Interviews are interviews, and to be honest, unless you have a wonderfully creative potential employer (which hopefully you will), they are likely to be fairly similar no matter who you’re talking to. That being said, some might throw you a …
One Month In: A tale of babies, playlists and gut-rumblings
It’s been just over a month since I took an offer from Hartigan Recruitment. I had more than one offer on the table, and with my first baby on the way I had to make sure I made the right …
Changing sectors in PR
One of the things that we often have candidates asking us about, is how to move into a different sector within the PR industry. On the face of it, you’d think this would be a relatively simple feat. After all, …
Candidate feedback – how are we doing?
Here at Hartigan, we believe that being reflective and constantly aspiring to be better is what keeps us good at our jobs. Times and attitudes change, and so should we! So, we’ve had a chat with a few candidates we’ve …
The benefits of working with small PR agencies
Much like the recruitment industry, we have found that the PR world is made up of a rather large number of small to medium sized businesses, sitting in amongst the big global players such as Edelman, Weber Shandwick and MSL. …
The candidate brush off
Have you ever gone for an interview or had a really promising conversation with a recruiter, and then for some reason unbeknownst to you, never heard from them again? A surprising number of candidates that we work with seem to …
My move into PR recruitment – 2 years on…
This month marks three years since Hartigan Recruitment opened its doors and started our job matchmaking service for PR professionals and PR agencies. It also marks 2 years since I took the plunge and started working in recruitment – a …
Facing the interview beast
One of the elements of our job as PR recruiters that we enjoy doing more than most, is meeting each and every candidate in order to prepare them for their upcoming interview. For one, it’s a chance to catch up …
PR Industry Trends: Salary Survey Results 2018
It’s that time of year again, when we’ve asked our clients to kindly divulge their salary banding information, so that we can put a report together showing the average salaries in the PR industry, for both candidates and agencies to …
We’re Hiring! Junior Recruitment Consultant role.
Salary – c. £18k – £20k dependent on experience
Benefits – competitive, plus commission scheme
Start date – April 2018
We are a young, independent and fiercely ambitious PR Recruitment agency, recruiting for an equally enthusiastic Junior Recruitment Consultant to …