In her blog, Dushka Zapata, an EVP at Ogilvy Public Relations, recently - and boldly - announced that she's an introvert. She's told me since that several other PR pros have confided to her that they also are introverts, but that they don't want to admit this publicly for fear of being misjudged.
Despite considerable progress, the misconception that PR is the exclusive domain of "people persons" endures stubbornly. Countless executives have expressed their frustration about hearing job candidates say ...