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The job market - opportunities ahead Suzy Astbury writes that doomy talk about publishing is misguided
After 18 months of unremittingly dire reports from the job market, with stories of redundancies, cut backs, recruitment freezes and doom-mongering forecasts of an industry in its death throes, I almost expected to see a relay of "The End is Nigh" sandwich boards at Frankfurt this year. None of this has been helped by the weekly calls I have taken from journalists who seem to relish the misfortunes of their subject wanting more bad news stories. Beleaguering your own territory does no-one any favours.
Digital, the most innovative and exciting development of the moment, has been portrayed as another "End is Nigh" threat, rather than the ground-breaking opportunity that the rest of the media sector is seizing with unashamed enthusiasm.
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Lucy Martinez, an Associate Director at JFL Search & Selection has now returned from maternity leave to head up mid to senior level in-house and PR agency briefs. Lucy now has over ten years' industry experience in PR and marketing communications, having first forged a career in PR before joining JFL Search & Selection in 2004.
Lucy can be reached on 0207 009 3503 or lucymartinez@jflrecruit.com
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JFL Search & Selection and The Society Of Young Publishers hosted "How to Get a Job in a Recession" last night at Waterstone's Piccadilly.
The panel was made up of Ros Kindersley, Managing Director from JFL Search & Selection, Orna O'Brien - Head of Short Courses at The Publishing Training Centre, Tim Palmer - Talent Attraction Manager, HarperCollins Publishers and Suzanne Collier - Business Manager, Bookcareers.com. The speakers gave expert advice on CVs, interview tips, networking and knowledge on the market as it is. The biggest point taken from the evening was that work experience is essential - and they best way into the industry.
We had a fantastic turnout of 130 delegates, which included the fresh new talent of recent graduates and of individuals with up to three or four years' publishing experience who were able to network and benefit from the advice and encouragement of industry experts.
We would very much like to thank Tim, Orna and Suzanne for their stimulating presentations and time taken to attend and also the SYP for once again executing a successful event.
If you would like to hear more about the event or are interested in seeing some of the candidates for work experience or internships please email Suzy Astbury suzy@jflrecruit.com for more information.
At last! Some front page good news. First of all The Times this morning predicted an end to the recession later this year. All of us here at JFL are very pleased to see the positive comments on the economy (http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/economics/article6670277.ece)
Secondly, PR Week is reporting record new business successes (www.prweek.com/uk). Congratulations to The Communications Group, Clarion and College Hill for some fantastic new business wins. Glad to see the tide is turning for the Communications industry.
At JFL we have noticed an increase of activity and are beginning to feel confident that there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
Happy 60th Birthday SYP!
The Society of Young Publishers celebrates its' 60th birthday this year and to mark the occasion hosted a party at the Globe Theatre. Billed as one of the biggest events of the young publishers year, Ros, Carolyn and Jo attended, along with SYP members and industry experts.
A fantastic turnout drew crowds from Random House, Mills & Boon, Bloomsbury and Pearson. Profile founder and MD Andrew Franklin, gave a speech to mark the occasion and noted that the SYP continues to attract some of the brightest young publishing talent.
Congratulations to the SYP Committee for organising such a fantastic event. We at JFL have enjoyed working closely with them in the past and look forward to joining forces again over the next year.