Make networking work for you during COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown our plans for the year out of whack. It’s impacted everybody, from seasoned professionals moving up in the industry to students with cancelled summer internships.…
Career Advice
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Freelancing 101: How to find work and get paid fairly
As soon as I began my full-time communications and marketing career, I also started freelancing on the side. I wrote blogs for websites, managed social media accounts, and conducted media…
The average entry-level salaries in Canada’s biggest cities
After graduating, I had no idea how much I was supposed to make as a new professional. Nowadays, I know you can easily look up salary information on Indeed, Glassdoor…
3 ways to go the extra mile and land your dream job
If there’s any consistent theme to the career advice we give on Generation PR, it’s that the job market is competitive and oversaturated with communications and marketing professionals. But we…
9 ways to upgrade your LinkedIn profile
What’s fantastic about a LinkedIn profile is shows off how great you are, without the restraints of a one-page resume. A LinkedIn profile offers several ways to customize what you…
7 job boards for remote work
Thanks to technology, you don’t have to go into an office to be a full-time employee. Find yourself a job you can do at home in your PJs or at…
What employers expect from a “Communications Coordinator”
Getting your first communications job means meeting the expectations that companies have for the modern-day communicator. Knowing how to write just isn’t enough. So, what is? I analyzed 20 different…
5 tips for negotiating your salary at a new job
Let’s be frank: most people are not good at negotiating their salary, especially when they’ve been offered a new job. Most people just take a blind shot in the dark,…
Why you should apply for “bridge jobs” over internships
Whether you’re looking for a second internship or just looking to get your work placement for school out of the way, every PR grad faces two similar challenges when trying…
How to decode job postings: what are they really saying?
Going through job ads every day can be… a little irritating. Too many of them are poorly written, don’t include important information and mislabel the position. Why is this so…
The internship advice you didn’t know you needed
Most students and young professionals are well-versed in the dos and don’ts of internships: say yes when you’re asked to do something, show up on time, have a good attitude…
How to avoid these 8 common resume mistakes
During the course of my career, I’ve looked at over a hundred resumes from communications professionals. When your workplace doesn’t have a formalized hiring process, resumes get passed around and…
How to build up your resume after graduation
Congratulations! You’ve put in countless hours of late-night paper writing, intense study sessions and soaking up all that knowledge in class. It’s finally paid off—you’re educated, qualified and ready to…
5 ways to make yourself more employable
It’s a tale as old as time: students graduate and spend months looking for a job. It doesn’t feel great, especially when you’re submitting tons of applications and not getting…
How to stay organized during your job hunt
You’re fresh out of school, or fresh out of working somewhere else, and you’re desperate to find a job. That desperation turns into you blasting off your resume to anyone…