Fishburn Hedges and trainee life
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The 2012 trainee programme is now closed for applications.
Your personal development
Challenging, motivating and rewarding bright people sits at the heart of the way we do business. Every trainee has a Personal Manager (PM) who acts as your mentor and champion. The PM’s main responsibility is to monitor and provide feedback on the development of your core PR skills, career progression and general well-being.
All trainees follow a 12 month programme that offers an excellent foundation for progression within the agency at the end of the programme. Trainees provide account-handling support on a wide range of clients, experiencing different skills, ideas, approaches and markets along the way. Trainees’ time can be spent doing media relations, public affairs, research, digital PR and stakeholder engagement. There is an ongoing training programme throughout the 12 months.
Clients are likely to include major corporations, financial services organisations, professional services firms, trade associations, public sector organisations, and voluntary sector bodies. We want you to live and breathe your clients’ industries, sectors and issues.
The structured programme encompasses the theory and creative application of media relations, government relations, corporate communications and financial communications, using a mixture of in-house expertise, external courses, site visits and hands-on experience.
Let some of FH's past trainees tell you about it...
Our trainee legacy
Over 50 trainees have been accepted on to our trainee programme since its inception 13 years ago. 20 of them are still with us today, many playing key roles in the industry. Our trainee retention rate is one of the highest in the industry. We intend to keep it that way.
Many of our trainees have gone on to fantastic roles within the communications industry - we're very proud of them and, we like to think, they of us too!
Want to know more?
If you're looking to find out more about Fishburn Hedges, why not take a look at our blog, visit our Facebook page, or follow us on Twitter. We also have a digital blog, FH Beta.
More information on the Fishburn Hedges trainee scheme can be found in our leaflet.
Read about a day in the life of a current Fishburn Hedges trainee, James Lusher, here.
How to apply
The 2012 trainee programme is now closed for applications.