom can certainly help coach her. And by the way I would hire neither of you - PR is a people game and you clearly are people no one enjoys being around.
Anonymous
Post 10/20/2023 10:06     Subject: Public relations/Communications jobs?
Anonymous wrote:These type of jobs seem like low-hanging fruit for AI.


How does AI evaluate public sentiment, devise a strategy, develop materials, nurture relationships, and harness resources all so an objective can be had?
Anonymous
Post 10/20/2023 10:03     Subject: Public relations/Communications jobs?
^ "post" not. "PST"