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Preparing for APR Success: a step-by-step study guide
The salaries of public relations professionals who have earned their Accreditation in Public Relations (APR) are at least 20 percent higher than those of non-accredited practitioners.
So you want to be an APR? Well, then this workbook is written for YOU. Sure this workbook’s all about passing the APR exam. But wait, there really is more! This workbook is designed to be your timesaving safety net to hang onto during the months ahead as you go through the professional examination process. Through this workbook, you will achieve:
- A sure-fire plan for your studies that will keep the information you need in your head, not on the pages of a book;
- Demonstrated tips for successfully passing the Readiness Review;
- A dramatic increase in your APR Written Exam score; and
- A solid understanding of the professional competencies you posses NOW and an idea of the skills and strengths you will want to develop as you plan to advance your public relations career.
About the Author
Mara Woloshin, MA, APR, Fellow PRSA, is a professional member of the Public Relations Society of America’s Counselors Academy and the National Speakers Association. She currently serves on the board of the PRSA North Pacific district and is a past president of the Portland Metro Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America and received PRSA’s William Marsh Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003. She was admitted into PRSA’s College of Fellows in 2005. Her work in public relations research and planning has received numerous awards.
When Mara isn’t gardening with questionable results, she is busy helping others. She has assisted 25 refugees get their U.S. citizenship. She is also the Universal Accreditation Chair of the Portland chapter of PRSA and has successfully mentored APR candidates for more than a decade.
Mara’s public relations and marketing communications firm, Woloshin Communications, has been based in Portland, Ore., since 1991. She has also taught at Oregon universities since 1989, and she holds a master’s degree in communications.
