Unemployment in the U.S. is at a 30-year low (4.1%) but this doesn’t mean employees are sitting still. A survey conducted in June by the Society of Human Resource Management estimated a nationwide voluntary turnover… Continued
Archive: October 2000
Top-Level Job-Hopping: The Ultimate in Strategic PR
October 9th, 2000 by PRNEWSWhy and how do senior communications execs make the bold decision to change jobs? Let us count the ways. Big moves can be sparked by entrepreneurial urges, environmental preferences, curiosities about emerging marketplaces, workplace frustrations,… Continued
How to Take Charge When a Headhunter Calls
October 9th, 2000 by PRNEWSIn today’s highly competitive marketplace, truly exceptional talent is a scarce commodity. As a result, the likelihood of your being courted by a recruiter has increased dramatically in recent months. Don’t let the seeming awkwardness… Continued
Pace of PR Salary Growth Slows, But Race for Top Talent Still Frenzied
October 9th, 2000 by PRNEWSPR executive salaries in both corporate and agency circles continue to rise in 2000, although the rate of growth has leveled off at a steady 6%, compared with last year’s inflationary 10% increases, largely fueled… Continued
Media Moves
October 2nd, 2000 by PRNEWSAt BusinessWeek, Tom Lowry shifts from corporations editor to media editor, replacing Richard Siklos, who leaves to become editor of Inside Magazine (slated to launch in November). Lowry will assume his new position once a… Continued
Editorial Calendar Alert
October 2nd, 2000 by PRNEWSMo’ Money. Watch for a special double issue of Money magazine in December, featuring an online holiday shopping guide. Submissions are due by October 9. Assistant managing editor Sheryl Hilliard Tucker prefers to be contacted… Continued
On The Record
October 2nd, 2000 by PRNEWSTV Peeves. Last week, PR NEWS caught up with Robert Long, VP, News for the DC-based NBC affiliate WRC-TV, and gave him the opportunity to rant about the biggest mistakes media relations pros make in… Continued
This Just In…
October 2nd, 2000 by PRNEWSDistribution of the 2000-01 edition of the PRSA’s membership directory, known as the Blue Book, will be delayed until January 2001due to financial constraints. The directory was last published in October 1999. Spokeswoman Catherine Bolton… Continued