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Teacher’s Pet: How to get your name out there and get hired
For our third student inquiry, we’re tackling a question that applies to any job or industry. Sophie Garber, a Humber Public Relations Post-Graduate Certificate student, asks: “When starting out in the...
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Teacher’s Pet: Big agency vs. boutique firm
Today’s Teacher’s Pet post is about the differences between interning at small firms and large agencies. It’s the time of year when many PR students start to look for internship opportunities, so this...
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Teacher’s Pet: Interning
Megan Kaczor is a Centennial College Corporate Communications and Public Relations graduate student preparing to start interning. Her question: Could you tell me more about the kind of work students...
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Teacher’s Pet: Mistakes during internships?
Question six in our Teacher’s Pet series comes from Laura Chang, a student at Humber College’s PR program. We chat internships and humble pie. Her Question: We’ll be starting internships soon and I...
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Teacher’s Pet: Advice for PR students, recent grads and enthusiasts
September has arrived and with it, brought a whole new crop of students pursuing a career in PR. To give you an edge, we’ve decided to share some of the top tips that we’ve learned from our time in the...
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Rant: Effective Resume Writing
We get lots of resumes on the fourth floor, and while there are definitely some great candidates in the mix, we can’t help but question some of the submissions we receive, from PR newbies to seasoned...
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Teacher’s Pet: Education vs. Experience
Lorena Laurencelle is currently a Public Relations student at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. Her Question: What level of education is necessary to succeed in the public relations field? Is education...
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Teacher’s Pet: Portfolios
With the warm weather, and exams but a fleeting memory, many students find themselves hitting the office instead of the beach, looking for internship opportunities. Today’s Teacher’s Pet post is all...
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Teacher’s pet: PR school [life] lessons
Back in September, Margaret and Melissa (two of our new interns) began their PR journeys at Centennial College. Meanwhile, Meaghan was getting into her final year as a journalism undergrad and looking...
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Teacher’s Pet: Basic Grammar 101
Not sure if it’s a PR thing or if some people are just suckers for grammar, but it is so frustrating (especially for PR professionals) when educated people — we’re talking about a high school education...
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