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In partnership with the Public Relations Society of America - San Francisco Chapter, RemotePRJobs hosted a webinar with top PR recruiters from various companies to discuss the secrets of research, recruitment, and retention during COVID-19, in order to win and locate the best opportunities. 

Below is a recap of the session, that touches on how agencies and brands are identifying top talent and how candidates can ace the interview process in a tough job market.

RESEARCH

Navigating the Job Search

Resumes and LinkedIn: For resumes, you may be thinking of how to have the “perfect” resume. Your resume should be crafted from the job descriptions from jobs you apply to, using other LinkedIn profiles to obtain key job points, as well as incorporating keywords, numbers, and statistics. What you don’t want to do is to focus on specific tasks, use company specific jargon, or assume the reader knows what you do. 

Is it ok to have a resume that's more than one page? PDF or Word document?...

We know that it takes more than a press release to get headline media coverage. It's a jigsaw puzzle, and one of the pieces is media relations. Media relations is simply the act of reaching out to the media in a personalized manner. However, I wanted to quickly re-visit, breakdown and explain three different media relations strategies that clients often have questions around: pre-briefings, embargoes and exclusives. 

THE EXCLUSIVE

An exclusive is when you give your story to one media publication only, in advance of your announcement. There are pros and cons to this, since you ARE putting all of your eggs in one basket.

• Pros: getting an exclusive is very enticing for a news outlet. It makes them feel more invested in the story and they will be able to cover news that their competitors won’t. In turn, they will likely push their editor harder to get the story to run, which increases your chances of coverage. 
• Cons: It’s always risky to put your eggs in one basket. If they decide NO...

Join these PR groups to advance your career

A career in public relations (PR) is tough. A career in PR by yourself is even tougher. Nobody to bounce ideas off of, or get that second set of eyes. There’s nobody to ask about billing questions, or simply get a gut check on if a pitch is good or not. On top of all of this, you have to make sure you’re filling the pipeline and sourcing jobs as client contracts end.

The good news is that there are support and resources everywhere if you know where to look. Where do the top PR and Communications professionals go when they need support? Or, when they need contract work?

The top PR resources

You might be surprised to learn how many social media platforms cater to journalists and PR groups. Popular platforms such as Facebook and LinkedIn may seem like obvious picks, but did you know that Reddit also has media relations communities?

Facebook Groups

Facebook groups are a great place for professionals to connect, share their experiences, and ...

Whether it’s just you or a small agency; it’s crucial to establish yourself as a go-to PR resource for brands. Word of mouth, advertising, and former client referrals help. To get massive authority and credibility as a PR executive, you need to get published and share your knowledge. 

Getting published can have a significant effect on your brand, encourage new levels of innovation and make you stand out in the market. One way to do this is to write guest posts for important and authoritative websites. Often known as bylined articles or contributed articles, guest posts are written by you and are intended to provide a vendor-neutral viewpoint. 

Here are the benefits of guest posting, to help you build your PR business and get you more freelance jobs:

1. Build Credibility + Awareness. Remember you are speaking to the reader by talking about things that interest them or that they have questions about. After seeing your byline, readers can look for more on you and your brand. By sharing ...

A lot of people think that the only time you need a Public Relations team is when things are going south. While this is not true (at all), a crisis still has the potential to happen. Sometimes it is preventable, and sometimes it’s not. The good news is that there are things you can do as a business owner to prevent certain crises from happening.

This blog post shares basic tips for dealing with crisis, but also preventable PR mistakes that have the potential to lead to crisis. 

Preventable Things You Can Do To Avoid Getting Into a Crisis:

1. Understand Your Competitive Landscape. You are always better prepared if you know what's going on around you. By being in-tune with your competition and what’s happening in the newscycle and world, you have the opportunity to create messaging and a narrative that best serves you in a positive light. Your messaging and narrative is the backbone of every piece of communication for your company, internally and externally. 
   • Example: Years ago I wo...

With the advent of social media and digital marketing, organizations have access to fresh, new ways to increase their media coverage and improve media relations. While a marketing team used to be limited to traditional advertising methods such as TV, billboards, and the like, brands can now run social media campaigns and leverage relationships with influencers to meet their public relations (PR) goals.

It's true that there are new, effective ways to boost your PR activity positively, but the recipe for success remains the same; come up with a good PR strategy! Brands have far more options now to build brand awareness and expand their customer base, but it's still vital to discover exactly which strategies can help your brand grow. 

In this article, we're going to take a look at some of the best PR strategies that you should consider.

Why is PR important?

PR is more than simply putting out a press release for your new product, service, or company. PR can help you with a variety of d...