Have you tried our new perspective?

For nearly as long as I can remember, I’ve been a strong advocate for the idea that perception is reality. I don’t find myself easily subscribing to the Platonic ideas of there being a “right” or “perfect” form of anything, and if there is I find it impossible to decide who gets to decide that [...]

PRospective Employee No More

I can’t believe I’m writing this post on January 14, but this prospective employee is headed to the Windy City after this quarter of school to start a full-time, paid, post-grad internship with Weber Shandwick, the award winning agency that topped both PR Week’s and the Holmes Report’s list of global agencies.
Yes, this all started [...]

New Quarter, New Year, New Decade

It’s amazing how different perspectives can become, how different life can become, in such a short time. In the grand scheme of things, 10 years is not a terribly long time. I find it difficult to accept that 10 years ago today, I was 11 years old and heading back to 6th grade since Y2k [...]

Back from Extended Vacation

Wow, how the time flies. It’s been one month today since my last post, which is approximately 4 years, 7 months, 19 days, 16 hours, 45 minutes, and 23 seconds in internet time. And that’s about how long it’s felt like with everything that’s happened in that time.
Initially, my break from posting came at the [...]

Operation Foot in Door, Success

Well, the stage is set. You remember the post about using Twitter to find a job? Perhaps that was a misnomer. Perhaps the post should have been titled, Tweeting to land an interview because my friends, I have done just that.
On December 11, 2009, I, Danny Cox, will complete my first interview with a Chicago [...]

View from the top… and bottom

During the 2009 PRSSA National Conference, I have had the opportunity to hear some great speakers from a variety of disciplines within the industry. One of my favorite sessions so far was from Ron Culp, Director of Ketchum’s North America Corporate Practice, and Kevin Saghy, an Account Executive at Ketchum Chicago.
The basis for Ron and Kevin’s [...]

PRSSA National Conference 2009

Though the reality of the situation has not yet been fully realized, at this time tomorrow, I will be in San Diego, CA, for the 2009 Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) National Conference.
This is the first year I’ve been involved with PRSSA during my time at Ohio University, despite my heavy involvement in [...]

Rush Chairman, Damn Glad to Meet You: College Edition

So you’re a college student and want to try find a job? Join the rest of the currently unemployed 9.5% of the United States labor force . That equates to about 3.3 job seekers per open position according to personal branding expert Dan Schawbel. So how are you going to stick out from the millions [...]

Career Fairs: No Elephant Ears?!

As I sit down in front of my computer in my best suit and favorite tie, I can’t help but feel a little disappointed. On the other hand, I try to learn something from any and every experience I come across, and today has been no exception. Allow me to explain.
Today was the annual Fall [...]

Maintaining Social Media- a Juggling Act

I would like to take this opportunity to pause my personal narrative on my, now not-so-recent, trip to Chicago to discuss why said narrative remains unfinished.
At the time of this writing, the first of my remaining two quarters of my college career is roughly 33% complete. Until yesterday, I did not have a finalized schedule- [...]