Young Pr Pros

The first 30 days are crucial in a new job. You can use these precious first days to form excellent first impressions that can lead to long-lasting relationships in your new organization. Young PR Pros calls this the 30-day challenge. In this episode our hosts and producer will share their 30-day challenge tips and advice so you can make your first days at a new job count.Continue Reading → The post Episode 127: The 30-day challenge in a new job appeared first on FIR Podcast Network.

In this episode, the hosts discuss the benefits of big data and uncover when is the best time to use data, and when is the best time to trust your gut.Continue Reading → The post Episode 126: Data or your gut, which should you trust? appeared first on FIR Podcast Network.

In this episode we discuss real, concrete steps young professionals, and young at heart professionals, can take to combat fake news and protect the value and trust of our industry.Continue Reading → The post Episode 125: How the Next Generation Can Fix Fake News appeared first on FIR Podcast Network.

There is a lot of advice out there, and although a lot of it comes from kindness and people just trying to help, this episode strives to debunk myths and tell the truth about some of the most common career tips given out these days.Continue Reading → The post Episode 124: 5 Career Tips that are Actually False appeared first on FIR Podcast Network.

Companies and countries across the world are starting to implement the four-day workweek. We may not all get the great fortune of a long weekend every week. For those of us stuck in the five-day workweek, here are tips for turning your week into a short week, leaving you a whole extra day to tackle bigger things and get ahead.Continue Reading → The post Episode 123: The short week – productivity in less time appeared first on FIR Podcast Network.

This episode talks about the importance of exercising your brain through deep work, as well we discuss the damage of multitasking.Continue Reading → The post Episode 122: How to Exercise your Brain appeared first on FIR Podcast Network.

In this episode, our hosts offer tips and advice for young professionals looking to strike a healthy balance between work and life. Continue Reading → The post Episode 118: What is work-life balance? appeared first on FIR Podcast Network.

Our industry is always changing, as professionals it is important to always be on top of what is new. As young professionals, it is even more important to be on top of trends. As the "young" ones in the office we may be called upon to provide information about the latest social media trend.Continue Reading → The post Episode 117: The Future of PR appeared first on FIR Podcast Network.

Young PR Pros' offers concrete steps to help learn from your mistakes and become a better professional. Continue Reading → The post Episode 116: Concrete Steps to Help Learn from your Mistakes appeared first on FIR Podcast Network.

One of the benefits of working in the industry of public relations, communications and marketing is the ability to be creative. We work in a unique world where our job is to find creative ways to tell a story. In this episode, our hosts share their secrets on what they do to cultivate their creativity.Continue Reading → The post Episode 114: How to be Creative appeared first on FIR Podcast Network.

The average person will make a career change approximately five to seven times during their working life. With this new landscape, making career choices can be overwhelming. Young PR Pros hosts Kristine D’Arbelles, Ross Simmonds and producer Clare Bonnyman discuss tips and advice on how to best approach making a career decision.Continue Reading → The post Episode 113: Making Career Choices appeared first on FIR Podcast Network.

Who can relate: you introduce yourself to an acquaintance at a friend's party. They ask you what you do for a living. You say you work in PR. You get a blank stare and most people respond with: oh so like advertising, or my personal favourite, you must spin the media. Well Young PR Pros has had enough, so we sat down as a team and put together our own definition.Continue Reading → The post Episode #111: The Definition of PR appeared first on FIR Podcast Network.

There are more female PR professionals than female nurses. That is a pretty staggering number, especially when only 20 percent of upper management PR roles are held by women. Young PR Pros hosts Kristine, Ross and producer Clare welcome Talia Beckett-Davis, president and chairwoman of Canadian Women in Public Relations, to chat about the gender gap that exists in our industry.Continue Reading → The post #110: Women in PR appeared first on FIR Podcast Network.

It is just Kristine D'Arbelles and Clare Bonnyman this month. Taking a little break this month, we look back on some evergreen lessons and replay our episode on tips for entrepreneurs. At the end of the show, Kristine and Clare are surprised to learn some new lessons. We share them with the audience.Continue Reading → The post #109: Lessons for entrepreneurs appeared first on FIR Podcast Network.

The Young PR Pros family is expanding. We welcome Clare Bonnyman as our new assistant producer. Clare is just like you, our listeners, a young professional wrapping up her studies and ready to tackle the brave new world. We give her the role of picking this week's topic, to make sure we are keeping the show relevant and true to our audience. Clare asked each host to describe their first job.Continue Reading → The post #108: Our First Jobs, and a New Member of the Family appeared first on FIR Podcast Network.

For the first time in Canadian history, a Prime Minister appointed a caucus that was 50 per cent female and 50 per cent male. When asked why he chose to make this bold statement he respond: because it is 2015. This moment of history prompted the hosts of Young PR Pros, Kristine D'Arbelles, Julia Kent and Ross Simmonds, to discuss gender and ethnic equality in the work place.Continue Reading → The post #107: Gender and Ethnic Equality in PR and Communications appeared first on FIR Podcast Network.

In this episode we revisit the topic of accreditation. In episode 100, we talked about a topic that has divided the world of PR and communications for decades: is accreditation worth it?Continue Reading → The post Episode #106 – We Revisit the Topic of Accreditation appeared first on FIR Podcast Network.

This week's episode is about the importance of doing real-life projects while you are in school. We also share big news. Here is a hint: a new voice is always a good sign!Continue Reading → The post #103: The Importance of Real-World Projects in School appeared first on FIR Podcast Network.

We invite Ross Simmonds back for his third episode as guest host to share his experience as an entrepreneur and offer advice for young professionals looking to follow that path. Ross is a communications and marketing strategist and entrepreneur. And, while reading an article in the International Association of Business Communicator’s magazine, Communication World, Kristine has noticed a trend in the millennial generation - more and more of her friends are option for the consultant root and gaining experience before getting permanent jobs. This new trend might stem from en employer’s need to see real experience on a young professional’s resume. For those of you jumping into the world of consulting, read and listen on.Continue Reading → The post Young PR Pros #102: And We’re Back, with Tips for Entrepreneurs appeared first on FIR Podcast Network.

For episode 101, we discuss the best PR and communications campaigns. A few weeks ago, our host and roving reporter Kristine attended the University of Ottawa Public Relations Association (uOPRA) conference Connect 2 Success. The one-day conference brought together professionals from all industries of PR and communications to talk about what young professionals need to be successful in their future careers. At the conference she interviewed speakers, experts and panelists and asked them to share the best PR or communications campaign that has resonated with them throughout their careers.Continue Reading → The post #101: The Best PR and Communications Campaigns appeared first on FIR Podcast Network.