As PR jobs decline, talent gets pickier about next move
No thanks: Reasons for turning down a job include values mismatch or lack of WFH (Midjourney)
Communications professionals are increasingly rejecting roles over “mismatched values”, even as Australia’s jobs market continues to shrink, according to recruiters.
Recruiters specialising in the public relations and communications industry say they are seeing a marked shift in candidate expectations, with value alignment, flexibility and client choice playing a far greater role in decision-making.
This is despite a marked contraction in the jobs market for communications and public relations roles, with Seek index data showing job ads in the sector at around half their level of three years ago.
And nothing at all to do with the fact that the PR jobs on offer are offering salaries that no-one can survive on, unless they still live with their parents.