Tag Archives: work experience

February 21, 2017 · 9:41 am

How do you measure effective work experience?

Work ExperienceRecently the Learning and Work Institute commissioned a consultation with the Department of Education which revealed there is some confusion over “what effective practice in work placements looks like”

When talking to employers in the PR industry, my experience is that they are keen to offer work experience placements to school aged children, and internships or apprenticeships to school leavers/graduates. Employers know that to secure the future of their industry they need to invest in junior talent and encourage the next generation to get PR experience. Continue reading →

Leave a Comment

Filed under Careers, Graduates, PR

Tagged as , , , , , ,

January 3, 2016 · 9:55 am

2016: 150 PR internships & graduate schemes

150 PR internships and graduate schemes

Note: This list has now also been posted on PRcareers.co.uk, along with lots of useful information on careers in the PR industry. The 2017 list has also now been published on PR Careers.  If you’re at a PR agency that would like to appear on the 2018 list please contact

Last January I listed entry level opportunities at the top 150 agencies as listed by PR Week. It was a hugely popular blog post so I’m doing in again for 2016.

Continue reading →

100 Comments

Filed under Careers, Graduates, PR, Recruitment, Students

Tagged as , , , , , ,

January 3, 2015 · 11:45 am

2015: 150 PR agency internships, apprenticeships, work experience, graduate schemes & entry-level roles

apply now

Jan 2016: Please note that the 2016 version of this list is now available here.

One of the things I’m most often asked about is the importance of internships.  Do you really need experience to get into PR or can you go straight onto a graduate scheme?  In my experience, it’s absolutely vital that you have previous PR experience before applying for an entry-level job in communications. One of the things I often advise those job hunters to do is to look at the PR Week top 150 agencies and start looking for work experience, internships, apprenticeships and graduate schemes offered by those firms.

So to kick 2015 off in style I’ve done the hard part and trawled through websites to bring you the top 150 companies’ internships, apprenticeships and entry-level opportunities in this handy list.

For an detailed look at careers in the PR industry including how to write a decent CV and cover letters buy my book: How To Get A Job In PR

Continue reading →

264 Comments

Filed under Careers, Graduates, PR

Tagged as , , , ,