The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) must do more to support their student members. Graduate unemployment has hit its highest level since 1995 and prospective PR graduates from CIPR approved courses are not being adequately supported. The formula is simple. As students we are concerned with Return On Investment (ROI). Currently student membership to the CIPR costs £35. Other than dozens... 

Each day I read a variety of different blogs and the three listed below are my favourites. We should all take the below authors as examples to improve our own blogging and spend time appreciating the work they produce. Perhaps follow their blogs online and leave them a comment.   Nightmare Pixel Kyle Mullan tells stories designed to provoke, push social boundaries and to enchant readers down a path... 

Public Relations by Averill Gordon 400 pages, Oxford University Press, 2011 Over the last two weeks I have been discovering the insights, case studies and featured interviews written within Averill Gordon’s first published book simply called “Public Relations” (Amazon link). Now Senior lecturer of Public Relations (PR) of AUT University but was senior lecturer and course leader at the University... 

Last Friday PR Student Magazine, Behind the Spin, released their #socialstudent leaders. Devised by the editor, Richard Bailey, the ranking assess the highest aggregated scores from Klout and Peer Index to determine the top 10 online footprints made by PR Students studying in the UK. I managed to get No.1 spot. It is an honour to have made No.1 spot in the Behind the Spin ranking list, a genuine surprise.... 

I’m pleased to announce that I will be back on the University of Gloucestershire’s student radio station, every Thursday between 4pm – 6pm. Designed by Alex Jones My fellow Radio Presenter from year 2 of University, Ian Pinnell, has now graduated. In his place new student, Alex Jones, shall be presenting with me. As some of you may recall the past radio show called “Not Wireless Radio” covered... 

Blogging is a muscle which requires exercise. Yet no matter how dedicated you may be with travelling to the gym each week you may sometime go through a patch of absence. During these times it is easy to become lazy, to fall into a day to day routine which skips your once heavy physical activity. Unfortunately this has happened to me on the blogging side of my life. Shamefully it has almost been 1... 

Yesterday marked the end of my internship at Microsoft as a Multinational Account Manager for Microsoft Advertising. Over the last year and 3 months I have been fortunate enough to work with high profile clients across EMEA, APAC, US and Latin America. Microsoft has refined me professionally and has positively impacted me personally. I could not have hoped for a better internship. What Next? In the... 

“Prepare for a marathon, not a sprint” – @behindthespin Guess what, @behindthespin (aka Richard) is absolutely correct. Student bloggers should be aware that starting a blog is part of a longer game. Some myths about student blogging: You will receive instant attention / online fame It will only provide a positive and rewarding experience Blogging is easy   Let’s not be pessimistic... 

This morning I took a trip to Jessica North’s blog to find her post on exam revision advice. A highly useful post and I recommend you to read it. Below is the method I generally use for exams. Exams do not Measure Intelligence Repeat this sentence over and over again, until you believe it. Some students at University are under the odd illusion that they are not intelligent and therefore they will... 

Keynote speakers are people who gain a lot of attention due to their unique knowledge and industry connections. They are gold dust and you need to stand out. This article discusses one of the methods I use to do this. Clarence Mitchell At very large conferences or seminars you are always going to have a keynote speaker. A particularly memorable moment for me was at a CIPR... 

David Willetts on BBC News A deeply agnostic Universities Minister, David Willetts, appeared on BBC News yesterday morning discussing the possibility of creating extra places for those students who could cover all of their higher education expenses although I must add that this is only a possibility. By every means this is an interesting point of view but one which should be considered at arm’s... 

In November Nick Clegg said he “massively regrets” being unable to deliver on his tuition fee promise. Cheltenham’s local MP, Martin Horwood, didn’t even bother voting in the 2010 December fees vote due to attending a climate conference in Mexico. At the time students were offering to pay for his flight home but still he escaped 4,500 miles away from the vote. Now Executive Director of External...