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Fancy a drink on PCR?

2008-09-25T02:25:00.000-07:00

Join us at The Flag and Bell pub crawl for IT professionals
Free Networking Event for New Media, Web and IT Professionals

When: Tuesday October 7th at 6.00pm
Where: The White Hart @ 121 Bishopsgate, EC2M 3TH, London. Tel: 0207 929 1865

The nights are drawing in, if you want some relief from the darkness then why not come and join us at the Flag and Bell Networking Event for New Media, Web and IT Professionals.

Flag and Bell
The Flag and Bell Pub Crawl is held on the first Tuesday of each month. It is a free, networking event for anyone interested in search engines, the Internet or web technology. The London Web Technology and London New Technology groups are both invited to attend. We have over 400 members signed up through 'Meetup' http://web.meetup.com/12/ and on our own mailing list. On average about 30 people attend.

Drinks at the first pub will be sponsored by PCR Recruitment

Latest jobs from PCR in Broadcast and New Media

2008-09-25T02:10:00.000-07:00

Information architect – 3 Month contract – West London – Up to £357 per day
Senior Technical Support Analyst
CONTRACT - INTERACTION DESIGNER
Interactive Operational Engineer
Software Engineer (C++, C or Java)
Terminal Services Consultant
Helpdesk Support Analyst (1st Line)
Test Analyst/Functional Tester
Front End Web Developer – Permanent – up to 60k per annum – start ASAP
Broadcast Project Manager
Project Manager – Perm – Social Media – up to £50K
Senior Java Developer/Team Leader Opportunities
Web Systems Administrator (Java/Linux)
Graphic Web Designer – 9 month fixed term contract – £25k pro rata - ASAP
MCR Engineer
SENIOR INTERACTION DESIGNER – ASAP – UP TO £357 PER DAY – 12 WEEK CONTRACT
IT Support Analyst, London, £38K+bonus
Technical Broadcast Engineer

Flag and Bell Pub Crawl for Web, New Media and IT

2008-08-01T07:51:00.000-07:00

When: Tuesday 5th of August at 6 p.m.

Where: Anchor Pub
34 Park Street, Southwark, South Bank, London SE1 9EF

www.ukpubfinder.com/pub/7670
Tel: 020 7407 1577

The Flag and Bell IT Pub Crawl is held on the first Tuesday of each month.
It is a free, networking event for anyone interested in search engines, the
Internet or web technology.

On average about 25 - 30 people attend.

web.meetup.com/12/

New Media Playground meet up

2008-07-11T05:53:00.000-07:00

This is a meetup group for people who are involved within New Media. If you work or are interested in working within this arena please come and socialise with us.

No agenda, just the first trial meeting since taking over the running of this group. Come along, say Hi, see what people come along and who is up to what.

Location is trendy Hoxton/Shoreditch in an often overlooked bar with handy wifi access. Shish bar have a happy 'hour' from 5:30 to 7:00 - come early for a good deal on cocktails. The bar is down the stairs on the Rufus Street entrance, which is the road that connects Old Street to Hoxton Square. Liverpool Street tube is also about 10 mins walk away. www.meetup.com/64/

The Flag and Bell pub crawl for IT professionals

2008-06-25T08:41:00.000-07:00

The London Web Technology Meetup Group

When
Tuesday, July 1, 2008 6:00 PM

Where
Riverside Terrace Cafe
Level 2, Royal Festival Hall Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX

The Flag and Bell IT Pub Crawl is held on the first Tuesday of each month. It is a free, networking event for anyone interested in search engines, the Internet or web technology.

The London Web Technology and London New Technology groups are both invited to attend. We have over 400 members signed up through meetup and on our own mailing list.

Come along to network with people in the IT industry. We will visit two pubs and spend about 45 minutes at each. The second pub is in walking distance of the first one. All you need to do is to listen out for the bell and follow the flag to the next pub.

Drinks at the first pub will be sponsored by PCR Recruitment

Drinks at the second pub will be sponsored by the search engine, Trexy.com.
In addition to the Meetup updates, if you'd like to the be added to Flag and Bell mailing list, please email me: megan@trexy.com. You can also visit: http://flag-and-bell.com/

Flag and Bell event - thanks!

2008-06-10T05:52:00.000-07:00

Thanks for coming to the Flag and Bell event on Tuesday night.
We hope you enjoyed it.

There are some photos here: http://blog.trexy.com/

Flag and Bell Summer Party

2008-05-28T09:56:00.000-07:00

Friends of PCR! You're invited to the Flag and Bell Summer Party next Tuesday, 3rd of June.

The pub crawl starts on board the Queen Mary Ship at 6 p.m.

We will be sponsoring the drinks at the first pub so... come and have a drink on us!!

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Flag & Bell Pub Crawl for IT Professionals
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When: 6pm, Tuesday 3 June 2008
Where: The Queen Mary Ship
Waterloo Pier, Victoria Embankment,
London, WC2R 2PP
Closest Tubes: Embankment and Temple
More Details: http://www.queenmary.co.uk
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For more details go to pcrweb.co.uk

Latest jobs in broadcast, new media and IT from PCR

2008-05-16T03:50:00.000-07:00

Software Engineer (Cambridge)
ASIC Hardware Engineer (Cambridge)
Wintel Server Engineer (Peterborough)
Satellite MCR Shift Engineer – Permanent MP008294 (Hertfordshire/London)
Cognos Planning Developer (Adaytum - Contributor & Analyst) (London)
Technical Lead - JAVA (London)
Business Analyst, Top TV Client, to £48K+bonus+bens (London)
J2EE Applications Support Analyst Developer (London)
WordPress Specialists - urgent contract! (London)

Click on the links above to see more details on these jobs or call us for more information on 0845 8804300. You can see many more jobs on our website at www.pcrweb.co.uk

PCR exhibiting at Internet World 29 April-1 May at Earls Court

2008-04-02T06:43:00.000-07:00

Following on from a great Internet World show last year we will again be exhibiting. The show runs from 29 April - 1 May at Earls Court , London, stand E939

call on 0845 880 4300 if you would like to meet up for a chat or discuss any opportunities.

If it’s happening in the digital business world then it’s happening at Internet World 2008. With over 200 inspirational hours of free seminars and hard-hitting keynotes it’s the one and only place you’ll hear the ultimate digital business insight and understanding.

PCR attends meetup.com minibar!

2008-04-02T06:37:00.000-07:00

Lots of great folks were at the meetup.com minibar event. If you ever want to catch up with us you'll find us at various events in and around London! call us on 0845 880 4300 to find out where to meet up!

meetup.com, London

Top Tips on Great Interview Technique

2007-10-10T09:02:00.000-07:00

As part of our commitment to try and help our candidates secure the best possible jobs, we've created this short video that highlights some of the essential do's and dont's of interviewing. It's aim is to help you shine that bit brighter in your interviews and ultimately get more job offers. It's as relevant for Senior Programme Managers as it is for fresh graduates.

The run time of the video is 10 minutes.

We'd love your feedback if it's been helpful, or you can see ways in which we might be able to improve the content. Please email mark.abbott@pcrweb.co.uk

ad tech show

2007-09-13T04:19:00.000-07:00

Some folks from PCR will be attending the ad:tech show, Earls Court,26-27th of September.

If you want to meet any of us at the show to discuss your requirements or ask for recruitment help in general then email: smith.saunders(at)pcrweb(dot)co(dot)uk

http://www.ad-techlondon.co.uk/ See you at the show!

PCR scores with narrowcast technology

2007-09-06T07:55:00.000-07:00

PCR Recruitment has hit a century – with over 100 contractors placed this year in a range of positions for some of the country’s leading broadcast and digital media companies. To keep staff motivated and on-task, PCR has invested in its own digital narrowcast technology from Visual Planet. More>>

http://www.cambridgenetwork.co.uk/news/article/?objid=38446

Salary Survey 2007. Win £200 worth of vouchers

2007-08-14T02:28:00.000-07:00

Salary and Benefits Survey 2007 – We need Your Input!

PCR would like to invite you to participate in our annual salary survey specifically targeted at broadcast and digital media technical specialists and a chance to win £200 of Firebox.com vouchers to spend on your gizmo of choice!

Click on the link below to complete the survey and help us keep clients up to date with your changing expectations in this fast-moving market. The questions will take you no more than 10 minutes to complete.

Our aim is to provide you and your current and potential employers with an invaluable benchmark and insight into pay and packages across the broadcast and media sector.

Click here to take part in the survey.

All you have to do is complete and submit our Salary and Benefits Survey no later than midday on 3rd September and we will enter you into our draw.

Your privacy is guaranteed and information provided by you will remain strictly confidential. A copy of the survey results will be posted on our web site during September 2007 and we will email you the link as soon as the results are posted.

Your input is vital – please take the survey now, and good luck with the draw!

A new way to track homeworkers?

2007-07-26T01:58:00.000-07:00

So you think you can get away with a laptop and a Skype video camera to work in front of? Hmmm, maybe the future of Web 2.0 is this nifty tracking device!!! :0)

http://www.firebox.com/product/1833?video_id=999&tab1=0#yourvideos

Off to the Chinwag Party!

2007-07-05T04:05:00.000-07:00

...so three of the PCR gang are off to the Chinwag (www.chinwag.com)Party in old smokey tonight(London to the rest of you!) to touch base with creative web folks. If your at the party then keep a look out for us! After the event pictures to follow...

Broadcast LIVE show 19 - 21 June

2007-06-05T06:26:00.000-07:00

We'll be walking around the halls of the Broadcast LIVE 2007 show at Earls Court, London. If anyone wants to have a chat with us about opportuntities within the Boradcast arena then drop us a line and let us know you'd like to meet up with one of the folks from PCR on 0845 880 4300.

It's the leading event for anyone working in the creation, management and delivery of video content - that's why we're going!

Great Time had by all at Internet World

2007-05-22T05:53:00.000-07:00

PCRs attendance at the Internet World show during the first week in May proved a great success, judging by the number of visitors to our stand, the response to our teaser “How 2.0 are You?” quiz running before and during the show, and the great follow-up we’re having with clients and candidates alike who met or saw us at the show. Our MD, Judith Blair, who’s been involved in the world of the commercial Internet since 1992 (and no she’s not that old!) can’t remember seeing such a busy industry show since the heady days of the mid 90’s, which bodes well for all of our businesses in the sector.

PCR were fortunate enough to have our stand just by the Google University and the Keynote Theatre, so managed to chat to many of the people queuing up for the “sold-out” events taking place in each, who all agreed with us that it was a great show, with a really interesting and eclectic mix of exhibitors and speakers. Hot themes we picked up on were the growth in demand for web analytics, the whole Web 2.0 experience and how it’s impacting on the way people are doing business via the web, as well as lots of exciting and creative developments in the use of interactivity in marketing on-line. With all of those and the mix of “interesting” promotional characters wandering around the show (for those of you who weren’t there we voted the ladies in leopardskin and the Viking top of the list) it was a fun if tiring 3 days, and with a record number of visitors through the door, hopefully a fruitful experience for all involved.

If you didn’t get a chance to get to the show, then maybe we’ll see you at Broadcast Live next month? Look out for the orange and white logo to find us….

More useful info about web 2.0

2007-04-24T03:25:00.000-07:00

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/6574839.stm

Funny job interviews

2007-04-23T11:40:00.000-07:00