What kind of career oppotunities are available for Public Relations?
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If you are just starting out I recommend you get an internship or entry level job at a PR agency.  That way you can get to know the business.  As you start to climb the latter there are a few ways you can go career-wise:\n\n1. Climb agency latter -- must be good at both public relations and bringing in new business, which is what you get responsible for as you get more senior\n\n2. Go in house -- you generally get paid more if you work for a company doing PR for them but its usually not as exciting or dynamic as working at a PR agency where you usually work on several accounts\n\n3.  Freelance -- many people freelance their PR services by the hour.  This is unreliable work at time but clearly very flexible which appeals to many people.\n\nIf you are very interested in a career in public relations I would recommend you get a subscription to PR Week.\n\nGood luck
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Work at a newspaper.  Or a television, radio or internet-based news organization.
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Journalism or marketing
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Public Relations.   Somebody who can really sell it to people and that can bring the people into your club.\n\n*****It's been days since I've answered this, how about those 10 points? ;)
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Absolutely.  Public relations (or perhaps more specifically MEDIA relations) professionals work with newspaper reporters all the time.  When a business has information that they would like to be distributed via newspaper, many times they will call a PR pro.  That PR pro will craft the information into something that will be interesting to a reporter (at least, a good PR pro will) and then contact the reporter to work with them to make the story happen.
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You want career prospects where and in what job field?
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How about journalism?
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English, Mass Communications or Journalism. Try to get a good Liberal Arts degree so you are well rounded.
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Most PR degrees are actually in combination with another area--Journalism, with a concentration in PR, for example...or organizational communication...or business with a minor in journalism.  I attended Ohio University, majored in Journalism/PR. Public relations is one of the best-paying areas in the journalism field, which really isn't saying much. In the Columbus, Ohio area (where I live) entry-level PR jobs pay around $30,000/year (can be much lower than that...my first job was $25,000/year and I was offered several others with lower salaries than that). You will be taking LOTS of writing classes...you need to be very organized, very creative, and an excellent communicator. You'll also be taking classes in layout and design, web-based design, HTML, advertising, business statistics (math), photography, designing/writing newseltters and classes that focus solely on public relations--you'll learn to write new releases, you'll learn how to conduct a press conference, you'll learn how to plan special events, you'll write speeches, you'll prepare Q&As, you'll prepare press kits--stuff like that. The key to starting a career in PR is internships...I was once told by a PR professional that he wouldn't consider hiring anyone who had completed less than 3 internships. Also, a portofolio is extremely important...this will have examples of different projects you've completed (school projects, as well as work projects). In big cities, PR jobs are very easy to come by (if you've completed the internships and have an impressive portfolio). It is kind of a specialized field, so in a smaller city your job prospects might not be so good (you might have a lot of competition). Good luck!
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I will be graduating with a degree in political science and entering public relations in entertainment, in may of 2006.  The bottom line is this, in a competitive field like public relations, what matters most is your experience.  Since you're looking for top 25 programs, you must have the GPA and high school resume to go to almost any school, so here's my advice:\n\n1) Pick a school in an area with corporations and businesses. \n2) Pick a school that has internship connections with these corporations.  !!!NOTHING IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN INTERNSHIPS!!!\n\nThere's a debate in the industry whether or not a degree specific to PR even matters.  Some companies seek out liberal arts majors for PR jobs because they usually have better writing abilities and an overall better understanding of the world.  My advice, pick a major you love rather than one you think will accesorize a resume well, and write, write, write.  There's a lot of writing in this field.  Best of luck to you.
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What track are you on? I'm Communication, writing track (journalism) double with poli sci and so I plan on being a journalist... if you're on a different track go with logical careers there... your career counciling center should help, Grad school is always a good option as well... not knowing you personally I cant be of any more help
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You are confusing with 2 specialized courses. MBA will touch upon Public relations under marketing, but won't offer you an elective subject to specialize on.\nIf you want to persue PR specialization, you can do so from many well known institutes.\nIIMC- Indian Institute of Mass Communication. Under ministry of I&B. Based in the JNU campus, Delhi. This is a highly recognized course offering ADPR as a specialist stream. \nXIC: Xavier Institute of Communications in Mumbai, is also very well recognized in the industry. They will offer you specialist communication course.\nYou will have to take entrance test & personal interview to get admission in these institutes. \nEligibility: Graduate from a recognized university in any discipline.\nGood Luck!!
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here i will give u 1 tip in marketing. Never link up any thing like Ur background and Ur current field.never link up any facts in ur marketing also,take everything independently and handle them practically.maintain a very good public relations.\n\nBest of Luck!!
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Absolutely. Why not? What your degree is in isn't as important as the work experience you accumulate and the contacts you make. I think Journalism would be a solid foundation. You will start out at the bottom of any company anyway. Just make sure your resume is rock solid.
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Some people get lucky and go into sports announcing with no college degrees. However, it is a good idea to get a degree or experience of some sort to start off.\n\nGo into Media Broadcasting to begin with. As you narrow the field to being a sports announcer, look for internships that involve sports announcing, etc.
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Sounds like public relations or corporate communications would be a good fit
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Communications is a broad subject.  Some people have offered suggestions in broadcast communications or human relations.\n\nThere is written communication, audiovisual communication, corporate communication?\n\nDo you want to be a writer? On air talent? A producer?  Do you want to work in news, entertainment, the public sector?\n\nWhen you got your degree, what kind of courses did you take? What did you enjoy most?  What did you do to complete your projects?\n\nIf time and money were not a factor, what is your ideal job?  Who holds that job?  What did they do to qualify for that job?\n\nIf you're not sure what you want to do with your degree, make a list of everything you have done as a volunteer or a student project or a part-time job - what did you enjoy most?