I’m a PR professional in tech with 5 years of experience. My employer insists that I should continue to up skill. In fact, my career development within the company depends upon it. They would like me to map out a 6-month personal development plan that includes an educational element. I’ve searched online, but seem to find only expensive courses offered through university graduate programs or questionable udemy/coursera courses. Can any of you recommend courses, books, etc. that might help someone of my experience level further develop my expertise in strategic comms and PR?

Hi! I have been considering switching to communications roles for a bit but too intimidated. I have worked for nearly 5 years in archives as researchers. This is not the best paying sector and I have been interested in exploring other roles like communications. I want to stay connected to arts & culture sector too but maybe a degree in communications can help me get into the sector from that angle so that it can be better paying?

I am from the global south and would like to go for a masters. Please suggest any masters courses that you think is good with placements or will be worth the investment? I would ideally like to live abroad for a couple of years with experience before moving back home so I am mostly focus on Canada and Europe.

Also, do share what do you love about your communications role for motivating me?

Any help will be much appreciated. Thank you

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Hi all! Been in the industry for about 10 years now, but looking to take an external course in change communications over the next month or so. Any recommendations? Thanks!

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Establish a core overlap period for meetings, ensuring key members can participate.

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hi everybody, I’m in my last two semesters of college and I’m graduating with a degree in communication and conflict. I’m still trying to figure out exactly what I wanna do post graduation but I think I’ve become interested in working in internal communications. I’ve luckily been able to complete two interviews at Allstate for an internal communications internship position. It was a virtual interview though so I didn’t actually get to speak to anybody, but I still think that I did really well. I just haven’t heard back but it’s only been about two weeks. I also applied to a few internships through Disney, which I really hope that I get because I would love the opportunity to start off at Disney. i’ve been applying to numerous internships to hopefully get something that will at least give me the opportunity to land a full-time job by the time that I graduate, but I’m also interested in getting a masters in digital strategy once I am done with undergrad. I just feel really lost because I’m just now really figuring out exactly what I wanna do when I come from a family where everybody already has it figured out before they even graduate college and I want to do this for myself, but I still feel an immense amount of stress because my parents are down my throat about knowing what I’ll be doing immediately post undergrad. Can you guys share your experiences with getting a degree in communications like where you ended up working what your career looks like now and how long it took?

If I only do a communication major, could I apply for human resource jobs? Or would I have to do a human resource major or specialize in it to work for human resources?

Hi everyone, I was hoping for some advice. I need to apply for graduate school and I was wondering what kind of degrees within marketing/ communications were the most useful/ employable, or what kind of careers I should be looking at.

I know that you don’t need a masters to work in the field, but I live in the global south and in my country a lot of people get masters degrees in the west in order to get jobs.

I have a BA in economics and media studies from a globally ranked top 20 university, a couple of internships at major international publishing companies in Canada, and 6 months of experience as a PR coordinator at the public broadcasting company. As I can’t stay in Canada and I’d like to go to grad school, I’m looking into what programs make the most sense.

I don’t want to become a publicist, so does it make sense to go for a general Marketing or international marketing degree? I also like the idea of continuing into academia to become a lecturer eventually, as well as gaining more media production related skills like in audiovisual production/ editing/ etc. I was wondering if you have first hand experience of grad school or any advice for me. I would appreciate it, thank you!

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Pretty self explanatory but I am making a career pivot after being in the legal profession for five years. I’m in the Syracuse/Newhouse Communications Masters Program (graduating in April). I’ve been applying/networking for a few months and haven’t even gotten an interview. The consensus seems to generally be I don’t have enough work experience but I’m struggling to get the experience employers require. I’m considering giving up at this point and going back to legal but this is something I’ve invested a lot of time and money into. Any advice?

Please be kind 🩷 I’ve dealt with a lot of hate on Reddit in the past, thank you!

I’m not sure if any of you have ever heard of this interpersonal communication theory, but I’m having trouble understanding it. If anyone could explain it to me and give me examples of situations in which this rare experience would occur that would be greatly appreciated. And if you have a movie clip or tv clip that highlights this theory that would be great too. Thanks.

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My school doesn’t have any classes that are outside of the computer science major. I’m really just looking for a better understanding of machine learning because I’d like to explore ethical coms in that arena. Not necessarily looking for any coding or GPT building stuff.

What are some of the companies in India which are giving complete remote jobs for corporate communications?

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Hi all! :) I’m sure a post like this comes up every few months, but I’m a recent Journalism postgraduate who’s spent about 7 months trying to land an entry level communications, PR, media job. I’m based in Melbourne, Australia, I’ve already done 2 internships, and since I’ve move on from them I have landed some interviews for other roles.

Believe me, I’ve come very close.

2 went well, 1 was ok but I was nervous. The determination to land a job can definitely take over.

I believe I’ve come a long way in the past 7-ish months, it’s given me more than enough time to make me resume/CV great, get a little bit of experience and upskill, but I’m seeing so many jobs advertised that are Senior, Head, Director and Coordinator positions, and some positions I apply for no matter what, but long term entry level positions have been really hard to find. I check job search apps and LinkedIn everyday, and a lot of company websites, I even have an excel spread sheet that’s tracked my applications I’ve put in throughout the year.

I sort of have no idea what to do next because when you’re a recent graduate, a lot of that is out of my control. Any advice? Thanks everyone!

I'm not entirely sure if this has been asked before, but it popped into my head while working on school work today. I'm a non-traditional student, and my major is in communications in Mass Media, for a little background.

In my studies, we go over the science of communication, obviously, and being able to pick apart certain aspects of strategic, persuasion, advertising, etc., especially towards its use in Mass Media, it makes me wonder if people who are in this profession become cynical when it comes to mass media itself. I'm not sure if I'm expressing it properly (I've been on crunch time with my school work for the last few days, so my brain is mush.). What I mean to say is, when you see a political ad or a social media or television ad, people who are trained in the actual science of communication could potentially see everything as a strategy that they already know about. Sort of like a special effects engineer begin taken out of a state of disbelief while watching a film, because they almost immediately know how the affect was made, etc.

At some point, does it become a situation where you notice the tactic and the potential manipulation, rather than the art or honesty of a statement? Do people still try to take things at face value?

Anyway. Just a thought, and a sort of rant-like question.

Hi everyone! I am a student at a California community college and I am looking to transfer to a 4 year college. What are the best schools around the US to transfer to for a comms degree? I’m looking for a general comms major or I could also do a focus in public relations or journalism. I am already applying to USC, UCSB, and Northwestern. Are there any other good programs? Thanks in advance!

Hi, I'm looking for some advice. I graduated 3-4 years ago with a BA in Media Studies + Economics and have interned in public relations at 2 major publishing houses and worked for less than a year as a communications officer for the public broadcasting company in Canada. As I am from the global south and soon leaving Canada, I am looking to pursue a communications/marketing master's degree somewhere in the UK, or possibly Europe/the US.

Though I enjoyed PR at the entry level, I don't see myself working as a publicist long-term and instead would prefer working in digital media, marketing, corporate communications, or broadcasting/production in the foreseeable future. However, I also like the idea of becoming a college professor one day and teaching communication courses.

I went to one of the top 3 Canadian universities for undergrad, but going to grad school is pretty much something I have to do, to improve my chances of finding a job in my home country and to spend a few more years away from there... It would also give me a basic qualification I need to teach eventually, and increased job opportunities.

I’ve been looking at masters in the UK but there seem to be so many different options (Digital Media, Creative and Cultural Industries, Strategic Communications, Marketing, Global Media & Culture, Digital Analytics, etc.) that I have no idea what the best choice would be for me.

Ideally, I would prefer to choose a program that was a little more practical in terms of getting a 9-5 job (perhaps programs with work placements make the most sense?), and that would give me skills that would be fairly useful anywhere in the world/not specific to one country or just useful in the West, and that would allow me to gain skills I can use remotely. The last part is just because I would love to travel, either for work or because I have a job that can be done while I am physically not in an office or the country. I also like the idea of learning skills relevant to production, but I honestly don't know which programs would allow me an interdisciplinary approach between that and communications. Honestly, any advice is appreciated, especially if you have a masters in a related field, I'd love to hear about your experience!

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Hello everyone! I am struggling hard about how to convey this release. I work in a holiday house (more like a villa with two houses) and the place has been sold, but the older just bought another 2 houses, one in the same island it used to be and another one on the mountains, which he is constructing with the same concept (sustainable "retreat", local architetture and materials). He wants to stay with the same name, website and IG, only change the pictures and description. I don't know if is the right right group to ask, but how would you communicate that?

Any meltwater tool expert here? I need some help with media monitoring report

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Well hello there. I graduated from my masters in 2022 it’s been 1.5 yrs of looking for a comm related job. It’s been hard and I’m going nuts. My major is research comm most of the study of communication processing and things of that nature. I have both BA and MA in comm and I was a teacher in public speaking for 3 years more or less. I was a hospital volunteer and I have 10+ years experience in sales (sales person). I always wanted to do things related to tv or film but I’m not sure what to do now because all entry level jobs ask for 3+ years of experience and HOW THE HELL? Is an entry level job how do you require so much experience for it when we are supposed to enter with the basics and learn as we go?

Hello, So I’m graduating next semester with a major in Comm and minor in Management and was wondering what type of jobs you guys have? Whether you feel fairly compensated? How’d you get it? I’m interested to hear different types of avenues my major can take me in my future career. Also, if any type of certifications that might have enhanced your resume when applying to jobs.

Are there any Online Phd programs you can recommend? I have an undergrad in Public Relations and Advertising, and a masters in global strategic communications. I’m very interested in continuing with a phd, but I don’t want to leave my job so it would have to be an online program. Or at least a program near the DMV area. Any recommendations help. Thanks :)