2010 PR Graduate Schemes

This is a guest post from Ben Cotton, a researcher at the Centre for Public Relations Studies. You can follow Ben on Twitter at @bencotton or read his blog at www.socialwebthing.com.

I was thinking the other day what would have made my life easier in my final year at university. Looking back it was a hectic period – amongst all the deadlines, presentations, portfolios and exams we were looking for that dream graduate job. At times it was difficult balancing the two: trying to clear the immediate university workload, whilst attempting to plan for the future, namely searching and applying for jobs (all over the country) in the industry. It was an uncertain time.

So to make things a bit easier for PR students, I have put together a list of 2010 PR Graduate Schemes, when they open, close and links to apply. I’ll be updating it over the coming months. I hope you find it useful.

Note to companies: if you have a scheme please email us and we’ll add you to the list.

Band & Brown (via Facebook)

• Open: Now
• Closes: 15 November 2009

Blue Rubicon

• Open: Now
• Closes: 31 January 2010

Chime Comms

• Open: Now
• Closes: 15 January 2010

Diffusion PR

• Open: Now
• Closes: 31 Januray 2010

Edelman

• Open: Late November 2009
• Closes: TBA

Fishburn Hedges

• Open: Now
• Closes: 11 January 2010 and 8 February 2010 depending on when you want to start.

Fleishman-Hillard

• Open: Now
• Closes: FH continually run a scheme which lasts 6 months and candidates may be offered a job at the end.

Four Comms

• Open: December 2009
• Closes: TBA

Hill & Knowlton

• Open: April 2010
• Closes: TBA

Hotwire

• Open: December 2009
• Closes: TBA

Shine Comms

• Open: January 2010
• Closes: TBA

Weber Shandwick

• Open: TBA
• Closes: TBA