This document is an application form for a graduate scheme at H+K Strategies. Applicants are instructed to complete the form, attach their CV and a photo, and submit the application by midday on September 14th, 2012. The form requests personal information, details about the applicant's right to work in the UK, answers to short essay questions about PR and the applicant's experience and education. It also addresses declaring any criminal convictions and obtaining consent to the application terms.

1. DEADLINE
14th September 2012
GRADUATE SCHEME APPLICATION FORM
Please complete and return to iwanttobeagrad@hkstrategies.com
attaching your CV plus a head and shoulder photograph by midday
Friday 14th September 2012.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Last Name: First Name:
Address:
Postcode:
Home Telephone No:
Daytime Telephone
No :
Mobile Telephone No:
E-mail address:
PERMISSION TO WORK IN THE UK
Are there any restrictions to your residence in the UK that might affect your right to take up employment
in the UK and if successful in your application, would you require permission to work in the UK?
¨ Yes ¨ No
If no, please select the category of your current right to work in the UK?
¨ UK, EC or EEA National
¨ Tier 1 Visa
¨ Tier 2 Work Permit
¨ Tier 4 Student Visa
¨ Tier 5 Youth Mobility
¨ Other, please specify ....................................................................................................
Please supply details of any permit currently held, including number, validity and expiry date
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2. WHY ME......?
What attracts you to a career in PR and why should you have a place on our scheme?
(Tell us in no more than 150 words.)
[Please type your answer here]
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3. UNDERSTANDING PR......
Please answer the following question:-
Which brand do you think is currently in most need of PR? What do you think of their digital /
social media presence – and why? What PR activity would you recommend for this brand
over the next 6 months? (In no more than 250 words)
[Please type your answer here]
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4. Please take a look at or download the information on our Febreze ‘Breathe Happy’
Experiment available on the graduate page of our website and view this clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdV5gYH9qr0
In no more than 300 words please analyse the campaign, giving reasons for its success.
Also suggest one thing you would have done differently.
[Please type your answer here]
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5. WORK EXPERIENCE/VOLUNTARY WORK (Part or Full-Time)
Tell us about any work experience or activities you have undertaken. What did you learn and
how might this experience help you with a career in PR and Communications? (250 words
max)
[Please type your answer here]
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6. EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION
Qualifications obtained from Schools, Colleges and Universities.
*If you haven’t completed your degree, please state ‘predicted’ next to grade*.
College or Grades
Subject/Qualification Year
University obtained/*predicted
Grades
School Subject/Qualification Year
obtained/*predicted
Professional/Technical
Course Details & Year Completed
Qualifications
Membership of any Professional / Technical Associations - Please state level of Membership:
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7. Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act helps rehabilitated ex-offenders back into work by allowing them
not to declare criminal convictions to employers after the rehabilitation period set by the Court has
elapsed and the convictions become ‘spent’. During the rehabilitation period, convictions are referred
to as ‘unspent’ convictions and must be declared to employers.
Before you can be considered for appointment with H+K Strategies we need to be satisfied about
your character and suitability.
H+K aims to promote equality of opportunity and is committed to treating all applicants for positions
fairly and on merit regardless of race, gender, marital status, religion, disability, sexual orientation or
age. H+K undertakes not to discriminate unfairly against applicants on the basis of a criminal
conviction or other information declared.
Have you any unspent criminal convictions or bindovers,
¨ Yes ¨ No
or any cautions, warnings or reprimands?
If yes, please give details:
DECLARATION
The information in this form is true and complete. I agree that any deliberate omissions, falsification or
misrepresentation in the application form will be grounds for rejecting this application or subsequent
dismissal if employed by the organisation. This applies equally to any medical questionnaire/forms
I may complete.
I agree to the above declaration:
Signature
Name Date
Marketing / PR
Please state where you saw and/or heard about the H+K Strategies Graduate Scheme
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