In this episode of the podcast, Rebecca shares her thoughts on the state of Linkedin and the saviour complex that is rife on the platform. We’ve invited Kamiqua Pearce, the CEO Coldr, Founder and CEO of the UK Black Comms Network, to talk about professional communities and the importance of networks particularly in the Public Relations and Communications industry. Kamiqua is a visiting lecturer at the University of the Arts London (UAL) and a PRCA Board Director and serves on the PRCA Race and Ethnicity Equity Board.

The State of LinkedIn @StateOfLinkedIn

https://twitter.com/StateOfLinkedIn?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

UK Black Comms Network

Website: https://blackcommsnetwork.co.uk/

Twitter: @UKBlackcomms https://twitter.com/UKBlackComms

Instagram: blackcommsnetwork https://www.instagram.com/blackcommsnetwork/

Kamiqua Pearce

Twitter: @KamiquaPearce https://twitter.com/KamiquaPearce

Coldr https://coldr.london/

‘Half never promoted, 80 per cent report recognition bias’ - study show career barriers black PR pros face by Arvind Hickman, PR Week November 19, 2020

https://www.prweek.com/article/1700536/half-promoted-80-per-cent-report-recognition-bias-%E2%80%93-study-shows-career-barriers-black-pr-pros-face

Race in PR: BAME Lived Experiences In The PR Industry (2020)

https://cipr.co.uk/CIPR/Our_work/Policy/Diversity_resources.aspx

PR Census: Looking to 2021 with optimism and confidence

https://www.prca.org.uk/PR-Census-Looking-to-2021-with-optimism-confidence

PRCA REEB publishes new ethnicity pay gap guide

https://news.prca.org.uk/prca-reeb-publishes-new-ethnicity-paygap-guide/

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Podcast: The Hear It podcast @hearitpodcast

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