<p>Are there any posters familiar with PR? How did you decide on this career? Do you enjoy your job? Is this a stable profession? What are the positives and negatives in PR? How does a student find an internship in PR? TIA</p>
<p>Hi. I’ve been in PR since I got out of college; worked in NYC and, for the past 17 years have been an independent consultant working out of my home office. Except for Oct 2008-Oct 2009, it’s all worked out very well!</p>
<p>I had an internship during college at the public affairs dept of a large company. Then I kind of fell into it a good job in sports PR after I graduated.</p>
<p>I’d prefer not to go into tons of details here - but you can PM me with your questions and I am glad to answer.</p>
<p>The Public Relations Society of America at prsa dot org may have some answers to your questions. They run a student group, PRSSA, which is quite active - holds conferences, competitions, arranges internships etc. You can check whether your college of choice holds departmental membership (usually through the Communications or Media Dept).</p>
<p>Thanks cyber friends 
LINYMOM, I sent you a PM and stradmom, I sent D a link to PRSA.org and PRSSA.org</p>
<p>Hi Ill be a junior in college this fall and am a public relations major. If youre interested in PR, Id definitely encourage you to check it out!</p>
<p>My advice would be to look for a school that not only offers a PR program/major but also several extracurricular opportunities. Even though Im not job searching now, numerous professionals and recent grads have told me that your internships are just as important, if not more important, than your grades in PR classes. We have a student-run PR agency at my school and an active PRSSA chapter. Both have provided me with great opportunities and have set recent grads up well for their job search.</p>
<p>If youre interested in PR, you also might look to see if schools have a marketing or an integrated marketing communications (IMC) major. If you decide PR isnt for you or if you want to double major, these majors are somewhat similar.</p>
<p>This is my first post here (my mom and sister, who is college-searching, are already active), but let me know if you have any other questions about PR!</p>
<p>FWIW: S, a history major and a very good writer, took a clerical position at a PR firm as a placeholder job until he figured out what he wanted to do with the rest of his life. He had the chance to show his stuff a few times when they were swamped, and soon he had a full-fledged PR position. Some of the staff have degrees in communications, some don’t. The boss doesn’t seem to think a PR degree is critical. S thinks commitment, hard work, a good brain and excellent verbal skills are all that’s needed in the field–the rest can be learned on the job.</p>