Comments on: D-Backs get 800 resumes for PR opening

By: Mariane Maffeo

Mariane Maffeo — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:53:43 +0000

Well? Who got the job?

By: Tony Felice

Tony Felice — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:37:24 +0000

I can’t tell you the number of unqualified applicants who send me resumes every week, especially ones from out-of-state. Everyone thinks “they’d like to get into PR.” Truth is, our jobs are really hard, take a lot of effort and creativity and absolutely REQUIRE solid relationships with local media.

BTW good luck to the winning applicant who will have a real challenge navigating that front office mindset.

By: Alison

Alison — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:59:29 +0000

Who is leaving their PR team?? Not Catherine?

By: A career change into PR – Textifying

A career change into PR – Textifying — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:52:04 +0000

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By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:14:58 +0000

Rats. I was hoping to hit you up for a bunch of free tix!

By: RSS Ray

RSS Ray — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:58:07 +0000

Does anyone worry about earning a living anymore? That amount of interest in a job lucky to pay $50K? Let them have it.

By: Pat Elliott

Pat Elliott — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:45:20 +0000

Nothing unique about this. Phoenix is the #1 US city in terms of percentage of jobs lost. Most businesses here are being flooded with resumes at a volume that’s impeding the hiring process and frustrating job seekers.

As far as PR jobs, it reflects a lack of understanding of the profession. Just ask anyone with an open PR position about the type of resumes/cover letters they get.

I’m also seeing,in my volunteer work, a continued interest from people in other states wanting to move here with no understanding of local market conditions. Online application methods, especially the major job boards like Monster, attract hundreds of out of state applicants, both qualified and clueless.

All of these factors are resulting in employers avoiding job boards and proactively seeking qualified candidates through professional online networks such as LinkedIn. Social media is also playing a larger role.

Just like public relations, the employment game is changing in major ways. Getting a gig today is significantly different from the last time most people had to do this, even if that last time was just three months ago.

By: Linda VandeVrede

Linda VandeVrede — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:35:13 +0000

I think it would be cool, depending on how much you’d get to interact with the baseball players/team (prob not much). I wouldn’t want the commute, tho.

By: Tyler Hurst

Tyler Hurst — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:32:23 +0000

For an organization that has shunned most new media ways of communicating. Can’t say I’d be excited to work for them.

By: rolomonkey

rolomonkey — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:29:42 +0000

It may take 800 PR people to generate interest in a below-average team in which baseball fans no longer care.