Media recruitment and the 'who you know' problem

On this episode we tackle the thorny issue of media recruitment and how ‘who you know’ is still so important. Is it a good or a bad thing? And how do you counter that if you are looking to break into the industry?I chat to Colin Kelly, who runs PR training and consultancy company Comsteria. Colin's career in journalism began as a freelancer before staff roles at Scot FM, Real Radio, and Radio Clyde. He worked as a gadget and technology presenter with STV and as a presenter wth BBC Radio Scotland.To find out more about The Media Mentor visit the website: https://www.themediamentor.info/servicesThere you will also find 6 pages of media jobs to browse and there's a WhatsApp channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb1iknl8fewtgb5bPU0XIf you have any questions about media careers or a story that you would like to share then please get in touch.More details about The Media Mentor can be found here.For all the latest job listings head here.To get alerts on media jobs as they drop follow the MM WhatsApp channel here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.