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Sailing through the Port: Does PR Education Prepare Students for the Profession?

By Eunseong Kim and Terri L. Johnson

This study is asking public relations new hires how prepared they think they are and how satisfied they are with their university-level preparation. In addition, this research is surveying those public relations professionals who are hiring these new employees about their levels of satisfaction with the new hires and educational preparation of the new hires.