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A recruiter reached out to me for a lead communications role at a credit union that would almost double my salary. However, an acquaintance who is a VP in HR says to avoid at all costs - banking is a … more

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Is ceo magazine legit? Seems like a scam.

Thoughts on Ketchum's newest CEO/changes to their sister company, Access?

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Does anyone here work in PR/comms for a sports team and can share tips on breaking in? I have 15 years of experience working with Fortune 100 companies, but never have done sports and having a hard ti… more

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Can Glassdoor users search prospective jobs by the date they posted? I keep getting updates of jobs but it shows old ones that are listed : 2 days ago, then 30d ago, then 6 days ago then...on and on.… more

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Ugh, I'm just sitting here thinking of all of those unanswered email requests I saved until after Labor Day waiting for me. Did anyone else leave a pile of work for after Labor Day weekend or were you a responsible adult who got your work completed in a timely manner?

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Any advice on what I should be putting out there as a freelance rate? I'm at an Account Manager level, with about 7 years of experience.

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Can someone critique my resume? I’d love to move into an internal communications specialist role

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It's the Friday before a long weekend, is anyone actually working today or are you faking it until it's time to go home?

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I applied for a digital marketing internship in the media planning division at a tech company in Boulder. This internship would be perfect for me, and I know I would excel if given the opportunity. I … more

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Freelancers - how did you figure out your rates? (Doing this on the side of my full time PR role)

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I am interviewing for a GCD role at a PR company. I come from the ad agency world. What do I say when they or someone says I don’t have in house PR agency experience.

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I just graduated college two weeks ago. I have around a year of work experience in public relations and a bachelor's degree in journalism and media communication, focusing on public relations (GPA… more

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Does anyone use AI to write their Press Releases? How is it working out for you?

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What is a competitive salary for a communications associate (second in command under the comms director) in Los Angeles?

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Thoughts on agency Real Chemistry? Their Glassdoor reviews regarding work-life balance are horrendous. I have an interview scheduled and am coming from an agency with great flexibility, so I’m not wil… more

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I feel like this describes about 90% of my interactions with my company's CEO.

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I work at one of the big firms serving corporate clients in my day-to-day but have been getting my feet wet freelancing on the side. The clients are all short filmmakers local to the nyc area, so I don’t have a t… more

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Assembly Media, obviously integrated into Edelman. Is it really that bad or AS bad? My current agency is pretty damn toxic and I'm not sure my office will be around come the new year. This positio… more

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Westchester NY to Stamford CT - where can I get a job in PR there? Been in the agency world for a decade and want to loose my commute to the city.

Everyone have a plan for when a racist, “anti-woke” influencer targets your company or client for its DEI work? So far the racists are winning big.

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Anyone seen these 1840 job postings? Offering jobs for US based companies to overseas workers for ridiculously lower salaries. Basically sweatshop salaries! US workers cannot compete with that, and the salaries… more

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My company shares the salary band for its new positions on LinkedIn, but in looking at Glassdoor, the pay people are reporting is much higher…

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When you're working, do you need it to be quiet or do you prefer background noise?

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How important is it to include work samples when applying to a job when it isn’t required as part of the application? Asking as someone on the account side of PR looking for a new mid-level role. I ha… more

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Getting more and more burnt out from PR. Especially at an agency. Any recommendations for jobs that align with our skill set outside of the industry?

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How’s Edelman right now? I know there were a bunch of layoffs last year. Looking at VP role.

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Does anyone else have one of these coworkers who wants to call and chat about everything? Between email and Slack, we don't need hour-long phone calls.

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Random but anyone get their tonsils out as an adult in this industry? Trying to figure how much time I need to take off from work vs WFH

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My favorite story to come out of the Olympics is the Australian "break dancer," who got break dancing into the games and then got them banned in the same year lol. That woman thought she was… more

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