“Help A PR Pro out” Day:  #HAPPO This Friday

The economy sucks.  That’s not a news flash.  It’s reality.

We all know many people in the media and marketing communities that have been “on the beach” without a job.  There are some that I know who have have not had a full-time job for more than a year.

Two folks that I’ve come to know on Twitter are doing something about it.  This Friday Valerie Simon of BurrellesLuce and Arik Hanson, a cool communications dude from Minnesota are launching the first ever “Help a PR Pro Out” Day (HAPPO for short) on Twitter and Facebook.

From 11:00am to 3:00pm on Friday, jobseekers can post creative blog posts for employers and Tweet them on Twitter using the #HAPPO hashtag.  Employers can share available jobs with regional HAPPO champions (click here).  And those in the industry can share all information on Facebook and Twitter as a way to expand the reach and make some job matches.

If anyone within reach of this blog would like me to post a profile or a job on Friday or pass some info along, please send it along as a comment with a link to your information.

Let’s help some PR folks out here.  Thanks.