Good PR October 24, 2008
Posted by tcginfo in Uncategorized.Tags: aptitude tests, courses, diagonal thinking, marketing, PR, public relations'advertising
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It seems that, despite gloomy predictions as to the economic state of the nation, graduate recruitment levels have taken an upward turn at most of the UK’s largest PR agencies. Meet the Graduates, a recent article in PR Week , 17th October 2008 looks at the current trend in graduate recruitment within the industry and interviews 3 new starters and 3 graduates who are one year into their traineeships, to find out about their experiences so far. Click here for a list of all the journals that we subscribe to here in the library
Hot off the press and onto our shelves is the new edition of Hollis-UK Public Relations Annual 2009. It’s packed with information about PR consultancies and news contacts in companies and official organisations.
If you are still at the stage of exploring careers in this area there are still a few places left on the Careers in Marketing, Advertising & PR course. It’s a 2 day course designed as an introduction to all these areas and gives you a chance to meet the professionals in the sectors.
Still not sure if the advertising industry is for you? It seems that if you are a “diagonal thinker” you are equipped to succeed in all the main roles in advertising. According to the IPA 10% of the population can think diagonally – that’s both logically and creatively. If you want to find out if you are one of the 10% then you can take the free Diagonal Thinking Self-assessment Test online and find out if you might be suited to the advertising and communications business. Anyone scoring more than 90% can print out an IPA certificate proving their scores and attach it to their CV.
Exploring postgraduate study and research October 9, 2008
Posted by tcginfo in further study and training.Tags: courses, funding, postgraduate study, University of London
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If you have been considering a course of postgraduate study as an option then it is important to spend some time weighing up the pros and cons and clarifying your motives. There could be a number of reasons for studying such as wanting to improve your career prospects or helping to develop employability skills but equally you may feel that you have had enough of being a student right now, particularly if there are issues around financing the course. If you want to research the range of courses on offer then you can browse this week’s new acquisition – Prospects Postgraduate Directory 2008/09: The Official Guide to Postgraduate Study Opportunities in the UK and Ireland. It comes in 3 vols. according to subject and includes vital things you need to know about PG study, including information on costs and funding. Also on the subject of funding, there is the Prospects Funding Guide that explores a variety of ways that you might finance a course.
If you are interested in investigating the possibility of studying at the University of London then you might be interested to know about the University’s Postgraduate Open Evening on November 20th. Come and meet representatives from the colleges and get an insight into what it might be like to study the university.
Summertime….and the learning is easy May 23, 2008
Posted by tcginfo in further study and training.Tags: courses, evening classes, lifelong learning
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The Guardian recently published a supplement in association with Niace called Live to learn – the state of adult learning today. (13/05/2008). Evening courses have always played a vital role in the lifelong learning process. The latest survey however, by NIACE confirms a continued downturn in adult participation in learning. Read more about this in the article – How plumbing killed off pilates
In the careers library we like to encourage lots of learning, both formal and informal so we have just put the May-June 2008 edition of hotcourses on the shelf, to give you some inspiration. So from Japanese to Jewellery or Pottery to Psychology, there’s bound to be something that you might like to do either for pleasure or to boost your own career development. The book covers the London area but check the website for the national picture.
