Monthly archive for May 2011

Recruitment group to take 80 graduates
Adecco Group, the UK’s largest recruiter, has announced a graduate recruitment programme with up to 80 places available this year. Lottery to fund citizen journalism
The Media Trust has today received £1.89 million from the Big Lottery Fund to support citizen journalism and to create an innovative UK network of local community news hubs that will support and empower local groups to tell their stories for online, broadcast and print media. Ideas win prizes and placements
One trend among ambitious students is participation in crowdsourcing programmes, allowing busy but tenacious Millennials a chance to contribute to companies looking to connect with the digital generation. Brian Keenan describes Ketchum’s Mindfire open innovation community. Search on for prize-winning dissertations
Two prizes of EUR 500 are to be awarded for the best BA and MA dissertations in the field of online communication and social media in the European Digital Communication Awards. Aberdeen hosts careers in communication event
Four university students have held an event promoting careers in public relations and communications to their classmates, at a jointly sponsored Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) and Grampian Public Relations Group (GPRG) event in Aberdeen. PR fought the law – and the law won
In times of crisis, the advice given by a public relations consultant and a lawyer will often be diametrically opposed. Aimee Burge asks which profession tends to win this power struggle. Leeds based sports company in search of “professional and self motivated” student
Two Leeds Metropolitan University graduates who started their own business five years ago are on the lookout for a student to develop the company’s PR and marketing strategy. Lights, camera, disruption
‘Today was one of those days when you take one for the team and ignore your better judgement.’ Dominic Stevenson describes what happens when a film crew arrives. CIPR: back to black
The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) has returned to surplus in 2010 according to its latest financial statement. Kiss, and don’t tell
Super-injunctions are at the heart of the tussle between privacy and free speech. Alicia Chadwick argues that these are a bad case of one law for the rich… Students and bosses call for employability focus
Students want universities to better explain employability skills and to provide more support to help them develop these important competencies, according to a CBI / National Union of Students survey published today. The Facebook Effect
The Facebook Effect by David Kirkpatrick 384 pages, Virgin Books, 2010 Facebook is a tool used by millions and probably soon, billions. While there are many users, not many people know the true story of the social giant, how and why it came to be, or how Facebook became the one social network to rule [...] The future of social media for PR
Leeds Met student,Laura Horgan, gives her thoughts on the future of social media for public relations with plenty of insight from leading PR professionals. Still a case of men-and-motors
Female graduates are still shunning careers in the car industry, according to research from Autocar. Taylor Bennett Foundation offers experience for ethnic minority students
The Taylor Bennett Foundation is currently open for applications from ethnic minority students seeking experience in public relations. Advantages and disadvantages of Augmented Reality
Augmented Reality is becoming big business as the technology behind it becomes readily available to consumers. Francesca Larkin discusses both the advantages and disadvantages of AR for public relations. Referendum campaigns reviewed
It’s the first national referendum in his lifetime, and Alec Vickerson reviews the campaign tactics.