More than a quarter (28%) of the public relations workforce are privately educated – four times the national average – according to figures revealed in the CIPR‘s 2018/19 State of the Profession report(PDF). The study – delivered in partnership with Chalkstream – shows privately educated PR Professionals secure more senior roles and earn an average of £13,000 more per year than state-educated colleagues. The findings are compounded by diversity figures which reveal BAME representation has hit a five-year low, with 92% of PR professionals describing themselves as white. Practitioners claim to…
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