Careers
Jobs * PR jobs * PRIt’s that time of year again: graduate schemes are filling up and placement jobs are being taken. We list some useful online sources for job seeking students and graduates. Paid to party?
Samantha Jones may be sassy, sexy and sophisticated, but she can’t teach you anything about public relations. Laura Smith tells how she got over the disappointment that a PR degree course is not a rehearsal for Sex and the City. PR student’s guide to work experience
If you’re judged on your last job, then make sure it’s a good one says Katy Marshall in this guide to placement year opportunities. Does learning really lead to earning?
Alice Harper assesses the true value of a public relations degree. Podcasting primer for PR
Rachel Harrison has worked with a podcasting pioneer, and provides a beginner’s guide to podcasting.
The topics we come back to time and again are the ones of most interest to PR students. Is a PR degree what you expected it to be? Should you take a placement year? Is an in-house or a consultancy role the right choice for you? Who are the best graduate employers? What does it take to get to the top? In each issue, we will include a selection of articles addressing issues around careers and professionalism.
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Behind the Spin is a magazine for public relations students and young practitioners. It is supported by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations and based at UK universities with CIPR-approved public relations degree courses. You are welcome to visit and comment; to contribute please contact the editor.
