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Comment on My career: from uni to UN by Miguel Albano

Miguel Albano — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:25:19 +0000

Well said Richard.

As having followed a very different track myself with success, I’d encourage everyone starting at 18 to really consider how they want to approach live. Choosing a profession is just part of it. You can always change it later, as long as you are very confident in how you approach things.

Now, how was that presentation with our former Prime Minister ?

Regards,
Mike

Comment on How to secure your placement by Celebrity special : Behind the Spin

Celebrity special : Behind the Spin — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:28:52 +0000

[...] Southworth-Barlow advises how to secure that important internship opportunity and returning placement students report on their year’s work. Alice Harper for a [...]

Comment on Get ahead, go digital by Adam + Dan

Adam + Dan — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:22:34 +0000

Very true and a good article! We found that by having our portfolio online, agencies are more likely to look at it as it’s less time consuming for them!

An online portfolio should show your personality your best work. If you can do that successfully, then you should find employers crying out for you!

Comment on An insider’s guide to celebrity endorsement by Celebrity special : Behind the Spin

Celebrity special : Behind the Spin — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:33:36 +0000

[...] Golley Slater Manchester’s Agatha Chapman-Poole gives us an insider’s account of celebrity endorsement. [...]

Comment on Chirpy celebrities by Celebrity special : Behind the Spin

Celebrity special : Behind the Spin — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:19:38 +0000

[...] presented as fairy tales, but wonders why there are so few happy endings. Laura Daly thinks that where celebrities lead, PR and marketing must surely follow: [...]

Comment on Student bloggers offered rewards for writing by Ben Cotton

Ben Cotton — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:43:19 +0000

This sounds really interesting…I will certainly be applying!

Comment on You say celebrity, I say culture by ‘celebrity scissor’ on the web « pixiesimons

‘celebrity scissor’ on the web « pixiesimons — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:52:11 +0000

[...] http://www.behindthespin.com/features/you-say-celebrity-i-say-cultureThis was a common summer entertainment medium, also found in New York where I went to see Tim Burton’s Edward Scissor Hands as part of the ‘Movies with a View’ season, held in Brooklyn Bridge park, located directly underneath the bridge … [...]

Comment on You say celebrity, I say culture by What others have been saying about celebrity scissor « suesmith

What others have been saying about celebrity scissor « suesmith — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:27:11 +0000

Comment on How to secure your placement by Nathaniel Southworth-Barlow

Nathaniel Southworth-Barlow — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:36:50 +0000

Great to hear some feedback, Ben.

And that’s something I’ve noticed as well. I’m planning to do a follow up article to this one to give some examples of what students can do to enhance their prospects.

Originally, it was going to be a part of this article but it started to get too long!

Comment on How to secure your placement by Ben Cotton

Ben Cotton — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:27:17 +0000

A very interesting piece Nathaniel. The best advice I was given is make sure you have…

A) some PR experience to talk about e.g. one day a week placement
B) some work to show e.g. portfolio.

Students need to be doing stuff throughout their second year that will enhance their employability.

Comment on The rise of celebrity, and the rise of PR by Celebrity special : Behind the Spin

Celebrity special : Behind the Spin — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:17:26 +0000

[...] Students wanting to research celebrity and PR for their dissertations have been frustrated by how little space the topic attracts in the maintstream textbooks. This is now changing, and we review two recent contributions to the literature. [...]

Comment on Here come the PR girls by Celebrity special : Behind the Spin

Celebrity special : Behind the Spin — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:15:48 +0000

[...] Sarah Callender describes her role in business to business communications. Ellis Noble loves the glamorous depiction of PR on television, but finds that the real work cannot quite live up to the image. To help untangle your expectations [...]

Comment on Rescue me by Celebrity special : Behind the Spin

Celebrity special : Behind the Spin — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:15:32 +0000

[...] Emma Dickinson thinks celebrity lives are presented as fairy tales, but wonders why there are so few happy endings. [...]

Comment on You say celebrity, I say culture by Celebrity special : Behind the Spin

Celebrity special : Behind the Spin — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:08:43 +0000

[...] Just back from a road trip across the United States, Laura Smith reports on celebrity obsession from Hollywood to Manhattan. [...]

Comment on You say celebrity, I say culture by ‘celebrity scissor’ on the web « Weaving My Web

‘celebrity scissor’ on the web « Weaving My Web — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:56:07 +0000

Comment on The glamour game by Lynnette cook

Lynnette cook — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 08:29:35 +0000

I was very interested to read your article as I teach Fashion Marketing at Central Saint Martins. I wish all my students were as eloquent as you. It is great that you have seen the potential of a work placement which will put you in a really good position to get a job and career going when you finish at Leeds. Good luck Alice!

Comment on The glamour game by Brigid Foley

Brigid Foley — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:01:03 +0000

Very well done, Alice, you certainly seem to have made the most of all the great opportunities that have presented themselves to you during your, placement year, may you go on from strength to strength, enjoying the industry and the work that comes you way, as well as giving a valuable service to people in the course of your working life. The very best of luck to you.

Comment on Agency or charity: which is best for me? by Suzie Watts

Suzie Watts — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:11:06 +0000

Well said!! Atleast you have already dabbled with different types of organisations, it all helps to find out where you maybe best suited. You have just finished your first year and I think it’s great that you are clearly keen and interested to experience different enviroments, how can we possibly come to an assumption without comparison.

Comment on PR student’s guide to work experience by Richard Bailey

Richard Bailey — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:34:35 +0000

To respond to Cathereen Welch:

We (ie Behind the Spin) are not a business so can’t offer formal work experience placements. We’re a volunteer-run magazine operating on a virtual basis (there’s no office).

There’s plenty of work to do in terms of contributing articles (see the forward features list on the About page) but we’re aimed more at university students studying public relations than 15-16 year olds who would probably benefit from more structure, guidance and supervision than we can provide.

That said, I’ve taught many people working in PR consultancies and remember the age of the youngest of them – a 16 year old trainee.

Comment on PR student’s guide to work experience by Cathereen Welch

Cathereen Welch — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 10:31:59 +0000

I am writing to ask whether you offer unpaid work experience places to students the age 15-16, and if so do you have any available two weeks in december?

I am very interested in PR and would love to pursue it for a career and i think two weeks of experience in your company would allow me to understand jobs in PR much better.

My telephone number is- 07545521704
Many thanks,
Cathereen Welch