Author Archives: Melanie Jordan

About Melanie Jordan

Melanie Jordan is Managing Director of PRofessional Solutions, LLC, a public relations temporary staffing firm located in Washington, DC.

5 Tips for Managing Remote Employees More Effectively

As “work from home” status continues for many organizations due to COVID-19, team leaders are challenged with having to manage and motivate staffers remotely. For more than 25 years, we’ve successfully placed some of our associates in remote assignments for … Continue reading

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Is Your Team Ready to Return to the Office? Ask Them

We’re professional communicators. We survey and design communications to motivate actions and measure outcomes. But do we do that internally, among our own teams? Our work lives and behaviors have been interrupted and challenged in unprecedented ways by closures to … Continue reading

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Professional Society Membership as Career Builder

An interview with PRofessional Solutions Founder and CEO Kate Perrin Q: Do you recommend professional society membership to your PR colleagues? A:  Absolutely! I encourage all professional communicators to find the right group and join no matter what their level … Continue reading

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Birthdays Spark Memories!

As May, our birthday month, winds down, we wanted to share one more special memory from our company’s 23-year history. In 2014, PRofessional Solutions, LLC was recognized by the Washington Business Journal “Book of Lists” as being among the Top … Continue reading

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Turning 23: A Look in the Rearview Mirror

As PRofessional Solutions, LLC celebrates its 23rd birthday this month, we wanted to share a few memories from the highlight reel of our company’s history. Most Unusual Assignments With 23 years of assignments, there have been many wonderful clients and … Continue reading

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Being a Connector

Learn more about our CEO, Kate Perrin, and her thoughts on being “a connector” by watching this  “Communicator Spotlight” video, part of a series produced by Van Eperen in partnership with Capitol Communicator. See if you already knew her answer … Continue reading

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Salute to Women PR Pioneers

In honor of National Women’s History Month, we’d like to recognize some women who broke through gender barriers in public relations during the early 20th century and carved out careers in what was then a male-dominated field. We salute women … Continue reading

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Women Trailblaze Careers in Public Relations

Between 1900 and the 1970’s, public relations was primarily an all-male field. But in recent decades women PR practitioners have been in the gender majority, with nearly two-thirds of the field now female. PRofessional Solutions is a woman owned PR … Continue reading

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Sage Quotes for Job Seekers

From the August issue of PRofessional Solutions, LLC’s newsletter “Smart Solutions”: It can be difficult to stay positive during the search for your next job, so we’d like to share some inspirational quotes to help you keep things in perspective: … Continue reading

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How to Stay Positive During Your Job Search

From the August issue of PRofessional Solutions, LLC’s newsletter, “Smart Solutions” Whether you’ve been fired or laid off, staying positive during the search for your next job is important but can be challenging. We recommend the following tactics to keep … Continue reading

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