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59 per cent of PRs do not have a pension
Posted by Kagem Tibaijuka in Surveys on 06/07/2010
The next result from our survey highlighted the relationship between the respondents and pensions. 59 per cent said they did not have a personal pension. The diagram below shows this visually:
94 per cent of PRs do not have income insurance
Posted by Kagem Tibaijuka in Surveys on 05/07/2010
One of our most interesting results from our personal finance survey is about income insurance. Of the 37 respondents, 94.4 per cent said they do not have income insurance. The difference between those who do and those who don’t is shown in the image below:
48 per cent of PRs save money using cash ISAs
Posted by Kagem Tibaijuka in Surveys on 04/07/2010
Our next result from our survey shows that 48.6 per cent of PRs save money by using cash Instant Savings Accounts (ISAs). ISAs can be obtained from banks like NatWest or building societies like Nationwide. The doughnut chart below shows other ways that PRs are saving money:
67 per cent of PRs are not saving for retirement
Posted by Kagem Tibaijuka in Surveys on 02/07/2010
An illuminating result from our personal finance survey showed that 67.6 per cent of PRs are not saving for retirement. Our sample size for the survey was 37 respondents, so while this is small, the result still shows that PRs are not thinking of retirement yet. However, 32.4 per cent of PRs said they are [...]
46 per cent of PRs think the industry pays well
Posted by Kagem Tibaijuka in Surveys on 25/06/2010
The second result from our survey about finance for PRs has revealed that 46 per cent of PRs think the industry pays well. As you can see from the diagram below, this was the majority. We had 37 responses from PRs via Twitter, who completed the questionnaire using Surveymonkey. 16.2 per cent said they did [...]
78 per cent of PRs say they are spenders when it comes to personal finance
Posted by Kagem Tibaijuka in Surveys on 24/06/2010
vox-popPRcareers conducted a unique survey among 37 PROs to discover their personal finance attitude within the prism of their career. As a salary is a by-product of a career, our survey sought to discover if there were any trends that PROs had with personal finance. Our first result is fascinating: when asked if they were spenders [...]
60 per cent of aspiring PRs send speculative job applications to employers
Posted by Kagem Tibaijuka in Chart, Surveys on 10/06/2010
Our final result from our survey is one of the most interesting. Despite the rise of social media and the increased focus put on networking, speculative job applications are still being made. Within PR for graduates and students, 60 per cent of those surveyed say they do send speculative applications to employers. 40 per cent [...]
52 per cent of PR graduates and students have found work placements using social media
Posted by Kagem Tibaijuka in Surveys on 08/06/2010
Our next result from our survey of 57 PR graduates and students reveals how social media has affected their search for work placements and internships. 52 per cent of the respondents said that they found work placements using social media tools. Matt Alder, a social recruiting expert and founder of MetaShift says: “Most recruitment has [...]
More than 25 per cent of graduates in PR are unsure about LinkedIn
Posted by Kagem Tibaijuka in Surveys on 08/06/2010
In our second result of our social media survey for PR graduates and PR students, we have found that more than 25 per cent of the 57 respondents were unsure if LinkedIn was useful. As our pie chart above shows, 28.6 per cent of the respondents were unsure if LinkedIn was useful. 14.3 per cent [...]
75 per cent of PR Graduates and students say Twitter is their favourite social media tool
Posted by Kagem Tibaijuka in Surveys on 05/06/2010
In vox-popPRcareers first social media survey for PR graduates and students, there have been some fascinating results. In the coming week, vox-popPRcareers will reveal what the 57 recent graduates aspiring to work in PR and PR students thought about social media and how it affects their future careers. 75 per cent of PR graduates and [...]
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