Taylor Bennett Foundation PR Training Programme - FGS Global 2023 Application

Sponsored by FGS Global, the Taylor Bennett Foundation 8-week hybrid PR training programme is designed to encourage graduates from a black, Asian, and minority ethnic background to consider a career in the communications industry and to prepare them for a professional career.

This programme is 8 weeks long and delivered in a hybrid format, with training taking place in London.

Key Points

Applications for the PR Training programme will close on 11th January 2023, 09.00am.

For those that have applied within the deadline, shortlisted applicants will be invited to take part in an initial interview with the Foundation (interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis). If successful, you will be invited to attend our pre-assessment briefing (January 13th 2023) and assessment day (January 20th, 2023).

We strongly encourage you to apply as soon as possible as application reviews and initial interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis.

Full name (required)

Date of birth (required)

Email address (required)

Mobile number (required)

Postal address (enter your full address including postcode) (required)

Do you have the right to work in the UK? (You must be a British national or have an immigration status that allows you to be employed in the UK at the end of the programme) (required)

YesNo

If yes, please let us know how you have the right to work in the UK (i.e. UK Passport, Visa type etc)

Educational Background

Name of university you attended (required)

Degree subject and type of degree- if you have more than one please give full details including dates and which university for each (required)

When did you graduate? (if you are graduating this year please let us know your predicted grade- you will be asked for proof of grade achieved, if successful) (required)

Degree classification (required)

1st2.1Other

If other, please specify here

Application questions

Why are you interested in applying for this training programme specifically? (Up to 400 words for this section) (required)

What do you feel are your strongest skills and qualities? How would these be of benefit to FGS Global? (Up to 300 words for this section) (required)

Why does a career in Public Relations/Corporate & Financial Communications appeal to you? (Write 150-300 words for this section) (required)

Tell us about a brand, person or organisation whose work you would love to promote and why? (required)

Please tell us about a recent business story in the media that’s interested you and why? (Up to 300 words for this section) (required)

Equal Opportunities Monitoring

We wish to monitor the diversity of the people applying for this programme. We would therefore appreciate it if you would provide us with the following information. Please note this information is kept separate from your application and will not be shared with anyone outside of the Taylor Bennett Foundation.

Gender (required)

Age (required)

Do you have a disability? (required)

YesNo Prefer not to say

If yes, please give details (so we can make reasonable adjustments if shortlisted)

What is your ethnic origin? (required)

If ’other’ then please specify here

We collect statistics for diversity monitoring purposes and the information collected does not affect your chances of success on our programmes. The information below will not be shared with any of our partners directly.

What type of school did you attend? (required)

Did you qualify for free school meals? (required)

Are you the first generation in your family to go to University in the UK? (required)

To the best of your knowledge, what is your household income? (required)

Marketing Feedback

This question is simply to enable us to better promote our programmes.

Where did you hear about this programme? (required)

If ’other’ then please specify here

Permissions

Your contact details will be used to keep you informed about future opportunities to work with the Taylor Bennett Foundation.

Please tick the box below to confirm you consent to the Taylor Bennett Foundation sending you this information.

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