A code of conduct – would that do?

Constantin Basturea has written about the need for a code of conduct or “rules of engagement in social media commons” for PR professionals. This comes off the back of the revelation that some PR companies are offering to write wikipedia entries for clients, for a fee.
Now when I read this I got all high and [...]

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That was the week that was

So my first week as a go-getting Lewisian… Well despite the unnerving feeling that I was asking a lot of questions that I ought to know the answer to, and pretty much forgetting everyone’s names on Tuesday, I think it is going well.
I am currently in the process of remembering who everyone is and what [...]

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This is the story of how Alex got offered a job…

I was sitting about in my pyjamas at about midday on a Thursday. This makes me sound an awful slob, but the pyjamas are more of a uniform for the unemployed. A holey jumper is also a necessity, but because it was warm mine was merely nearby.
Now at this juncture (only three lines in), you [...]

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RIP blogging?

What?!
I worry about the state of blogging when its explained on Richard and Judy, even if it is by my hero Dave Gorman.
Does this mean its dead or am I being a snob?
On reflection: Probably being a snob, as surely more publicity for blogging will only add more people to the conversation.
But on the eve [...]

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My Dissertation

I have decided to upload my dissertation onto Writely. It is entitled ‘Them and Us – An Empirical Investigation into the Confusion of PR Officials over the Differences between Publicists and PR Practitioners’ and is available here.
I decided to use Writely after my recent collaboration with nine other blogger to create How to Ruin Your [...]

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"Have you ever beaten or killed a co-worker?"

Oooh its all been interview fever round here. Very exciting times. Whilst researching techniques I came across some jokes and cautionary tales regarding the interview scene. Some are meant to be real, some are obviously not, all are funny.
Netfunny.com has some of the worst questions that an interviewer could ever ask. Here are some of [...]

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New-ish, new and student PR faces to watch out for

I have had a bit of a re-shuffle here are ‘wages’ towers. As you can now see from the right hand side of the page I have re-jigged my links to add more new / student bloggers. I think that reading other PR students and new starters often will provide the freshest look into an [...]

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Get the Forward Podcast! Now!!

As brand new PR people, we should all be regularly checking in at Forward, not to mention downloading their wonderful Podcast. Although Forward is meant for PR students, I can’t help but think that there must be some old school PROs listening in and learning as well. And as regular readers of ‘Wages’ will know; [...]

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