Young PR Pros host, Julia Kent, is a popular girl on the University of Carleton campus. For the fourth year in a row she has been invited to speak as part of a three-person panel at the School of Journalism alongside Lauren More, vice-president of communications with Ford Canada and Carrie Bendzsa, brand systems and external communications leader at IBM Canada.
The hour-long panel is full of great tips and advice for young professionals who are currently studying journalism making the transition to public relation or communications. So much information, that Young PR Pros has announced a new four-episode series called From Journalism to PR. Over the next month keep your eyes out and your ears pealed for more tips and advice that we gathered from this excellent panel.
In episode 3, we talk about the infamous PR title. We answer your most common question: what is in a PR title? The world of public relations, communications and marketing is mixing, melding and expanding. Today, a title is just that – a title.
First, we play a clip from the panel where each individual shares their titles and a brief description of what they do in a regular day. As you will hear, there is very little correlation between tasks during an average day and the person’s title.
The most important lesson learned out of this episode is to make sure you do your research when applying for jobs. The job description and title might only just scratch the surface of an average day in that role. Interview others in the organization, or ask the person interviewing you to give you a brief synopsis of an average day in their role.
We would love to hear from you. What is your title? Does it reflect your day-to-day tasks?
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