PR and Communications

Agency vs. in-house: What’s been your experience and which do you prefer?

My goal is for my next career move to be in-house, but I’m a little worried I might be bored?

I applied for and am moving to the second round of interviews for a good position. I do tick all their boxes, pay is good, etc. I have a casual acquaintance on FB. He’s high up in senior leadership. I… more

Hi, does anyone have a career coach you love working with and recommend? I’m need to improve my executive presence and confidence. Just blew through a few opportunities and think it may have been due … more

Is everyone’s summer slow in receiving new RFPs? Feels like less than last year and the ones that do come in have peanuts for budgets

Ok we're a few weeks into the summer. Who has the best summer intern horror story?

I am curious: What does creativity in PR mean to you? I have been asked to improve this facet of my thinking in proposals our agency responds to.
However, I also feel that many award-winning campaigns… more

Looking for some fun ideas for a team outing. Have you and your team done anything beyond that standard happy hour that you thought was fun to do together?

If you're applying and hearing nothing back, don’t lose hope. The right opportunity, at the right time, with the right company will find you. Keep showing up—your moment is coming.

I’m about to have my review and I know I’m not getting promoted because my manager says I don’t work enough hours - he won’t promote someone who only puts in 40 hours. 50+ is promotion worthy. I manage my time properly- and I occa… more

Do the escalation of events in the middle east have an impact on your business? Does it change anything for you or any campaigns going into this week?

Does your company have offsites? If so, how often and do you like them?

At Praytell, we seem to have one every other year and I actually do think they’re fun!

Anyone seen any interesting work coming out of Cannes? What have been some of your favorites?

For those that had Juneteenth off this week: Did any work actually get done when you had to log back on on Friday?

I worked but it was dead quiet. Kind of nice to have some time to focus without distr… more

How often do you update your resume? I try and do it annually, but thinking this may need to be more frequent.

If you have a 2-week vacation planned for end of August through mid-September, but are looking for a new role, is it best to start the job hunt now or wait until after your PTO?

Infrastructure folks in agencies, what’s the culture/pay/respect level like for your EAs, Admin Managers, Chief of Staff, etc? Tons of client facing roles info out there but not much infrastructure ag… more

Time to update the ol' resume. Those of you with 15+ years experience, How are you guys keeping everything on one page? Does that rule still apply?

Do you have Juneteenth off? If so, do you get Friday too?

At Praytell, we just have today (but hate the fact we have to log back on tomorrow).

PMs… what’s it like over at Edelman?

Edelman NY Peeps - alum from many years ago here - I’m doing an art project that involves the names of the conference rooms on the “creative floors” - but I hear that they’ve been renamed - can you sh… more

How early are you logging into work? I usually start my day around 8:30 to get ahead. But curious what others do!

Hi everyone, I was affected by the federal layoffs a few months ago and am struggling to get calls back on job applications I've filled out. I'm wondering if anyone had any advice or guidance.

For backgrou… more

Recently started a new role and it kind of feels like a bait and switch. I'm with the same company, but was excited to accept this role because of the manager I would be reporting to. Suddenly, the team lead … more

Curious: What is your dream job in PR and Communications? Did you intend to end up in this field?

Do in-house positions care more about your title at an agency, or is tenure the bigger factor?

Do you travel a lot in your role? I have a lot of business travel coming up soon (domestic and international) and I'd be appreciative of any tips you have on how to approach business travel.

Is your office doing summer Fridays?

Pre-covid we had an in-office half day on Friday. Now most of us are remote on Fridays but we have to make sure our 40 hours is in by the time we log off to enjoy … more

Hi. I recently applied for a communications job at Google. I am so embarrassed to admit that after passing the assessment and being contacted by a recruiter for an interview on Monday I noticed that t… more

What is a workplace culture item that drives you nuts?

My hot take is I can't stand collections for gift cards for weddings, births, birthdays, etc. Half the time I barely know the person or don&#… more

I got a Final Partner round at KPMG (previous work at EY, total exp -8 years) any suggestions and what questions to ask them. Position- Consulting, Cyber

Just saw Deloitte is giving their employees up to $1,000 a year to use on wellness which includes things like gym memberships... or even Legos?

If you had an extra $1000 a year to use on wellness, wha… more

Am I the only one out there that just can't seem to get into Cannes? I mean I guess I understand WHY its important but I never feel all that connected to it.

Another Sunday online trying to get ahead of the week 🥲 anyone else working (part of) today too?

I have a client that is an absolute bear. They don't understand basic levels of professionalism, are rude, and constantly move goalposts for us and then will chew us out in calls.

It is getting to… more

3 interviews later and I'm getting ghosted again. No feedback. No updates. No nothing. This is incredibly frustrating and I hate that it's become the norm for hiring managers.

For those with unlimited PTO, about how much time do you take off each year?

I aim for ~25 days, but curious if that’s the norm?

Anyone else feel like workloads have been extra crazy these last few weeks? I swear spring into the start of summer is always so intense!

What are your top 2-3 tools or platforms you use everyday?

For me, it’s Muck Rack, Google Drive, and Slack (I’ve finally started using Slack to its full ability and wow!!) but always looking for new t… more

If you're building a career in PR and Communications what markets would you consider to be a Tier 1 market for recent grads? What about Tier 2?

Do you think spending time in these top markets as a… more