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PR’s ‘depressing’ recruitment market – PRWeek podcast

Beyond the Noise - the PRWeek podcast

Show Notes

How do you recruit comms and PR professionals in the AI age? PRWeek’s latest podcast takes a look.

On this week’s Beyond the Noise podcast, Don Ferguson, managing director of creative comms agency Hope&Glory (pictured above, left), and Laura Oliphant, founder of comms consultancy Stand (above, right), share their insights on the recruitment market.

Beyond the Noise looks at some of the biggest communications and PR issues. Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen on your favourite platform.

In the episode, Ferguson and Oliphant discuss the specialisms and current roles they have been recruiting for. The pair share their overall view of the current recruitment market in comms.

In addition, the comms chiefs consider candidate applications and explain how AI technology is impacting the hiring process.

They also comment on the rise in AI-created CVs and cover letters, as well as offer advice to candidates on how to approach a job interview in PR.

Separately, the best way to proactively reach potential employees is also discussed on this week’s episode.

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