Vacancies are advertised by careers services, specialist recruitment agencies and in national newspapers and
trade publications including Press Gazette and PR Week. The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) publishes lists of voluntary placements and salaried graduate training schemes.
The Public Relations Consultants Association Yearbook and Hollis UK Public Relations Annualcan provide useful contact information for networking and speculative applications, for which a portfolio of written work may be useful for highlighting relevant abilities. Many graduates enter the profession at a junior level or move into PR following a marketing, journalism or advertising career.