can a degree in communications help towards a career in public relations and human resource specialist

can a degree in communications help towards a career in public relations and human resource specialist?
this websitehttp://careerservices.rutgers.edu/communication.html seems to have certain careers and human resource specialist in one of them but i'm still not sure.anyone out there know?
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PR is totally about communications! Yes, it can and will help. A HRS is, in most cases, it's own degree program.


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Yes. The degree will certainly help, for a start towards getting the job. The ultimate career in PR and HR will very much depend on yourself, what you have learnt and apply, your personal traits and personality. For example, in PR - you need to have the likeable personality, you need to be able to "relate" to people, and you need to be able to project for the company you work for, providing the value add to the company's reputation and business. For HR, your traits are similar, but on the "quieter" side - you must have the trait to be able to look after your people's welfare, plan their careers, their interests, administration etc... both are demanding jobs too.. Good luck in your endeavours in the interesting, yet tough assignments.


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Human resources is definitely a different thing from PR. Human resources is about hiring employees for a specific company - there's nothing public about it. Communications majors are usually about being on TV or radio, writing advertising. It's closer. I remember reading not long ago that there really isn't a major in public relations - you need to get yourself an internship.