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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.
JFL Search & Selection recently conducted a survey on 2009 graduates.
We achieved a fantastic response to this and it has also been featured in Gorkana, PR week and the Society of Young Publishers website.
After completing the survey we would like to say congratulations to Jenny Marshall, Board Director of Camargue Communications who has won the prize draw of dinner for two at any restaurant she chooses.
Overwhelmingly the results show that employers favour traditional academic degrees (65.2%) over vocational degrees (27%) - with only 2.2% voting for ‘new' degrees such as Media Studies and 5.6% for ‘degrees of passion' such as Fine Art or Music.
What did surprise us was the distinct emphasis on work experience: 77.5% recommended that graduates should work as an intern, learning as much as possible and 68.5% favour charity/voluntary work/campaigning experience on a CV to any other extra curricula activities, such as sport or drama. In fact, work experience featured as more important than type of degree.
Enthusiasm came top in most prized attributes, followed by initiative, intellect, energy, passion and a good work ethic. Your overriding message was to persevere, get as much work experience as you can and don't give up!
After six fantastic years, JFL Search & Selection wishes Emma Djonokusumo all the best as she leaves today to start a new career in publishing.
Emma has contributed an enormous amount over the last six years and made a difference to so many people within the industry.
We will be holding a networking evening in June to give everyone an opportunity to meet Suzy Astbury, who is now heading our publishing offering and Ros Kindersley, the Managing Director. Watch this space!
Congratulations to The Jolly Foxy Ladies netball team who have completed their winter season for 2009.
Highlights include a broken toe and ankle, and a well deserved wooden spoon! Suzy was especially happy to receive Player of the Match in the last game. We also saw the return of Lucy Hepton for our final match...Thanks Luce!
Thank you to Top Corner for organising a fantastic season again. See you next time!
On Monday 20th April, JFL will be participating in Getting Ahead in Publishing, a seminar organised by the Society of Young Publishers.
For a full list of speakers and for more details see http://www.londonbookfair.co.uk/page.cfm/action=Seminars/SeminarID=16
If you are looking to break into the industry or for advice on your CV and interview technique, do come along!
A big thank you to everyone who participated in our Escape the Recession Survey!
The winner of the prize draw is Ali Ring, who wins a weekend away in a luxury hotel of her choice from the i-escape.com website.
Congratulations Ali!
JFL has joined the Twittering community. To read about what we're up to, find us at http://twitter.com/JFL_Search
A very happy birthday to the SYP who celebrate their 60th anniversary this year! We have enjoyed working closely with them in the past and look forward to joining forces again over the coming months.
Congratulations too to Angie Solomon and Julia Wells who were appointed Chair and Vice Chair respectively last week at the SYP's AGM.
The Jolly Foxy Ladies' netball team has finished in a very respectable 3rd place in the Autumn/Winter 2008 Top Corner, Southwark League, their début season.
Not only but also, Alyson Schulha was named Player of the Season. Well done, girls!
JFL Freelance invites you to a...
FREELANCE PR CAREERS EVENING
Tuesday 28th October 2008, 27 Beak Street, London, W1, 6 - 9pm
Are you a freelancer looking for your next PR or marketing communications career? Are you wondering whether to go to an agency or in-house?
If you would like to find out more about freelancing and would like to register
with JFL Freelance, we will be offering one to one career advice including:
- CV layout
- Freelance opportunities and live roles at JFL across all sectors
- From Account Executive/PR Executive level to Director PR Manager level- day rate expectations
- How a freelancer is paid
For the best freelance advice, come and have a one to one informal chat and enjoy a glass of wine with one of our specialist freelance consultants.
Email your CV to Alyson at info@jflrecruit.com by Monday 27th October and she will contact you to book your place.