Job-hunting tips for millennials in the PR market →
Read the entire job listing.
Follow directions.
Do your research.
Stay busy.
Pay attention to details.
Network.
Dress for success.
Think about your career.
via Ragan’s PR Daily
PR Student and Millennial
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"In breaking away from the familiar and the expected, you’ll be forced and privileged to face greater challenges, learn harder lessons, and really get to know yourself."
Kelly Cutrone
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Why Millennial Women Are Burning Out At Work By 30 →
Even those who did plot out their lives past the initial first career have unrealistic expectations about full-time employment. It’s not as if these women expected their jobs to be parties and good times, but many underestimated the actual day-to-day drudgery. “College is nothing more than a baby-sitting service. These students are totally unprepared for the real world. The reality for women who want to work in PR is that they are going to be working with 24 catty [women] who will backstab and compete with them. No one will say thank you. You will eat lunch at 5 p.m. It sucks and it’s hard work,” says Cutrone.
via Forbes
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When Hiring Graduates, Avoid These Mistakes →
Applying for a job anytime soon? Check out this post from Harvard Business Review on how companies can attract the best millennial talent.
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Millennials Do Care →
“The Millennial Donor Survey finds that of the more than 3,000 people (ages 20 to 35) who responded, 93 percent gave to nonprofit organizations in 2010, with 10 percent giving $1,000 or more. What does this mean for nonprofits? Millennials are giving, they’re giving generously, and if organizations aren’t focused on how to most effectively engage with these new donors – they won’t just be falling behind, they’ll have a difficult time catching up. “
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"How can you squander even one more day not taking advantage of the greatest shifts of our generation? How dare you settle for less when the world has made it so easy for you to be remarkable?"
Seth Godin (via morganhaychapman)
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Open, Ongoing, Online
On April 28th MTV will host the first ever O Music Awards. The awards given out will recognize online creativity. Fans can vote via Twitter or Facebook for the must follow artist on Twitter, the most innovative music video, the hottest fan cover, fan sites that blow you away, and favorite music blogs. MTV is describing this innovative awards ceremony as open, ongoing, and online. It was only a matter of time before digital music and online creativity began to be recognized by one of music’s major networks. Artists have responded that the generation that lives online by using websites, blogs, videos, and social media to interact with and build a digital fan base. Now an awards ceremony has been created in response to online content. The categories are definitely interesting so stay tuned to see how MTV’s foray into online awards will play out.
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