Public Relations Intern
Interview process
I contacted the agency via email after knowing about them by Googling :luxury PR agency within London
after sending email twice, I had an answer and a request for an interview.
I got there a bit earlier than supposed to and they asked me to wait until the right time!
Once I got inside, we sat into the conference room with the team manager and one senior account executive. They were both very nice and friendly.
- How many times a week would you like to work with us?
- How much would you expect as a salary?
- When can you start?
- How long would be your internship?
- What have you studied?
- What were your most challenging project? Why?
- tell us about you!
after sending email twice, I had an answer and a request for an interview.
I got there a bit earlier than supposed to and they asked me to wait until the right time!
Once I got inside, we sat into the conference room with the team manager and one senior account executive. They were both very nice and friendly.
- How many times a week would you like to work with us?
- How much would you expect as a salary?
- When can you start?
- How long would be your internship?
- What have you studied?
- What were your most challenging project? Why?
- tell us about you!
Most difficult question
The question about the salary. I am not British and have no idea what are the average salary as being a graduate in the UK. Therefore to not seem too greedy, I answered that I had never been paid before for an internship, and that it was up to them to pay me or not. In the end I got £100 a week which I am not unsatisfied with, but maybe if I would have known a bot more about the subject I could have earned a bit more!
Interview tips
Be yourself
Do go dress to formal (I wore black trousers, flat leather boots, a shirt and a blazer)
Be sure you speak and write perfect English as it is a PR company and you will be asked to write a lot!!
Do go dress to formal (I wore black trousers, flat leather boots, a shirt and a blazer)
Be sure you speak and write perfect English as it is a PR company and you will be asked to write a lot!!
Experiences at the assessment centre
As an intern at the Massey Partnership I gained vital experience within the PR industry. I worked on various PR projects for Grand Velas Resort Hotel in Mexico, The Shangri-La hotel at the Shard in London, and the W Hotels in Maldives, Thailand and Bali, all of which were a phenomenal success.
Administration support,
Press cuttings,
Writing press releases,
Assisting team with managing events,
Social media assistance for clients,
General PR support for team,
Office duties.
Administration support,
Press cuttings,
Writing press releases,
Assisting team with managing events,
Social media assistance for clients,
General PR support for team,
Office duties.
Interview steps
Interviews:
- Phone
- 1:1
- Group / Panel
- Senior Management
- Video
Tests:
- Numerical
- Personality
- Verbal reasoning
- Psychometric
Other:
- Assessment centre
- Group exercise
- Background check
- Presentation
- Competency based questions