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Posted in: Communications, Consumer, CV, General News, Interviews, PR
2013 opened with a whirlwind of priorities at either end of the scale in Consumer PR, with some big hires and briefs at Board level coming through, and experienced AEs at a premium. All that now largely covered, we’re now seeing the familiar demand for talent at Account Director and Associate Director level as the year gets into its stride.
Posted in: Business News, Career Advice, Communications, Interviews, Jobseeker Advice
Awkward silences....pregnant pauses....dreary small talk: It’s a networking nightmare. Making conversation is an invaluable skill and yet, so many people aren't good at it or don’t find it easy.
Good quality networking can enhance your profile, throw up new leads, create career opportunities and improve your professional reputation. Even if it doesn't come naturally to you, meeting new people in either a work or a social context doesn’t have to be hard work.
Here’s a quick guide to breaking the ice:
Posted in: Candidates, Clients, Communications, General News, PR
The PR profile for the month of January and its paltry neighbour February, needs some work. The mood board for these months is grey and black; empty purses; flu symptoms; drenched hair; cancelled trains and a production line of repetitive routines. Motivating a team wallowing in a place like that isn’t easy. But with a bit of PMA and some classic PR, it can be done. Here’s how:
Posted in: Candidates, Career Advice, Clients, Communications, Corporate Communications, General News, Jobseeker Advice, PR
New Year, new job? If that’s your New Year’s career resolution then you’ll need to think about keeping your CV up to date so that when your dream job comes up, you’re ready to apply. People often leave it too late and risk missing the boat, particularly in the current recruitment climate. Make your CV your gateway to a great opportunity.
Posted in: Business News, Candidates, Clients, Communications, Consumer, Corporate Communications, Financial PR, General News, PR, Technology PR
We spend much of our day talking about what is happening in the PR market and offering advice. Who is hiring, at what level, what are bonuses like, pay rises - you name it, we talk about it. Here are a few of our muses from this year and how the market has moved on since 2011.
Posted in: Business News, Candidates, Clients, Communications, Financial PR, General News
The emergence of several new exciting players in the financial and corporate communications sphere in the last year, is certainly firm proof that the industry is capable of evolving and reinventing itself in response to very different market conditions.
Posted in: Candidates, Clients, Communications, Corporate Communications, General News, PR
Things don’t slow down in PR at Christmas. But with so many festive distractions productivity is bound to take a knock. Client dos, Christmas shopping, staff hangovers. What can you do?
Posted in: Candidates, Career Advice, Clients, Communications, General News
People leave their jobs for many different reasons; bullying is one of them. It may not be stated as a specific reason, but as a professional recruiter, it’s not difficult to piece things together and realise that it’s behind the desire to move on. There’s lots of advice out there about dealing with this insidious issue, and as this week is National Anti-Bullying Week we’d like to do our bit and share some of it with you.
Posted in: Business News, Communications, General News, Media, PR
‘Out of touch. Out of his depth. Out of a job’ crowed The Independent. With the resignation of director-general George Entwistle we reflect on the crisis at the BBC.
Posted in: Career Advice, Clients, Communications, Corporate Communications, General News, Media
This week we hear from guest blogger, Dave Kibby, a specialist in 'thinking' and the impact of motivation and mindset within business. He has coached Executives and International sports people to help them make sense of their thinking and get the very best results. Dave shares his thoughts about how to retain your best people, in a market where budgets are being slashed but money still talks.