Blog & Market Insights - Assessing the Hidden Market

Unfettered advice from The Hidden Market. There is a lot of terrible recruitment content out there and we are here to provide you with some honest insights and helpful views.

The world of business is going through significant changes with technological changes such as AI. This is truly exciting, and we will look at this, but often through the lens of human capital. Our role at The Hidden Market is the supply of talent so we'll continue to be fascinated by people!

Our content is here for you to use and benefit from as you wish and it's intended to help and support the market person by person, business by business.

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Must Haves On Your CV Attract Marketing Recruitment Agencies

As a marketing professional, crafting a compelling CV is essential to stand out in a competitive job market. Your CV serves as a reflection of your skills, experience, and achievements, demonstrating your suitability and expertise in the field of…

One strategy to reveal hidden marketing jobs

As is common in our approach we are here to cut through the noise and give you decent advice that hopefully empowers you to make excellent career decisions.

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Are job titles really important? Our view for marketing jobs

Believe it or not, this is really a big topic. Too often when speaking with candidates we hear that a candidate or client is putting a lot of emphasis on a job title.

We get it, when you are a marketing assistant you just want to be a…

Will marketing jobs be automated?

The potential automation of marketing jobs has sparked significant discussions and debates. While automation has indeed impacted certain marketing tasks, the complete replacement of the entire marketing field by AI remains unlikely in the…

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Can marketing jobs be replaced by AI?

The impact of AI on marketing jobs is a topic of significant interest. While it is unlikely that marketing jobs will be completely replaced by AI, the field is undoubtedly undergoing…

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ONS Salary Figures for Marketing Jobs - July 2023

2023 has been the year of the pinch: a year in which the public purse has been hit. The Office for National Statistics for July show inflationary increases in salaries. Here we share some of this and our view on what this means for you as a…

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Difference between active and passive recruitment

How do you attract the best talent? Can you just advertise roles or should you be doing anything else?

Here in The Hidden Markets blog we look at active verus passive recruitment and what it means for your hiring strategy and ultimately…

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21 Marketing Jobs Predictions from Cognizant

Cognizant has put together 21 marketing jobs of the future and we have summarised them for you here.

At The Hidden Market, we spend a decent amount of time researching marketing trends & will continue to bring to you developments…

Interview preparation - Marketing Leaders

Here in The Hidden Markets blog, we examine the importance of interview preparation in helping you succeed.

Irrespective of your circumstances: whether you be a Head of Marketing, Marketing Director, or Marketing Freelancer we hope you…

Marketing Recruitment Agencies in London

To help you in your search we’ve compiled a list of London Marketing Recruitment Agencies. Having been in the market for sometime, having worked in marketing and worked in multiple marketing recruitment…

How to evaluate a marketing recruitment agency:

The recruitment industry in the UK is a booming industry and has been for a number of years.

With low barriers to entry, there are always new entrants. Here at The Hidden Market, we have compiled a guide on how to evaluate a Marketing…

Contractor or permanent – who should you hire?

Deciding team makeup can be tough: the split between contract and permanent staff.

Here in The Hidden Market's blog we look at the decision between hiring contract and freelance employees and we look at the benefits & the costs too…