Getting a Job in PR: Getting hired and learning the ropes in modern stategic comms

People are hitting “apply” 200, 300, 500 times… then getting rejected by an AI system in minutes, sometimes in the middle of the night. No human. No feedback. Just silence. In this episode of  Getting a Job in PR , I’m joined by Andrew Healy  from Water And Wall  (a New York agency founder) to talk about what actually cuts through now, and what agency leaders notice immediately. This is not “job h...

Let's look at getting in-house PR and Strategic Comms roles. In this episode of  Getting a Job in PR , Richard speaks with Edeje Onwude, Director of Groups and Communities at the International Association of Business Communicators, about what actually makes someone valuable inside an organisation in their first year. It is not about doing what you are asked, it is not about writing better pres...

This episode isn’t about polishing your CV or saying the right things in interviews. It’s about how experienced people in PR quietly work out whether you’re already doing the job in your head when they decide whether to recruit you. In this conversation, Richard speaks with  Ben Jacobson from InboundJunction.com  about what actually stands out when someone is trying to break into PR or strategic c...

Most PR job hunting advice focuses on CVs and interview answers. This episode is about what actually makes you useful once you get hired.  Too many people get in the door and then get let go. So how do you survive? Richard speaks with Seth Linden from Dukas Linden PR in New York, and starts by asking what Seth would do differently if he were starting again. There are plenty of ideas in this episod...

Most advice about getting into PR stops at the interview. But the next test is what happens when you get through the door. In this episode of  Getting a Job in PR , I speak to Komal Lath from Tute Consult about what people who hire PR and comms staff want to see in the first six months.  Komal shares honest stories from her own career and from hiring and managing teams across agency and strategic...

If you have been stressing about your lack of experience, this episode will calm you down fast. In this interview, Amanda Proscia from Lightspeed PR explains why enthusiasm and curiosity often beat experience when she is hiring, and how she spots both within minutes. She also shares which personality types struggle most in PR, what makes someone stand out on a CV, and why some juniors last only a...

Getting a Job in PR is a podcast about what actually gets people hired in modern public relations and strategic communications. Agencies and recruiters say they cannot find candidates who are ready to do the job. Graduates and early career communicators say they are doing everything they were told to do and still cannot get in. This podcast sits in that gap. Instead of advice lists or generic care...