Careers in PR


Marketing and Communications Specialist

Organizational Overview
CARSTAR is Canada’s leader in the Collision Repair industry, with over 140 Franchise locations across the country. Within Canada, CARSTAR repairs approximately 100,000 vehicles per year with the highest rate of customer satisfaction.
Role Description
CARSTAR is seeking a Marketing and Communications Specialist to join the corporate team. The Marketing and Communications Specialist [...]

Personality Types Geared for a Career in Public Relations

Patricia Zonta, currently studying Public Relations at Ryerson University, explores personality types geared toward a career in public relations.

Post a Job on the CPRS Hamilton Website

Looking to attract candidates to a public relations position? Post it on the CPRS Hamilton website.

Your listing will be added to the website and can be viewed by both CPRS members and the general public providing you with exposure to experienced professionals, recent graduates, and students in Public Relations.

Membership and participation pave the way for career success

Lisa Vanderlip interviews four of CPRS Hamilton’s members, ranging in experience from industry veteran to new college graduate, and asked them to describe what value they receive from their CPRS memberships.

“Five years minimum work experience”:
Reality versus idealism

So you’ve graduated. You’re equipped with the most up-to-date industry knowledge. You’re energetic and ready to hit the ground running, but five words, when combined, throw a punch that discourages your job-searching efforts almost immediately upon laying eyes on them - “five years minimum work experience”.

Joan Balinson: Plugged into making connections

If customer satisfaction is the hallmark of the service industry, Joan Balinson serves up a full course of it, blending established knowledge of the industry with fledgling and expanding ideas. She combines pre- and post-advanced technology service in a fascinating persona.
Competition and challenges abound in Ms. Balinson’s [...]