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When PR recruitment goes wrong…

November 3, 2015

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The PR’s industry body has hit the nail on the head again – calling out another poor practice among the nation’s public relations agencies. In a blog post, PRCA chief Francis Ingham reveals he was approached by an agency (ironically one which specialises in reputation management) to promote a job ad which requires candidates to submit […]

PR Apprenticeships have come of age

November 15, 2013

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When I first suggested that there should be PR Apprenticeships in March 2009, the silence in the industry was deafening. Even in my own workplace at the time there was scepticism – and even hostility – to the idea that anyone could enter a PR agency without the spuriously defined ‘good degree’. It has been […]

The PR prescription for avoiding irrelevance

July 10, 2012

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When one of the biggest names in PR warns that the industry faces becoming irrelevant, it’s probably a good idea to listen. And Lord Chadlington, founder of Shandwick and chair of Huntsworth group of PR agencies, gave just that warning last night (9th July). Chadlington’s prescription for preventing this irrelevance lies in tapping into the […]