Why Soft Skills Often Outweigh Résumés in Hiring Decisions Interviews aren’t won on résumés alone — it’s the little things that count. Authenticity, curiosity, professionalism, and follow-up can be the deciding factors between equally qualified candidates.

Hiring managers want to see your authentic self and assess if you’d be a good addition to the team. There are a lot of little things that are taken into consideration beyond your education and past work experience. www.prsa.org/article/why-... Enjoy the read! ✨ #HireAndSeek #PRSATactics

Charting Your PR Career Path Embrace the challenges, celebrate the victories and remember that every successful campaign, every strong relationship and every lesson learned contributes to your professional story.

The most fulfilling careers are built with intention, not by following a template. In this Hire and Seek article, I talk about how to chart a PR career path that can be rewarding, even when it's not obviously linear. www.prsa.org/article/char... ✨✍ #HireAndSeek #PRCareers #CareerPlanning

New Year, New Hiring Game Every January, we promise change. By February, we say “next year.” In PR hiring for 2026, that won’t cut it. AI is in the room. Values matter. Skills beat checklists. Hiring now requires honesty — on ...

We all need to get a lot more honest about what we’re really looking for in our workforce. Check out my latest Hire and Seek column in PRSA Strategies & Tactics! www.prsa.org/article/new-... ✨ #HireAndSeek #Hiring #JobSearch

4 Things Gen Z Wants in the Workplace With another graduation season winding down, let’s take a closer look at what Gen Z really wants in the workplace as they being their professional journey.

Gen Z brings practical priorities to the table, and they aren’t asking for anything revolutionary — just workplaces that make sense for modern humans. Check out my article, 4 Things Gen Z Wants in the Workplace, in PRSA Strategies & Tactics: www.prsa.org/article/4-th.... 📝✨ #GenZ #HireAndSeek

Back to Basics: Navigating Your Career With Purpose As you venture out into your career, hold fast to the skills that form the foundation of comms excellence. Listen before speaking, write with clarity, strive to understand audiences, and develop deep ...

Last spring, I spent an evening at my child’s elementary school career night, and I realized that the clearest career guidance comes from stripping away the complexity and returning to the basics. www.prsa.org/article/back.... 📝✨ #BackToBasics #HireAndSeek

How to Manage Boomerang Employees In the relationship-driven PR world, maintaining connections with departing talent isn’t simply good manners — it’s good business. Here's wat you to need to know.

Across the PR and communications profession, boomerangs — former employees who left the organization and later returned — are becoming more common. But what is the business case for hiring a boomerang? Check out my article! www.prsa.org/article/how-... #BoomerangEmployees #HireAndSeek

Workplace Self-Care Like the self-care that you would practice at home, workplace self-care encompasses various practices that help maintain your physical, emotional and mental well-being while at work.

Sometimes, it is difficult to leave persistent feelings of anxiety and worry at home when you go to work. The heavy news cycle is unavoidable, especially when you work in public relations, communications and media. www.prsa.org/article/work... 📝✨ #SelfCare #HireAndSeek

Tactics for New Hire Acclimation A successful new hire strengthens culture, boosts morale and expands capabilities. You want to see a return on time and resources, which is why proper new hire acclimation is critical.

The average new employee will need anywhere from 3 to 6 months to fully acclimate and settle into their new role. In my Hire and Seek column for PRSA Strategies & Tactics, I review the steps managers should take to be supportive. www.prsa.org/article/new-... 📝✨ #Onboarding #NewHires #HireAndSeek

Cultivating Tomorrow’s PR Stars: The Education Alliance Educational partnerships are powerful tools that can reshape how we approach talent acquisition. Partnering with educational institutions offers a way to cultivate talent that’s tailor-made for the mo...

"Educational partnerships — a powerful tool that can reshape how we approach talent acquisition in public relations. Partnering with educational institutions offers us a way to cultivate talent that’s tailor-made for the modern PR agency or comms team." www.prsa.org/article/cult... ✨ #hireandseek