The T.E.M.P. Report 2.0™ for OCTOBER 2009 ~ Exclusive to The Capital Buzz

A brief update on the current Washington area PR employment scene based on the view from PRofessional Solutions, LLC, the Washington market’s only PR temporary staffing agency.

Last month (September ’09): Fair
Last year (September’08): Slow

Ratings:
Bust - virtually no hiring for jobs, freelancers or temps
Slow - a few, mostly low-level, positions being filled; fewer jobs for freelancers or temps
Fair - existing jobs are being filled and moderate work for freelancers and temps
Strong - organizations are hiring at all levels and good work for freelancers and temps
Boom! - virtually everyone who wants work is finding it

Kate’s Overview: For many of us autumn not only means the start of a new school year but also the start of a new fiscal year. That fresh start seems to have invigorated the public relations activities at a number of area organizations and PRofessional Solutions, LLC has seen an increase in hiring, both to fill empty positions and to create new ones. Money also is being spent more easily now than in during the past year to use temporary public relations staffing and freelancers for projects that lean permanent staffs cannot handle as part of business as usual.