Job Seeking Advice for New PR Grads
Warren Johnson of the Unsolicited Marketing Advice blog has written a great post that I wanted to pass along to our Forward readers. If you already graduated and could use some help settling into (or kicking off) your PR career, his tips are key. Even if you don’t graduate for another couple months (or years) — now is definitely the time to take the initiative to prepare yourself. I suggest using this as a checklist to help make sure you’re properly prepared.
Warren was gracious enough to allow me to include the post here in its entirety for your perusal. (The post can be found in its original location here.)
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Here are a few tips for finding your first job in public relations.
1. Know how to get your foot in the door
John January and Tug McTighe had a fairly long riff on job seeking tips for creative types (including copywriters, of course) in their August 7, 2006 edition of the American Copywriter podcast. Some key points:
- Have a disposable book of your work that you can send out or otherwise provide to art directors.