Start your week right! Every Sunday I post my favorite links from around the web and share my goals for the upcoming week.

Links

On PR:

Dear College Professor: Stop Wasting Our Time and Give Your Students a Meaningful Assignment: Remember that assignment in a college PR class to interview a public relations professional? President of Buchanan PR, Anne Buchanan, explains to professors why this assignment does not benefit the student, and actually wastes the time of the professional being interviewed. I LOVE her idea for an alternative assignment.

On Careers:

Taking This Job Advice Too Literally Could Kill Your Career: You know those bits of career advice you hear over and over again: “Dress for the job you want, not the job you have” or “Follow your dreams.” Erin Palmer debunks these bits of advice and explains why you shouldn’t listen to them in this Brazen Careerist post.

On Blogging:

12 Types of Blog Posts You Need to Stop Writing: Allison Boyer, managing editor at the New Media Expo (NMX) blog, hits the nail on the head in this post about the type of blog posts you need to stop writing. I especially agree with reason #6.

On Social Media:

12 Most Invigorating Twitter Chats for Go-Getters: I LOVE Twitter chats, so I was pumped to see Dana Sitar’s roundup of 12 awesome chats for go-getters in a guest post for 12 Most. What’s your favorite Twitter chat?

On Inspiration:

Your Crazy Idea: Look no further than this post for inspiration to tackle your next big idea. Matt Cheuvront from Life Without Pants encourages readers to pursue their crazy ideas that they just can’t shake…it’s often their best ones.

This Week on JessicaLawlor.com:

Land That Job: Top 6 Tips for Internship and Job Seekers: After reviewing one too many poorly written resume and cover letter this week at work, I channeled my frustration into a useful post with tips for those looking for an internship or job.

A Coward’s Guide to Kickstarting Your Courage- Guest Post by Karen Vitale: Guest blogger, Karen Vitale, shares her top three tips for overcoming what’s standing between you and getting gutsy.

Goals

• Figure out how to do a 9-mile training run AND run a 5K race in the same weekend. Normally when I’m training for a big race, I try to avoid smaller races that don’t fit into my training plan, but I couldn’t pass up this 5K race at my alma mater as part of Alumni Weekend, so I’m trying to fit my long run in on Saturday and muster up enough energy to do the race on Sunday.
• Read every night before bed. After returning home from Punta Cana and publishing this post about disconnecting, I did a really great job turning off my computer and phone and reading before bed. This past week, I’ve slipped a bit and find myself checking in before closing my eyes.

Have any links or goals you’d like to share? Leave them in the comments!