Monthly archive for August 2012

How to be a PR pro

Two new books connect academic thinking to the practice of public relations. Richard Bailey reviews them both.

Five ways into PR

I have frequent conversations with students and graduates about routes into PR; I’m also alert to the changes in higher education and the arrival of apprenticeships, writes Richard Bailey. While no piece of advice can be right for everyone, here are five ways to get into PR (if that’s what you want).

Uni acceptances down 7% as Clearing opens

UCAS has now processed all A level results and as of midnight 357,915 applicants have been accepted into a university or college, compared with 384,649 on results day last year. This represents a fall of 6.95%.

Five PR lessons from the Olympic Games

The success of the London Olympics was not a foregone conclusion. Richard Bailey considers the PR lessons of the Games.

Job vacancies (August update)

Opportunities for graduates and PR account executives.

Students warned to clean up profiles to find work

The personal digital footprints of this year’s new graduates could cost them a job, warns a public relations expert.

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#socialstudent leader Jazz Chappell reviews an ‘invaluable’ book on public relations and social media.