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Article: CAREER SNAPSHOT: PUBLIC RELATIONS To practice PR, juggling helps; Public relations professionals must handle many tasks, chiefly writing
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- December 22, 1999
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CopyrightCopyright 1999 The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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If you're looking for a career in public relations, a little stint
in the circus couldn't hurt. A PR practitioner is required to juggle
projects and deadlines, performing heart-stopping feats of daring.
A few weeks training to be a master quick-change artist would
probably come in handy. You'll be required to wear many different
hats and perform varied functions.
Maggie Jacobus, president and founder of Jacobus Communications,
thrives on the challenges that public relations work presents. She
enjoys the anxious feelings that come with dealing with one crisis
after another, but not as much as she relishes the feeling she gets
when she has won the day.
"I like that I constantly feel ...