PR Employment Opportunities

JOB SEARCH RESOURCES | GETTING YOUR FIRST JOB IN PUBLIC RELATIONS



Job Search Resources Online

Students searching for information on current job openings and employment search strategies should check out the following on-line sources:

Campus and General Job-Hunting Resources
CSU Career Center
PRSSA Job Center
NAGC's Job Search Links
Job Banks to Post Your Resume (Part of Jim Knott's Public Relations on the Internet
Resumania (University of Minnesota)
Yahoo Employment Sites
Yahoo Resumes Bank (Also check out higher levels for additi onal resources)

PR Organizations With Job Placement Services, Listed by Region
Colorado (PRSA Colorado Chapter Placement Service)
District of Columbia (PRSA National Capital Chapter Weekly Jobline))
District of Columbia (D.C. Resume Net)
New York (Publicity Club of New York)
Nationwide (PRSA's Resumes in Cyberspace, charges applicants)
Nationwide (PRSA-ASAE CEO Update; see section for entry-level positions under $30,000)
Seattle (Communicators and Markets Job Line)

Executive Recruiters Specializing in Public Relations
Note to students: These search firms specialize in recruiting mid-level and senior executives for organizations nationwide, usually for positions with salaries of $40,000 or more. These recruiters are included for the convenience of professional pr@CSU users and are not recommended as ways to obtain an entry-level position.

Judith Cushman & Associates (California)
Susan Flesher & Associates (high-tech specialists)
Marshall Consultants (New York)
Paladin Companies (temporary and interim positions)


Getting Your First Job in Public Relations

UNDER CONSTRUCTION


For a summary of several recent surveys on compensation for entry-level PR positions, see Employment Outlook and Compensation section of PR Careers.


For an outline of job-seeking pointers, see The Joy of Job Seeking, the handout from periodic workshops on job seeking conducted by Kirk Hallahan of the CSU faculty. It includes a list of additional print sources of jobs in the field.


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