PR and Communications

How do you explain your job to people outside of PR/Comms? For me, I usually just say marketing or I work at an agency (beats the Samantha Jones allegations!)

But how do you describe our work?

How often are you multi-tasking during meetings? I hate to do it, but I also feel if I don’t, client deliverables pile too high.

Any PR people specialized in pitching ad agency work to industry press? We’re a smaller shop looking for someone to work with for an awesome campaign of ours.

Interviewing for a client side role and they work with Burson as their agency.

Anyone have experience working with them? What were your thoughts having them as a partner?

If you have bad news... today is probably the day to dump it.

But congrats to Travis and Taylor.

How do you stay motivated while job hunting? While I’m so lucky to have a job, I’ve been at this for months with no end in sight. I’m getting ready to throw in the towel.

What should you look for in a "stepping stone" job?

I was offered a new role, but I definitely don't see myself here long term. It's not a dream job, but I'm trying to determine i… more

How many days / weeks notice do you provide your employer when resigning? I’ve always stood by two weeks (unless your contract says otherwise), but have a friend looking at new jobs who thinks 1 week will suffice… more

How important is the city you live in for communication/marketing jobs?

I’ve been applying to jobs for about 1 year and 6 months and thankfully I work part time but still I feel a lack of opportunities… more

Anyone following this Cracker Barrel fiasco? Not that I'm defending it, but if your core customers were literally dying off at this point and you were seeing sales decline what would you do?

Hearing rumors that the IPG/Omnicom merger is expected to close October 1st. Can anyone confirm? Or what do you think is going to happen once it closes?

Did you study PR/comms in undergrad? If not, what did you study?

I personally double majored in PR and advertising with the full intent to go into a more advertising/marketing role.

Are you remote, fully in person, or hybrid? I’m currently remote and overall love it, but there are times I wish I was in an office

Read an interesting article in Axios yesterday on brands ditching public apologies and instead digging their feels in amid backlash or dodging accountability altogether (think American Eagle; Tea app; Crowdstrike… more

Has anyone moved from an account position to a strategist position? If so, I’d love to pick your brain! I’ve been heavily debating a move, but don’t know anyone in a strategist role

Has anyone actually had any luck with recruiters on LinkedIn? I'll connect with them,but never get a response if I reach out about a role i'm interested in. And I never seem to have anyone proactively rea… more

Has anyone interviewed in Corporate Communications for Capital One and can tell me about the online assessment? Would love any feedback/tips. Thanks!

Anyone have a recommendation for an employment attorney in CA to review separation paperwork?

Does anyone else feel like salaries — more specifically salaries at PR agencies — are decreasing? Noticing the ranges listed on open roles feel much lower than I recall the last few years, but require… more

Do you take all of your PTO?

We're coming up on the final stretch of the year and I'm realizing I've only taken a handful of days because we've been so busy. I've submitted a few a… more

How do you stay motivated at work? I’ve been struggling lately and can feel my work taking longer and longer to do. I have PTO coming up, but need to find a way to manage in the meantime.

Hiring managers, do you care for portfolios that showcase earned media coverage? Does it influence you when choosing a candidate?

My intern is leaving this week to go back to school. They were pretty solid and I'm hoping they choose to come back to us in the future.

How do you send off interns? Do you do anything special for… more

Do you answer every single work email you get? I’m probably closer to 60/40, and only answer ones that truly elicit a response.

Considering taking a new job just as an exit strategy.

It is a decent job. Decent company. But not necessarily somewhere I see really growing my career. It does come with a big pay bump (but only because I'm … more

Do you think AI is really coming for our jobs? I personally don’t, but people who know AI will.

I’ve been receiving an influx of vendor emails lately (at least 1-2 a day) for everything from SMTs to pop-up activations. Curious if anyone has ever responded to these and found it to be a successful… more

Do you have a seperate laptop for personal use? Or do you use your work computer as a personal computer as well?

A friend of mine in social was telling me about an interesting conversation she had on the subway the other day. Do social media managers still have a place in this world?

She had a conversation with a man on her… more

After 5 interviews and a lot of hard work, I didn’t get the job. I’m very disappointed - it truly felt like the perfect fit for me in every way. My experience matched and even exceeded the role in man… more

How motivated do you feel when returning to work from PTO? I had a coworker today tell me they were excited to return to the office; meanwhile, I often find I could use an extra day or two coming back… more

What’s a piece of feedback you’ve received that has still stuck with you to this day? For me, I had a manager early on that encouraged me to swap my “sorrys” for “thank yous” and I think of it daily.

At my current job, the pay is very fair, great PTO, benefits, and WFH – until recently, when the RTO mandate hit. We’ll be expected in-office 3 days/week. My job can be toxic, and I don’t feel like t… more

Have you ever regretted switching jobs? I love my job and the people that I work with, but I've been here a while, seeing my growth slow, and know I could make so much more leaving and going elsewhere.
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Anyone ever had a client with zero boundaries? How did you handle it?

I got a request from a client last Friday to review a document and have it ready in the form of a presentable deck for a meeting l… more

If you had one work where you literally had zero obligations and could do virtually whatever you wanted, what would you do?

General consensus- is in house better than agency?

How are folks from IPG doing with the news of workforce reductions? Are any of the PR firms impacted?

Do you discuss politics at work? I’ve always kept it very separate, but I’ve found the lines blurring more and more lately both with myself but also amongst coworkers and clients - especially in our i… more