Before we kick off Pitch Yourself Round 2, I wanted to take a moment to thank everyone for all the fantastic feedback we’ve received so far on this intiative. We’ve heard from many people who agree with us about the value we are offering our job-hunting readers with this opportunity- and that’s exciting! (By the way, if you’re new to PRBC and Pitch Yourself, read all about it here). Round 2 was just as fun to put together as the first one with Holly Grande, and we hope you enjoy checking it out. Continue reading
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Pitch Yourself — Round 1
Last month, we announced the launch of a new feature on PRBC which we like to call “Pitch Yourself“. In case you haven’t heard about this exciting initiative of ours, “Pitch Yourself” gives our PR job-searching readers the opportunity to have their very own video interview live on PRBC.
We really want to help anyone who is struggling to find a job in the industry by putting them in front of our terrific audience of PR professionals (yes, that means you!) and giving them a chance to toot their own horn. And, as we figured, what better way to do that than by staging the one time where you’re supposed to talk about yourself and your experiences as much as possible- a job interview. A video job interview- for everyone to see. Continue reading
Pitch Yourself
As soon as we decided that #PRBC would be making the move from a hash-tag on Twitter to a daily blog, I knew I wanted my column to be all about starting out in the PR industry, since that’s the point where I’m at in my professional life. Through Flack In Training, I’ve tried my best to help all you amazing readers navigate your way through the job search and the beginning of your exciting careers. Now I (and all the other PRBC’ers of course) want to continue to help, only in a completely different way.
Starting today, we’re launching our brand new “Pitch Yourself” feature. If sending out dozens of resumes and networking your butt off hasn’t helped you land the PR job you’ve been looking for, then maybe your very own post on PR Breakfast Club will. But it won’t be that simple. I mean, we’re not just going to WRITE about you, that would be way too easy. Here’s how it works: Continue reading