Placements & internships
These offer structured work experience often with a focus on a specific project. Opportunities are now available from 8 weeks to year-long schemes. Many are targeted at penultimate year students but increasingly opportunities exist for new graduates. Those offered by large companies are highly competitive and require early application (autumn term for the following summer).
The Shell Step scheme offers summer placements in small and medium sized enterprises where projects can range from implementing IT systems to writing a marketing plan.
National Knowledge Transfer Partnership vacancies
Opportunities for recently qualified graduates (Bachelor, Masters or PhD) to work managing challenging projects central to the development needs of participating companies.
Negotiated sandwich placements
You may be able to negotiate a sandwich placement, where students take 6 to 12 months out of their degree between penultimate and final year. Ask your department about available programmes in your sector.
Students with disabilities
BBC Extend Scheme providing placements for disabled people. Details can be found in Careers Destinations Library ‘Students with Disabilities’ file or contact:
BBC DIVERSITY CENTRE (EXTEND), Room 7020, BBC Television Centre, Wood Lane, London W12 7RJ.Email: sarah.hamill@bbc.co.uk
FAST- TRACK offers one year industrial placements for disabled people and includes training in personal development skills as well as work experience in partner organisations.
Ethnic minority students
Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO) facilitates access to premium internships at leading investment banks in the City of London.
Web sites
Careers Destinations vacancy database (e-jobs)
Graduate and Undergraduate jobs (permanent and temporary, vacation and term time). Our database includes opportunities for work experience, voluntary work, and placements. Simply log on to register your details as a University of Southampton student or graduate start searching for vacancies straight away.
Search for work experience placements.
www.everythingyouwantedtoknow.com
Information for undergraduates on sponsorships and placements including details of organisations offering scholarships and grants.
Inside Careers
Provides careers information, graduate vacancies and work experience opportunities.
GradFutures enables users to search specifically for internships and placements, currently listing over 400 across various different sectors
Community projects based on environmental and sustainability issues.
Available to undergraduate members of the British Computer Society. Worklink assists students in finding placements with companies during a sandwich or gap year.
Year in Industry provide industrial work placements in the engineering, science, computing and business sectors. More information is available from the Year in Industry office at the University of Southampton:
South Area Office, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ
Tel: 023 8059 2430
E-mail: south@yini.org.uk
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