We are committed to providing our employees with professional development experiences to foster a desire for knowledge and a culture of lifelong learning. We are strengthened as an organization by our employees' diversity of talent in sciences, liberal arts, journalism, law, finance, government, and marketing disciplines.

We take seriously our responsibility to support professional development. In our view, training and development are not simply part of a career management strategy; they are part of the way we conduct business. We know that our business grows as our people do. And we know that our clients require superior strategic counsel, creativity, critical thinking, and communications skills.

To that end, we have adopted a multi-tiered training model that emphasizes appropriate learning at every stage of an employee's career and underscores "the Hill & Knowlton Way" of doing business.

Our goal is to surpass our competitors in terms of employee satisfaction with the availability of training opportunities. Ultimately, all of our courses and training programs are designed to allow our staff to follow a professional path of their choosing, whether it be as a geographic manager, a global client service leader, or an industry sector, or practice specialist.

96% agree that older managers are willing to give as much feedback as young employees need.

According to our 2007 Employee Satisfaction Survey

Specific H&K China Opportunities

We offer placements for qualified employees to work in H&K offices in foreign countries. Previous placements include positions at H&K Toronto and H&K Tokyo. These experiences give our employees the opportunity to share H&K China expertise with foreign colleagues and learn firsthand the market and business behavior of their respective placement countries. These cross-market and cross-cultural experiences build unique professional and personal experiences that enrich the insight of our employees.

Virtual Academy

Starting early for our entry- and mid-level employees, we offer an innovative corporate e-learning system that combines streaming video and multimedia. Dubbed the Hill & Knowlton "Virtual Academy," this online training opportunity offers an interactive environment for self-paced distance learning. Courses are designed to guide employees through the basics of the industry as well as H&K proprietary products and processes.

In addition to e-learning, a wide range of instructor-led training plans are implemented at the local office level.

Continuing Education and Specialty Training

Regional offerings (with international representation) include workshops, practice-specific training, and programs to advance the learnings around industry sectors and services.

Our practices and specialty groups – such as technology, corporate communications, health and pharmaceuticals, media communications, and crisis management – also convene periodically to share industry and trend information with colleagues and guest lecturers from outside the firm, and to conduct training specific to their areas.

WPP Group Opportunities

Our parent, WPP Group, also convenes senior managers and leaders from sister agencies for various specialized programs and leadership and talent development initiatives. For example, H&K is well represented in "Maestro: Orchestrating Client Value," a weeklong leadership retreat focusing on fostering a higher level of business consulting capabilities and enhancing interpersonal skills.
 
88 % think that managers are comfortable with career coaching.

According to our 2007 Employee Satisfaction Survey