Comments on: Three common misconceptions about a public relations career

By: FlackBoy

FlackBoy — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:24:11 +0000

PR can hardly be considered “work” or a real career. It IS virtually a 9-5 job, I don’t know why you feel the need to embellish the industry. It’s not glamorous, and unless you’re a parner of a firm, the money is horrendous.

For all you “Flack” wannabes, look into more marketing/advertising positions if you actually want a job that will still be aroud in 20 years.

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By: Rob Robinson

Rob Robinson — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:58:14 +0000

You are definitely preaching to the converted, Margie. You’re right about all three of these misconceptions.

Amanda, it sounds like you have the perfect hire for the position you’re looking to fill. Ha!

“MAVEN!” Sheesh, who does that??
.-= Rob Robinson´s last blog ..When you write, keep it tight =-.

By: Jay

Jay — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:53:15 +0000

Re: the bartender, you know he’s probably bringing a ton of media contacts to the table from his regular clientele, which is a plus.

Also, Margie, the 5 percent event planning thing is a post unto itself, in my opinion. It’s one more thing in PR that falls under the category of “Something you need to know about, but that should not be the only thing you know how to do.”

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