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Written by Matt Gibbs, Senior Consultant - Interim Internal and Change Communications Joining VMAGROUP was a new experience for me as I had never worked in recruitment before. Since graduating in 2013, I decided to try my hand at a few different careers such as marketing and sales but nothing quite felt right for one reason or another. Although I'd done my research, I wasn’t...

The prospect of starting a new job search can be daunting. Working out what your dream job actually is can kindle any number of conflicting trains of thought before you’ve even started. Then comes the other side of the obstacle coin: decking out your recruitment armoury to skyrocket your profile through the competition and land you in that top spot. Ignore the doubts you may...

According to a recent Forbes article, the average worker will work for six different companies in their lifetime and have around eight to nine title changes. This made me wonder, how many job interviews will the average Joe have in their career? If every role a candidate interviewed for had two stages, and we assumed there were eight role changes in a lifetime, this would be...

In the realm of digital communications, it is more important than ever to pinpoint the best talent due to the rapidly changing nature of the area. Technology is evolving so quickly that you need the best and brightest digital communications talent in your company to keep you up to speed and stay one step ahead of the competition. It is not just the ever-changing landscape of...

“The communications director has to be your alter ego; somebody in whom you can have blind trust – in their ability to unpack both the company and your personal vision. It should be a person you can fully trust and who deepens your capabilities; who advises and reviews your ideas and opinions – and, overall, who gives you the feeling that there is someone you can always rely...

VMAGROUP ist Spezialist für die Personalbeschaffung in der Marketing- und Unternehmenskommunikation. Wir gehen aktiv in den Markt, um die besten Talente für unsere Kunden zu finden – aber auch für uns selbst. Nun stellt sich die Frage, wer eignet sich hierfür überhaupt? Passend sind Kommunikationsfachleute, die einen Blick von außen auf die Disziplin werfen und ihr Kommunika...

Written by Julie Mazzei, Managing Consultant, VMAGROUP North and Midlands We all know hunting for a job can be a full time job in itself. So much research and prepping is needed, alongside making time to attend interviews. It can certainly be an emotional rollercoaster, especially if you are currently unemployed and without financial stability. At VMAGROUP, we regularly advi...

Welcome to Part 2 of our Inside Insight 2017 blog, charting each chapter's key take-aways from the report's full findings. Last week, we took you through the first four chapters, and today we're revealing some final key insights from chapters five to nine. For a copy of the report itself in full, please email marketing@vmagroup.com. Chapter 5: Budgets As the demand for IC co...

It’s a great time to be working in internal communications (IC). This year’s Inside Insight survey received our largest response yet, with 557 IC professionals taking part, making up what we believe to be a healthy representation of the industry. In the first of a two-part series, we’ll take you through the key take-aways from the first four chapters, with the final five cha...

Investor Relations (IR) is a key part of opening up a company to the outside world, helping to forge relationships and partnerships and ensure any potential investors are well-equipped to make informed decisions. A recent study by VMAGROUP looked at the state of IR in Asia and discovered some interesting findings which may help us to understand IR not only in Asia but on a g...