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Author Archives: Kate Perrin
KPMG Makes Sure Interns Dress for Success
Interns and new graduates are notorious in tales of inappropriate office dress, and many companies provide them with office attire guidelines. But a recent story in the Wall Street Journal reported that accounting and consulting firm KPMG LLP puts on a … Continue reading
Posted in Dress to Impress, Hiring Tips
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Are Boomer Communicators Vanishing From the Workforce?
Job markets have been essentially flat since October. And, while the unemployment rate has slowly reduced back toward non-recession levels, the proportion of the working-age people with jobs is barely over 6 in 10. It hasn’t been that poor in … Continue reading
Employees Generally Satisfied, But Wary, says APA
While most employees surveyed reported being satisfied with their jobs, fewer than half said they’re happy with factors such as professional grown opportunities. More troubling, only about half of these U.S. workers felt their employers are upfront with them and … Continue reading
Wage War on Clichés!
My favorite e-newsletter comes from Robert Deigh of RDC Communications/PR, LLC and author of “How Come No One Knows About Us?”. This month he has provided a list of some of the most frequently used — and irritating! — clichés … Continue reading
Books That Will Prepare You For the Future of PR
As I was preparing what I wanted to tell the audience that I believe will be key to “The Future of PR in Washington“ as part of the PRSA-NCC panel this week, a list of books came to mind. That’s … Continue reading
This Year, Dress for Success
When we started our Pinterest pages showing office appropriate attire, interview outfits,and even interview body language, it was more about demonstrating that PRofessional Solutions and our associates are familiar with all kinds of tools than giving pointers on appearance. But … Continue reading
Creativity Doesn’t Replace Required Skills – Look for Personal Contacts Instead of Gimmicks for Delivering Resumes
Over the past two years PRofessional Solutions has seen a change in the resumes it receives – for the worse. Instead of highlighting skills gained and how they have achieved specific accomplishments, more applicants instead are praising themselves for all … Continue reading
People Who Have Made PRofessional Solutions Grow
Each month this year we want you to meet one of the hundreds of people who’ve helped build PRofessional Solutions’ success over the past 20 years. This month, meet communications consultant Pat Kelly.The timing couldn’t have been worse. As a … Continue reading
PRofessional Solutions, LLC Resolutions for 2014
It’s not just another year here at PRofessional Solutions – it’s our 20th anniversary year! So we’re thinking beyond short-term goals for us and about how to improve the careers of others and better support improvement in the profession. So, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014 resolutions, 20th anniversary, Client Council
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What Works: Video, E-Greeting or Card?
To help us with our decision about what format to use for PRofessional Solutions’ holiday greetings we asked some respected colleagues to weigh in on trends they’ve observed with recent holiday business communications. Susan Rink, award-winning strategic employee communications … Continue reading
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