As a soon-to-be college graduate, I can say with confidence I know the job application process pretty darn well. I’ve filled out my fair share of applications, and in doing so I’ve discovered a seemingly impossible task my peers and I face: gaining enough job experience before graduation. All hope comes to a halt as… Read More Are Internships the New Entry-Level Job?
Last summer, I interned in Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey’s office on Capitol Hill. I had a lot of eye-opening experiences as a legislative intern. Working with the senator’s legislative correspondent for energy, agriculture and the environment, I was fortunate to be assigned to such a significant set of issue areas for my home state. Although… Read More Not Just Public Relations
I was fortunate to pick the wonderful brain of one of the social media community managers at Bravo Group, Aly Bartolomei, for tips on how to represent a brand using social media.… Read More Talking Tone: How to Successfully Represent a Brand on Social Media
Super Bowl (event): Once-a-year occurrence when audiences watch TV for the sake of advertisements. Companies spend millions on 30-second Super Bowl ads with hopes of increasing brand recognition and awareness, but they often leave their audiences only with a good laugh or a compelling, sometimes misguided, thought. Commonly, Super Bowl ads go against the norm… Read More Super Bowl 51: Ad-vice for a Touchdown-Worthy Commercial
Interviewer: What would a day in the life of a public relations professional look like? Me: *Rattles off a list of tasks* Interviewer: What would a day in the life of a government relations professional look like? Me: *Looks dumbfounded* After taking countless college courses and completing an internship or two in public relations, I… Read More Putting the Pieces Together: A Day in the Life
You do not often hear the word “bravery” tossed around millennials my age, but it is a word that I desperately cling to as I wade through this challenging chaos called life.… Read More Braving the World at Bravo
College is a time for budding curiosity, starting lifelong friendships and regretting every purchase you ever made in your youth because you now realize the $60 you spent on Hollister jeans could have helped pay your car insurance bill this month. As a senior, I’m choosing to view college as the mama bird pushing the… Read More Growing Pains? More Like Growing Gains
I can’t believe it is December. It seems like just yesterday that I was sitting in the conference room for my interview, and now my internship at Bravo Group is at its end. From my first day in September, even though I was a little scared of what to expect, I knew I was going… Read More Final Days in Wayne
I can’t bring myself to write this blog post. I’ve probably stared at this blank page for an hour trying to find the words. I hate goodbyes. I don’t like thinking that saying goodbye to people and places is a goodbye forever. I’m the type of person who tries to be optimistic about leaving people… Read More I Hate Goodbyes
On a windy, chilly and rainy Saturday in October, I traveled to Westville, New Jersey, with a handful of co-workers from Bravo Group. We were canvassing the town on behalf of our client Aqua New Jersey, a company that provides and protects water for communities, about an issue with Westville’s water infrastructure. Westville is a… Read More Water, Water Everywhere
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