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Top Marketing Recruitment Trends for 2020 Well, what a year it has been! VMAGROUP’s marketing recruitment team have looked back at 2019 and here’s what we think will be the top trends in marketing recruitment for 2020: Video interviewing is on the rise Video interviewing is becoming widespread in marketing recruitment. It has its advantages; it’s time and cost saving and gra...

This article, written by Kate Makuen, Head of Communications and Marketing, was originally featured in our 2018 Bridging the Gap report, which focuses on the UK communications, digital and marketing interim market. Our 2020 Bridging the Gap survey is now open – have your say today and you could win a £100 retail voucher of your choice.* Kate is a marketing leader based in Lo...

Now that we’re approaching the end of the year, you may be reflecting on your career and thinking about your goals and next steps. It’s the perfect time to start looking for a new opportunity, but the thought of trawling through job boards to find that dream job can seem daunting and long-winded. This is where recruitment agencies can come in – recruiters are keen to find th...

This article, written by Ralph Charlton, Interim Communications Executive, was originally featured in our 2018 Bridging the Gap report, which focuses on the UK communications, digital and marketing interim market. Our 2020 Bridging the Gap survey is now open – have your say today and you could win a £100 retail voucher of your choice.* With over 20 years’ experience in the c...

In 2018, we published our Bridging the Gap report, which focuses on the communications, digital and marketing interim market. With over 250 responses, the report covered the profile of an interim, IR35, the interim recruitment landscape, as well as case studies on digital marketing and change communications. We’ve already seen several shifts in the market since the report wa...

Any communications expert would know that creating a successful campaign can bring its challenges and benefits, but how do you create a campaign which can influence behaviour change? More importantly, how do you know that the campaign was successful? Join us on Tuesday 5 November at 8am to find out how to create a successful and impactful behaviour change campaign using deep...

A lot of people ask me for advice and feedback on their CVs so I thought I would share some tips which, in my opinion, are the most successful in a competitive market place. I can’t stress enough that CVs are subjective, meaning there is no definite right or wrong way to write your resume, but from my experience, successful internal communications applicants tend to do the f...

For those of you who have found yourself in urgent need of an extra pair of hands, the chances are you will have considered using an interim communications recruitment agency at some point. The trigger might have been someone going on sick leave, a new project landing on your desk, or an unexpected company announcement. Having recruited in the interim space for the last 10 y...

According to industry statistics, the UK recruitment market grew at the fastest rate in history last year with just shy of 8,500 companies registered. Inevitably, among them will be new joiners in the corporate communications and marketing space. You could once count on one hand when looking through suppliers in this area, but in an ever-competitive market, what factors shou...

VMAGROUP will be hosting our first event with the Chartered Insititute of Marketing on Tuesday 15 October on how to do your market research right! This is an interactive event where you'll be able to discuss your market research challenges and hear more about how you can develop cost effective and insightful research. The event will be run by Julie Vincent, Insight Director ...