For young PR pros, the pandemic has drastically changed the job search

It has been a year since many people left their offices and their classrooms, moving to virtual work and education settings. Though there is of course no minimizing the devastating effects brought about by the coronavirus pandemic, this shift to remote environments has greatly broadened the number of job opportunities for communications students that wouldn’t have previously been available.

Looking at internships: Zane Landin

For college students, internships provide the chance to gain valuable workforce experience and help them discover the directions they want to go in their career journeys. Many of these are now available as remote opportunities, which allow students to intern with a wide range of organizations from anywhere in the world, not limited by geographical location. For example, I am currently interning with the National Council on Independent Living (NCIL), a policy-based organization focusing on disability rights headquartered in Washington, D.C., a position that would have not been previously available to me.