Seeking Stellar Interns
We’ve begun our search for summer interns. Details are below and if you or anyone you know are interested, we’d love to hear from you. And please feel free to forward to your networks!!
Public Relations and Communications Internship
Wage: $10/per hour
Hours: 9:00AM – 5:30PM, Monday – Friday
Hillenby, a vibrant, fast-paced public relations and creative communications firm is currently seeking interns to assist our staff with ongoing public relations and new media activities on behalf of a variety of clients in the retail, healthcare, energy and non-profit sectors. Daily activities include writing, research, media list development and editing.
Ideal candidates will be college seniors or recent graduates with backgrounds in public relations, communications, journalism or similar fields. To apply, please send a resume and cover letter to erinbracken@hillenby.com. Please put “Intern” in the subject line, and no phone calls, please.
Hillenby is located in the Old Town area of Alexandria, VA, just blocks from the blue and yellow Metro lines. For more information, visit www.hillenby.com.
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Rob Hoppin: Doing Good is Great for Business
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ere’s the article, “What really drives value in corporate responsibility?” One thought I’d add is that companies should go beyond solely communicating that they can do well and do good “in tandem, without trade-offs.” Ideally, the most effective and sustainable CSR makes the business stronger, including in areas such as product quality. It’s additive. “Doing good is great for business” is even stronger positioning for companies and, in fact, all stakeholders.
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Memo to the CEO:
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