Career Launch Day

Clemson communication students, and area communication professionals: Mark your calendars for:

Career Launch Day

Wednesday, April 8 12-3 pm

Clemson House ballroom

What to expect:

• internships
• networking
• career advice
• resume critique

Students, please register here.

If you’re a communication professional (PR, journalism, etc.) and would like to participate, please register here.

This event is organized by 5 Clemson communication students, with financial help from Clemson Student Government, the Department of Communication Studies, and Clemson PRSSA.

Career resources

For those of you interested in finding a job or an internship (does that mean ALL?) here are some good online resources for learning how to navigate the job search process:

First, there’s Heather Huhman. You can follow Heather on twitter, read her column on Examiner.com and attend a live online event discussing cover letters on Sunday Feb. 8, 4 p.m. EST. Heather specializes in helping people find PR jobs and she posts lots of internships on twitter – search twitter for the #PRintern tag to find them.

Then, there’s career strategist J.T. O’Donnell (follow J.T. on twitter) who writes articles on the Career Realism blog.

Another resource is Grace Kutney (follow her on twitter) and her blog, Sweet Careers.

So, follow these people, subscribe to their blogs (here’s how to subscribe to a blog in Google Reader), and learn all you can about writing resumes and cover letters, searching for jobs, and handling yourself during a job interview.

Then, come back and share some insights on the Clemson PRSSA blog!

Check out this great Marketing Internship with Dixon Hughes PLLC.  The Marketing Intern will provide marketing administrative support to the firm’s marketing department.  This support will be related to both internal and external communications.  The ideal candidate will have an interest in business to  business communications.

They would like to have someone for this semester as well as the summer.  The pay is 10$/hour and they are located in Greenville.

Dixon Hughes PLLC

Marketing Intern

Position Description

Location:	Greenville, SC
Reports to:	Marketing Communications Manager
Status:	Part Time
Updated:	December 30, 2008

POSITION SUMMARY

The Marketing Intern (MI) will provide marketing and administrative support to the firm’s marketing department. This support will be related to both internal and external communications. The ideal candidate will have an interest in business to business communications.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Research industry trends and marketing strategies

· Provide assistance with web updates and web maintenance

· Write and edit external and internal communications

· Write, edit and distribute press releases

· Assist with development of marketing and communications campaigns

· Assist with implementation of internal communications program

· Assist with data entry and report generation

· Provide general administrative and project management support as assigned

REQUIREMENTS

· Marketing, Public Relations or related major preferable

· Strong organizational skills

· Excellent verbal and written communications skills

· Proficiency in Microsoft Word®, PowerPoint®, Excel® and Outlook®

· Self-motivation with the ability to work independently

For more information visit www.dixon-hughes.com or contact Alice Harrison at agharrison@dixon-hughes.com

What Better Way to Spend a Day?

Here is the link to something interesting that Abby Blaylock mentioned when she came to talk last week. Real World PR is a program put on by the Georgia chapter of PRSA every year and is for public relations students and includes informative workshops on  new media, internships, making yourself marketable, and lots more! There is also a career expo, resume critiques and countless opportunities to network with PR pros. The conference is an all day event that takes place on Friday February 20^th from 8am-4pm. If you register by Feb 8^th you get a $10 discount off of the registration fee.  Breakfast and lunch are provided.

Advice for young PRos

Via Dr. Karen Russell’s Teaching PR blog, here are three blog posts full of excellent career advice for recent graduates and young PR pros (PRos):

• Advice for graduating college students – everything from how to dress to how to manage your online image
• Can you handle the truth? 10 career tips no one tells you – employers’ (negative) perceptions about Gen. NEXT and how to work around them
• 7 personal branding tips for college graduates – how to manage your personal brand, aka image
• Phone pitch tips for young PR pros – very useful advice about pitching to journalists on the phone