#ihprc 2010 - role of pr-specific education in
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A qualified PR professional: ‘nice to have’ or
‘necessity’?International History of PR
ConferenceThursday, 8 July, 2010
C. Aimee Postle, 2010
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(C)IPR Annual Conference 1962
Herbert Lloyd: “You must have PR taught at the university level.”
Traverse-Healy: “degrees don’t matter a damn.”
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The importance of reputation management
C. Aimee Postle, 2010
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Imagine we are in 2020...
Candidate 1
•School to admin role and promotion to PR function•Three years in that PR role
Candidate 2
•Recent graduate of PR at university•Four years studying including one placement year in industry
Candidate A
•Four years in PR after non-PR degree•PR-specific qualification
Candidate B
•Four years in PR after non-PR degree•No additional PR qualifications
C. Aimee Postle, 2010
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Shaping the debate
• Methodology behind the study
• Key findings
•Recommendations
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Methodology behind the study
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Reference Terms 1Skills Traits Requirements
Literacy – written/ verbal communicationPublic speaking and presentationCommunication skills
Enthusiasm/ PassionMotivation/ Drive/ Energy
Relevant marketing/ PR/ journalism experienceExperiencedTrack record
Numeracy CreativityImaginationInnovative ideas
PR degree/ qualification
It skillsTechnological and visual literacyWeb skills/ new media
Credibility and integrity
Degree – any subject specified
Interpersonal skillsRelationships and relationship building/ managementSensitive
Analytical thinking/ strategic planningCorporate strategy
Qualification – any subject specified
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Reference Terms 2Skills Traits RequirementsCrisis/ issues management
Attention to detail CIPR Advanced Certificate
Problem solving/ negotiation
Flexibility CIPR Diploma
Fluency in a foreign language
Ethical decision-making Professional
Management of resources and people/ Leadership
Understanding of businessCommercially savvy
Participation in professional PR community – ie membership of CIPR
Ability to persuade and influence people
Continuous professional development
Teamwork Training and development opportunities
Media relations/ contacts/ handling/ media savvy
Communications and public relations theoriesPublic relations history
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Content analysis 1
PR Week, 2009 Media Guardian, 2009
Friday 20 February Monday 23 February
Friday 27 February Monday 2 March
Friday 6 March Monday 9 March
Friday 13 March Monday 16 March
Friday 20 March Monday 23 March
Friday 27 March Monday 30 March
Friday 3 April
Total of 97 job ads analysed over six weeks in 2009.
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Content analysis 2
Media Guardian, 1999 PR Week, 1999
Monday 1February Friday 5 February
Monday 8 February Friday 12 February
Monday 15 February Friday 19 February
Total of 101 job ads analysed over three weeks in 1999.
PR Week, 2008
Friday 1 February
Friday 8 February
Friday 15 February
Friday 22 February
Total of 60 job ads analysed over four weeks in 2008.
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Content analysis 3
• Ads for recruitment consultancies which did not name the end client were excluded
• Only those ads in Media Guardian with a specific PR/communications focus were included
• Where an ad was duplicated across both publications, it was only included once
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Other sources
• PR practitioners• Recruitment consultant• Head of qualifications and education at the CIPR• Birmingham City University conference on the future of the PR industry in 2009• Survey of employers at that conference• PR Week letters pages and feature• CIPR/DTI report• JFL Search & Selection Survey• PRCA survey
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Key findings
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Sector
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Education
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Experience
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Skills
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Characteristics
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Recommendations
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The next stage
• PR graduate league table (like the MBA league tables in the Financial Times and the Economist)
• International comparisons and the migration of labour
• Dec 2008 – Consultative Committee for Professional Management Organisations – individuals with professional qualifications and membership may earn up to £152,000 in additional earnings over their career
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A qualified PR professional: ‘nice to have’ or
‘necessity’?
C. Aimee Postle, 2010
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Summary 1
• The PR industry has a long way to go before it overcomes the scepticism around PR specific education
• PR specific education is not a requirement for a job in the PR industry – fewer than 1% of ads
• PR graduates are joining the profession and shaping the expectations of the next generation
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Summary 2
• It takes a PR professional to effectively manage a crisis or exercise in damage limitation
• PR professionals will need to justify their skills – backed up with solid and reasoned arguments
• It is only when the career and financial benefits of PR study are proven – and employers invest – that scepticism will fall
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C. Aimee Postle, 2010