Allure of working for Meghan and Harry attracts thousands of online job-hunters

THE PROSPECT of working for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, the Queen or the Princess Royal had thousands clicking online job adverts this year.

A busy royal year which saw Harry and Meghan wed, the birth of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s third child and Princess Eugenie marry her long-term partner helped generate huge interest in the postings.

Professional networking site LinkedIn has compiled a list of the most-viewed jobs on its website during 2018, with everything from a post with a top architect firm to working for the brand Jo Malone featured.

Among the most-viewed jobs of the past 12 months are three which involve working closely with the monarchy, from communications assistant in the number two spot, private secretary to Anne in eighth place and a job as a communications officer featuring at 24.

The second-placed communications assistant role attracted 67,211 views and the job advert, now closed, stated a starting salary of £22,000 and was seeking someone with “energy, enthusiasm and potential”.

With more than 70,000 views, the most popular job was a management consultant role with the Boston Consulting Group, an organisation frequently featured in lists of the best places to work.

Meanwhile, traditionally wellpaid roles in finance and property were joined this year by jobs with more of a lifestyle focus, like travel content producer for MTV and social media trainee for Jo Malone.