Communication Career Clips: Story source ideas for citizen journalists

Editor's Note: This post marks the final one for the 2011 WordCount Blogathon.  Thanks to all readers who read these posts this month.

Are you a citizen journalist looking for story ideas?  10000Words has what you're looking for here.

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Communication Career Clips: How to relocate for a new job

Click here to find out how one person moved from one city to another to find a job, courtesy of the Personal PR blog.

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Communication Career Clips: Building your personal brand

In a tight job market, it's more important than ever to separate yourself from the pack.  The following article below will show you how to do just that.

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Communication Career Clips: Balancing career and community

Balancing career with community service is not always an easy thing.  But one Connecticut woman has managed to do just that, as a public relations executive.   Read on to find out more about her.

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Communication Career Clips: Managing your digital footprint

In what appears to be an ever tightening job market, managing your digital footprint can make or break not only the job hunt, but also your career path.  The following article below offers advice to recent college graduates on how to keep it clean, in hopes of improving your chances for a job that's the right fit for you.

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Communication Career Clips: Does radio still matter?

Is traditional broadcast radio (AM/FM) still relevant in an age of emerging digital media choices?  One broadcaster and media coach thinks that's still the case.  Click here to read six reasons why, courtesy of the PR Cafe blog.

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Communication Career Clips: Don't Give Up

Is the job hunt not going like you expected?  Here's the one thing you must do: Don't give up.

Click here to find out why, courtesy of About.com

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Communication Career Clips: More on interview blunders

Check out 10 mistakes to not make during a job interview here, courtesy of About.com.

Also, read Monday's post on a dozen ways to flunk a job interview here.

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Communication Career Clips: A dozen ways to "flunk" a job interview

Here's a checklist of 12 things job seekers want to avoid, courtesy of Fiscal Geek.

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Communication Career Clips: Lab wins PR awards

A nationally recognized laboratory wins awards for its public relations efforts.  Click here to find out not only what, but also how awards it picked up, courtesy of rdmag.com.

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Communication Career Clips: Easing the monotony of writing a resume

Has writing a resume, especially one that knocks an employer's socks off,  become frustrating?  The three tips listed below might help.  

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Color Psychology and Communication

What is color psychology, and how does it relate to the way we communicate?  Click on the following links below for more.

Business Clothing (empower-yourself-with-color-psychology.com)

Business Color (empower-yourself-with-color-psychology.com)


Color Psychology (About.com)

Color Psychology in Marketing (fitzvillafuerte.com)


Cultural Color Meanings (empower-yourself-with-color-psychology.com)

Foppe Visual Communication

Meaning of Colors in Color Psychology (empower-yourself-with-color-psychology.com)

Precision Intermedia


Psychology in Color in Western Society (www.tactical-graphic-design.com)

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Commmunication Career Clips: You got to start somewhere

As many jobseekers know by now, finding a job, even in a rebounding economy, isn't easy.  Syndicated columnist Harvey Mackay has stories of famous entertainers and business icons who had to start at the bottom, to get to the top.  He also offers tips on how start over in a different industry.

Click here to read the column, courtesy of United Feature Syndicate

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What do psychology and PR have in common?

Click here for the answer, courtesy of Psychology Wiki.

Also, click here to read about the six surprising academic majors that eventually lead to a career in public relations, courtesy of Mopwater PR + Media Notes.

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Communication Career Clips: Hermes Creative Award Winners named

The winners for the 2011 Hermes Creative Awards were announced earlier this month (May).  Click here to see the platinum award recipients.

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Communication Career Clips: What not to do at a job interview

After months, if not years, of job hunting, you've finally landed an interview.  Now what? Click here to watch the following videos on not only what to do, but also, what not to do at a job interview.

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Communication Career Clips: Michigan PR firm expands

A Michigan public relations firm is expanding.  Michigan Technology News reports that Airfoil Public Relations brought in nine new employees late last week.  Airfoil's main specialties include consumer and enterprise technology. The Detroit area laid off just one employee during the recession. 

Click here for more, courtesy of Michigan Technology News.

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Communication Career Clips: From politics to journalism

Former Florida congressman Kendrick Meek is moving from politics to journalism.  TampaBay.com reports that Meek is joining the website Politic365 as chairman of its editorial board.  He lost his bid to become a U.S. Senator in the mid-term elections late last year.

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Communication Career Clips: Six Social Media Mistakes

In this age of social media, Facebook and LinkedIn included, having inappropriate information displayed on your profile can damage your job search tremendously.  Click the link below to find out the six social media mistakes to not only correct, but also avoid.

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Communication Career Clips: Freelance Public Relations Writing

Note: The "WordCount Blogathon" post for Thursday, May 12, 2011 was not published on Blogger due to technical difficulties.  Sorry for any inconvenience.  

Click here, or here to learn more about freelance public relations writing.

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Communication Career Clips: Visiting your college career office

Whether you're heading off to college, with plans to study communications, or nearing graduation, paying a visit to your on-campus career office can prove to be very beneficial.  Click on the following link below for more information on campus career centers.

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Communication Career Clips: Journalism professor honored

A prestigious honor for a New York State college journalism professor.  Click here to find out who he is, and what he has accomplished. 

Article courtesy of Madison County (N.Y.) Courier

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How to use LinkedIn to find out more about job openings

You're a graduating college senior, or someone looking to move from that first to that second job after college, or even someone looking to change careers. How do you know a company is the right fit for you?  Click here to find out more on how to use LinkedIn to how research potential future employers.  Also, the Matters of Varying Insignificance blog has tips on finding  jobs here, here, and here.


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Communication Career Clips: Colorado journalism school closes

There'll soon be one less journalism school in the nation.  The Colorado board of regents voted earlier this spring to close the school at Colorado University-Boulder.  Its' final day of operation is on June 30.

Click here for more on this story, courtesy of the Boulder (Colo.) Daily Camera.

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Communication Career Clips: Looking to re-locate for a job? (Part 2)

Here are a few more job sites for those individuals who want to work elsewhere, in no particular order.

Note: This is not meant to be a complete list of websites. The Communication Careers Corner is not responsible for content available on these pages. To search for jobs in or near your hometown, if yours isn't listed, click here or here.

BroadcastCareers.net

Job.com

JournalismJobs.com

MediaBistro.com

On Target Jobs

City/Regional Sites

Atlanta

Baltimore

Boston

Chicago

Dallas/Fort Worth

Denver

Houston

Los Angeles

Miami

New York City

Philadelphia

Phoenix

Pittsburgh


San Francisco

St. Louis

Seattle

Tampa Bay

Washington, D.C.

International Sites

Australia

Brazil 

Canada

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Japan

Spain

South Africa

United Kingdom

Also, try jobzing.com for a more comprehensive list of nations


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Communication Career Clips: Looking to re-locate for a job?

In these tough economic times, sometimes moving to new city or town might be the best option, either to jumpstart your career, or get it back on track.  Here are some resources on how to re-locate for that dream job.

Relocating within your company (fins.com)


Relocating for a new job (Wall Street Journal)


How to find jobs with a communication degree [includes tip on relocation]--(eHow.com)


Selected job sites

CareerBuilder.com

Communicationsjobs.net

Indeed.com

Monster.com

PR Week Jobs (United States) 


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Communication Career Clips: Independent Journalism

Want to jumpstart your communications career?  Try pursuing a career in independent journalism?  The article below will tell you just what it's like.

Click here for the article, courtesy of 10,000 Words. 


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Communication Career Clips: Following "suit"

Even in one of the tightest job markets in recent history, wearing the right clothes can make or break your chances of landing that job you've always wanted.  Click here* to find out why choosing proper interview attire is important.

*--Article courtesy of MSNBC.com


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Communication Career Clips: Changes in PR and Journalism

ProPublica examines how much fortunes have changed for both public relations and journalism, respectively, over at least the last 30-plus years.


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Communication Career Clips--A better definition of public relations

What better definitions of public relations should industry experts, and others, come up with?  The following article in Daily News & Analysis of India shows readers how they can do just that.

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Blogathon Introduction

The Communication Careers Corner is proud to be a part of the 2011 Word Count Blogathon.  

Each day during the month of May, there will be (hopefully) at least one post related to the world of communication careers.  So keep checking back throughout the month for more on how to jump start your career, at http://communication-careers-corner.blogspot.com/.   

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