When to cut bait

if you want to make it in this business - don't give up. you have to become more creative and innovative in your thinking. if you really are a journalist, do some journalism. come up with a story nobody else has done. they're out there - believe me. find it, do it, and sell it. nobody said being successful was easy. but neither is it impossible. you need one big score to re-invent yourself as a brand name. this is america - land of opportunity. go for it.

 

So where do you people go to find PR jobs? Is there an equivalent to jj.com? I feel like Monster and Career Builder are just a waste of time. Maybe I'm wrong.

 

Idaho made a thread with 'just that question' in mind.
It has a link to the public relations society, or something like that.
Check it out.
Thanks, Idaho for the 'public' service.

http://www.sportsjournalists.com/forum/threads/33004/

 

I found mine on the federal employment website. But that's a Canadian thing ... good luck!

 

I'll never get one that way -- I don't parlez-vous Francais very well.

 

Simply ask yourself one question.

"Do I love what I do?"

Your answer lies within.

 

I don't either. The site isn't just for government jobs, though. Matter of fact, I never saw a single government posting. That's a-whole-nother site you have to go to if you want to work for the feds. This is just like the old board down at the UI office where you picked jobs off recipe cards.

 

Gack, don't remind me. Most of the jobs I saw there were working for farmers, picking rocks out of the fields in the spring.

 

I "do" my girlfriend every night. Yes, I love it.

 

Do you know you said that out loud?

 

LOL! That's how we got our blueberry raking jobs in the summer!

 

Interesting thread. I got out about five years ago after spending most of my career as the No. 2 guy at one small daily or another. I still miss the job on occasion, but on the whole, the life I have now is much more satisfying than the one I had then. Having every weekend off is a revelation, and being able to sit in the stands and cheer my favorite team beats the heck out of a sitting in a press box wondering if my crappy Tandy laptop is going to work or not. I still freelance on occasion and could do more if I wanted, so there's always an outlet for my "fix" if I get to missing it.

As for where to find PR jobs, I stumbled across mine in the newspaper. Went to work for a local college (institutional PR rather than sports information) and am still doing it five years later (though I've since returned to my alma mater). If you have any sort of interest in higher education, I suggest looking at the job boards of colleges and universities in your area. Many schools have a need for writers and editors, and depending on the type of publications they distribute, you could have the opportunity to do some really cool stuff.