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Posted in: Guest Interviews, PR and Communications
Stephen Waddington, Digital and Social Media Director of Ketchum Europe, and President Elect of the CIPR, believes the PR industry has missed a massive opportunity in the last decade. Now, as the value of digital marketing tops £1bn, he says it’s time for PR to wake up and be assertive or risk becoming irrelevant:
Posted in: Career Advice, Consumer PR, Jobseeker Advice
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: Work Advice
We’re all guilty of frittering away a few minutes at work now and again; Facebook, LinkedIn, online shopping, organising your social life etc etc. And then there’s the extra pressure caused by disorganised work colleagues. They’re the people whose poor time management impinges on your day. So what’s the best way to deal with time wasting and time wasters? We have some answers:
Posted in: Career Advice, Interviews, Jobseeker Advice
If you haven’t got an offer in the bag, a start date and a contract then keep shtum about job hunting; there are some things your boss doesn’t need to know, and this is one of them. But if you’re working in PR it’s long-hours, with the day being re-written and re-scheduled with no notice - there’s never a convenient moment to pop out for interviews, without being missed or sussed out. It’s a problem; so what do you do?...
Posted in: Career Advice, Work Advice
We know how damaging labelling can be when it is racial, sexual, ‘rich’ or ‘poor’ but what about more subtle forms of labelling that you might come across at work? And if you have a label is it possible to lose it?
Posted in: Career Advice, Interviews, Jobseeker Advice
‘No man ever listened himself out of a job.’ Calvin Coolidge, the 30th US President.
Listening may not be on your interview check-list, but it should be. If you can’t demonstrate the ability to listen in an interview, then can you listen in the job? Work-related mistakes are frustrating and costly; call it miscommunication, misinterpretation or just missing the point, half-listening is often a contributory factor. Let’s look at simple ways to improve your listening:
Posted in: Interviews, Jobseeker Advice
Jelly legs, the sweats and a dry mouth could be holding you back. I’ve known great candidates, who’ve cancelled last minute or not represented themselves well on interview because they’re wracked with nerves. But it’s not worth stifling your career over something that can be easily overcome at home, for free, and with little or no embarrassment. Follow these tips and you might find you actually enjoy your next job interview:
Posted in: Career Advice, The Working World
Vacantly staring out of the train window, I momentarily focus on the reflection of my fellow passengers and suddenly see them as individuals rather than a grey hoard of commuters. Each one with a destination, responsibilities, to-do lists. The average commute is 58 minutes in the UK and 77 minutes in London. That’s a lot of time to kill...or fill.
Posted in: Career Advice, Interviews, Jobseeker Advice
Telephone interviews: Recruiters like them as an effective and inexpensive way of whittling down a strong shortlist of candidates to meet.
They’re good for job seekers too: no random time off to explain to your boss and you won’t have to think about what to wear.
But a surprising number of people don’t take telephone interviews seriously and end up disappointed or red-faced. Here’s how to get it right:
Posted in: Management, Seasonal
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:
