Posted in PR

Does where you live determine what you do or does what you do determine where you live? Whatever the answer, of the thousands of candidates on our database, it seems that when it comes to PR, South West London is where it’s at!

Taking the lead, a whopping 66% of Technology PRs have plumped for the PR hotspot as the place to live. Consumer and financial PRs, meanwhile, are propping up the bars and coffee shops in Battersea and Clapham alongside their internal comms fellows, whilst Corporate PRs seem to have plumped for the Sloaney Pony, Parsons Green. (more…)

Posted in Candidates

In the month that Da Vinci Code author, Dan Brown, has brought out his new book (smashing book sales records in the process), we’ve written our own little gem. No codes to decipher, just straight up, tell-it-like-it-is advice. It may not be a bestseller, but read on to discover how to succeed at recruitment interviews. Or not, as the case may be.

In a nod to Dan’s previous literary offering, welcome to ‘Angels and Demons’: A Candidate’s Guide to Recruitment Interviews. Which type are you? (more…)

Posted in Candidates, Financial PR

Jumping ship from a secure, well-rewarded job to set up, of all things, a financial services PR company at the height of the financial crisis might to most people seem like career suicide. But then this month’s rising star isn’t most people.

After careful planning and preliminary research, Kate Boyle explains why her career move was not a leap of faith against the odds but a much safer, considered one.

Name: Kate Boyle

Position: Independent Consultant, Financial Services PR

Company: Kate Boyle PR, Media and Events. For more information, click on www.kateboyle-pr.co.uk or e-mail her at kate@kateboyle-pr.co.uk (more…)