Laura McPhail

I saw this Tweet today from @LAPRChick that was retweeted by @WomeninPR1: “Get one Degee and get out of college. You will have all those degrees and no experience and will not get a job. #WIPRCC.”

This short and depressing statement made me mad at first. I mean, after all, if that is the case, then what am I to do with the Master of Arts in Public Relations that I will finish in May 2013 (just a few short months away)? Who did this LAPRChick think she is to pass such swift judgment? And I felt very justified in my reaction.

Angry Voldemort

 But when I thought about it a bit longer, I could see the ugly truth in it reflected in my own job search this past year. I have applied for–literally–scores of jobs in the last six months after my internship at the Mann Center for the…

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