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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Member Mondays 2026: February Edition
Feb 23, 2026 1:00 PM – 1:45 p.m.
Member Mondays is an initiative designed to foster direct engagement and provide valuable information sharing within our professional community. These conversations aim to create a space for meaningful dialogue, collaboration, and the exchange of ideas. -
Developing and Overseeing a Student-Run Agency
Feb 23, 2026 3:00 PM – 4:00 p.m.
Join this discussion with instructors from four universities who use a variety of models in operating their student-run agencies – everything from offering course credit to paid positions to a student-run club. -
The Next Era of Leadership: Black Voices Shaping the Future of PR
Feb 24, 2026 5:00 PM – 6:00 p.m.
This panel discussion will explore early and mid-career navigation, building credibility, managing identity in professional spaces, and redefining leadership on one’s own terms. -
Digital-First Communications: Strategy, Social Media & Impact
Feb 25 – Apr 1, 2026
This program emphasizes how strategic social media thinking can enhance stakeholder relationships, drive measurable business outcomes and position communicators as essential strategic partners in today’s digital-first landscape. -
Balancing Risk and Influence: What Communicators Need to Know
Feb 25, 2026 12:00 PM – 1:00 p.m.
Join this webinar to learn about a strategic guide for communication leaders on managing social change, political controversy and sustainability while balancing with purpose. -
PRSA IPA Business-Building Webinar Series: Feb. 2026
Feb 25, 2026 2:00 PM – 3:00 p.m.
This IPA webinar series features a variety of topics and speakers focused on “the business of the business” to help you work ON the business not just IN it.
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Storytelling Intensive Webinar Series
Dec 30, 2099 5:01 AM – 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 AM – 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 AM – 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 AM – 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 AM – 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.