Congratulations Ms Caldwell
Written on April 25, 2006 – 2:42 am | by Paull Young
A hat tip to my friend and Forward boss Erin Caldwell.
She’s landed a job at Edelman, where she’ll no doubt wow them.
For young Aussie PR’s not familiar with Edelman: they’re the big league, check their website and try not to be impressed.Â
Erin’s obviously scored this job on the back of the traditional means - work experience and scholarly success; two areas that every Young PR must focus on.
But, would this be the first instance that the use of blogging/social media has led to a Young PR getting a great job offer?
3 Responses to “Congratulations Ms Caldwell”
By Luke on Apr 26, 2006 | Reply
That’s a good question, Paull. We have all heard of at least one prominent PR blogger getting hired in a prominent PR position with a prominent PR agency. That’s practically been done to death! But a young PR pro? Social media? You’ve got a point. I’d be interested in finding out if Foward’s Erin is, indeed, the first fresh hire because of social media.
By Richard Bailey on Apr 26, 2006 | Reply
Since I’m proud of my ability to talent spot (see other posts on PR Studies and Forward for context), can I take a Forward thread back to your blog? I’m glad I made you think, but don’t want you to ‘do as I say’. If you like what you do, you’re respected and rewarded for it, and if it offers development prospects - then what more could you want?
Having praised Stephen Davies and Erin Caldwell, may I propose Paull Young as the other ‘outstanding young online communicator’ in the world?
By Paull Young on Apr 26, 2006 | Reply
Richard,
Thank you very much for your kind comment, I truly appreciate it.
I think that my inner traditionalist is a little irked by the fact that a job-for-life is no longer a feasible prospect.
I feel that if you make a commitment to something/someone it should stick - rather than simply being used as a stepping stone to different things.