Graduates from public relations programs may choose to seek professional certification from the Canadian Public Relations Society (CPRS). Public relations professionals are found in government agencies, corporations and nonprofit organizations at all levels. They are suited to work in various areas, including public affairs, speechwriting, media relations, corporate counseling, events planning, communications planning, advertising, investor relations, issues management, marketing communications, marketing research and polling, crisis communications and sales promotion. Further study in marketing, management or business administration is another possibility for graduates. The Canadian Public Relations society provides information about the field in Canada and internationally, as well as info about accreditation for PR professionals: http://www.cprs.ca/Welcome/e_Welcome.htm. It has an employment opportunities website here: http://www.pub-rels.com/cprsdefault.htm PR Canada is a public relations magazine/newsletter that also offers a career search page: http://www.prcanada.ca/ The Institute for Public Relations is a US site seeks “to expand and document the intellectual foundations of public relations” and to disseminate this information: http://www.instituteforpr.com/
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