Early Career Professionals
For those in the early phase of their professional journey, PRSA offers a wide range of resources for growth and impact.
GET CAREER SUPPORT
Jobcenter
Find a job through the PRSA Jobcenter. Search jobs by keyword, job function, industry, organizational setting, job type or location.
Find a Mentor
PRSA supports professionals and students by connecting them with experienced specialists who will coach, lead and advise them through Mentor Connect.
GROW YOUR NETWORK
MyPRSA Forums
MyPRSA offers many community forums where members can learn, ask questions and share information.
New Professionals Section
With almost 500 members, this community allows you to network with peers that share your professional commitment and understand the unique challenges that new professionals face.
Join a Chapter
Our Chapters bring the Society's vast resources to your neighborhood. Adding a Chapter to your PRSA network enables you to become part of a tight-knit group of communications professionals in your community.
BUILD KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Professional Development
PRSA's extensive professional development programs offer communications professionals a wide variety of learning opportunities including live workshops, certificate programs and on-demand webinars.
Strategies & Tactics
Strategies & Tactics is a monthly publication offering lifelong learning to help members improve their job skills, stay competitive and advance their careers by providing helpful, how-to information and timely analysis of issues.
Digital Communication Certificate Program
Discover how to apply digital strategy across multiple channels to drive stronger results in a faster, more efficient manner.
DEVELOP PROFESSIONAL VALUES
Diverse Dialogues
A series of conversations with leaders in the profession about Diversity and Inclusion and the way forward.
Code of Ethics
PRSA is committed to ethical practices. The level of public trust PRSA members seek, as we serve the public good, means we have taken on a special obligation to operate ethically.
WEBINARS
From webinars and workshops to certifications and conferences, PRSA offers new professionals a world of opportunities to sharpen their skills and stay on top of the latest trends.
The following is a sample of events and programming available to all professionals. PRSA members enjoy complimentary or discounted access, getting the value that translates into 3X the annual membership fee on average!
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Cultural Fluency for Strategic Communicators
Nov. 2, 3, 9, 10, 16 and 17, 2026, from 3–4 p.m. EST
This instructor-led certificate program is designed for communications professionals who want to strengthen their ability to navigate cultural complexity and apply cultural intelligence to real-world communications challenges. -
Radical Empathy: Tools for Trying Times
November 4 and 18, 2026, from 3-3:45 p.m. EST
PRSA invites you to an interactive workshop on radical empathy. Participants will engage in thoughtful dialogue on empathy (and its limits); practice strategies for utilizing empathy in difficult moments; and hone tools to bring into interpersonal and professional environments. -
No Budget Marketing Tips to Give Your Nonprofit More Buzz!
Nov. 5, 2026, 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Nonprofits do a phenomenal job fulfilling their mission, but often lack the time, talent or money to properly promote themselves. This session includes no- or low- cost marketing tips – including DIY video production – that will give your nonprofit more “buzz” and help attract more donors, volunteers and clients to your cause. -
How to Maximize Press Release Reach Across Media, Search and Targeted Audiences
Nov. 5, 2026, 2 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
In this live demo, we’ll show you how to get more value, visibility and engagement from every press release you distribute. -
AI Pulse: November Briefing
Nov. 9, 2026, 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Join leading experts each month for timely insights into the latest AI trends, tools, and developments. Designed for PR and communications professionals, this webinar series delivers practical strategies to help you stay ahead in an ever-evolving digital landscape. -
State of the Industry Panel — The Great Fragmentation: PR & Communications in the Streaming Era
Nov. 9, 2026, 3 p.m. – 4 p.m.
This panel brings together voices from sports, entertainment and brand communications to discuss how they're adapting: reaching fans across platforms without diluting the message, navigating rights and partnership shifts and rethinking what "reach" even means in 2026.
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Storytelling Intensive Webinar Series
Dec. 30, 2099 5:01 a.m. – 6:01 a.m.
In this pair of hands-on webinars, you’ll build an inventory of potential stories for the biggest issues your stakeholders face; then you’ll have a chance to road test them with your peers and get direct feedback from storytelling expert, coach and author Rob Biesenbach. -
Certificate in Principles of Public Relations Practice Examination
Dec. 30, 2099 5:01 a.m. – 6:01 a.m.
This practice test covers the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to prepare you for the Certificate in Principles of Public Relations examination. -
Trademarks, Copyrights and Publicity Rights: An Explanation of Intellectual Property and the Digital Space
Dec. 30, 2099 5:01 a.m. – 6:01 a.m.
Intellectual property law can appear mystifying to the very people it is intended to protect: you. This webinar provides participants with an understanding of the basics of trademark, copyright and right of publicity law, to help navigate the balance between freedom of speech and intellectual property -
The "Golden Rule" to the "Rubber Band Rule": How to Adapt Leadership Skills in Evolving Times to Build Respect and Trust
Dec. 30, 2099 5:01 a.m. – 6:01 a.m.
Join this webinar to learn how respect is dynamic, relative, contradictory and subjective, and discovery how to apply it every day in the workplace and in your personal life. -
Corporate Environment and Personal Identity: Why Understanding Culture Is Key to Employee Engagement
Dec. 30, 2099 5:01 a.m. – 6:01 a.m.
Join this PRSA Learning Webinar where we will discuss the types of cultures that exist in organizations, key points to remember about personal identity, and how that information can be used to build a meaningful employee engagement program.