Where to Find US PR Jobs
Friend of Forward Peter Himler (listen to our podcast with him from last year) has just written a post that should make all our PR student readers smile - a list of US PR job databases, and this analysis of the industry:
A quick scan of the myriad job postings tells us something about the vitality of the industry: it’s booming! So with college graduations fast approaching, the entry-level crowd has few excuses for finding a niche in the PR biz.
Here is a list of US PR job databases from Peter’s post:
- The PRSA
- The Council of PR Firms
- O’Dwyers
- PR Week
- PR News
- Bulldog Reporter
- Work In PR
- Publicity Club of New York
Peter points out that he has probably missed a few, so share any other places to search for PR jobs in the comments. I know that personally I found PR agency websites and the job search function at LinkedIn to be pretty useful.
And of course we’ve got global reach here at Forward - so let us know where to look for jobs in your neck of the woods as well!
Technorati Tags: pr jobs, entry level pr jobs, pr jobs databases, work in pr, public relations jobs
I checked the site after our little chat on Thursday, a great resource, thanks for sharing it! Also, after the chat at Crayon’s I’ve decided to brush the dust off my linkedin account. I’ve used a free account soo far, do you think it’s worth investing in a paid one?
Awais (AKA Skye)
Comment by Skye Lemmon — April 6, 2007 @ 9:20 pm
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Im a graduating senior at Auburn and this post just gave me hope! Im just starting my job search since I don’t graduate until August, but it’s still scary out there. Thanks for the great links and the link back to Peter’s post.
Comment by Jessica — April 8, 2007 @ 4:55 pm
The job market for new grads has been pretty good for a bit — one of the tables in the Annual Survey of Journalism and Mass Communications usually covers the actual numbers.
Two heads up - don’t forget that PRSSA has a job center available which accepts resumes from PRSSA students for free.
Also, lots of local PRSA chapters have their own job resources - so it’s good to cover all your bases.
Comment by randi mason — April 8, 2007 @ 11:19 pm
My favorite job database site is Chicago and non-profit specific: www.npo.net
Comment by Marc — April 9, 2007 @ 9:43 am
Thank you for your help, guidance and direction. I am about to embark on my last year of college and I know these job databases will be helpful. I appreciate your love for educating we students and your desire to see us succeed. It gives me great hope for my future! Thanks again!
Comment by Hollon — April 9, 2007 @ 2:40 pm
Those databases are really useful, thanks for sharing! I’m looking for an internship at the moment, but it’s always interesting to look at the jobs that are available now so I have a better idea for when I graduate.
I actually just looked up the internship I’m interested in… again. And I thought I might share this website where I found it:
https://jobhuntweb.viacom.com/jobhunt/main/jobhome.asp
Comment by Ashley — April 9, 2007 @ 3:16 pm
BOOKMARKED! Thank you so much for this list. I know that one day it will be unbelievably helpful to all of us. With only a month left of classes and then on to my internship, the real job hunt will surely begin in a few months. I’m not sure about agency work at this time, but a list of places to go is extremely beneficial.
Comment by Stephanie — April 9, 2007 @ 4:06 pm
Skye - I don’t think it’s necessary to pay for a linkedin account. For your needs a free one is fine.
Marc and Ashley - thanks for adding to the conversation
Jessica, Hollon and Stephanie - I’m glad you found it useful, Peter’s blog is well worth reading!
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Paull,
Thanks so much for the post. I have an internship set up in NYC for the summer, but nothing after that. This list has given me a lot of encouragement and a plan to use it in the upcoming months.
Thanks again!!
Comment by Evyan — April 10, 2007 @ 5:48 pm
Thank you, these resources are like gold to about-to-graudate PR students. I know I check the PRSA chapters in my local area probably more than most people check their facebook messages. I trust my local PRSA chapters job posting pages because I know most of the people who are searching for candidates, and know the jobs are real entry level positions. I’m a senior Kent State University student about to graduate and my advisors believe online resources and networking are key to finding a great stepping stone in the industry. I’ve already applied to about four postings in my job hunt so far and they’ve all been from most of the resources listed.
Comment by Missy Pollock — April 10, 2007 @ 11:23 pm
Thank you for this post, Paull! As a senior approaching graduation, I am just beginning the job search. I have already checked out a few of these databases and am encouraged that these will prove to be very valuable resources. I look forward to applying the skills I have learned over the past four years in the “real world” soon!
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A very tardy addition — the new MyRagan.com has a good job list too…though, like IABC it seems geared more toward managerial-level positions…
Comment by Sean Williams — May 15, 2007 @ 10:43 am