Careers, Employability and Student Enterprise provides specialist support to UoS staff in faculties, schools and departments who are looking to recruit students for internship projects throughout the year. Working across the University, we help to arrange student and graduate internships, whether you have previous experience or if you’re developing your first opportunity.
Internships facilitate the opportunity for internal departments to recruit students to get involved in a meaningful project and gain valuable work experience, whilst bringing creativity and productivity to your team. Our dedicated Employer Engagement team will support you throughout the recruitment process and beyond.
Appointing an intern provides you with numerous benefits including:
If you are interested in hosting a UoS Internship, please contact the Employer Engagement Team at employ@southampton.ac.uk or booking a meeting . You will also need to:
It’s a great scheme for giving students work experience opportunities and employers a good route for recruitment.
We accept internships across all areas of the University. Whether you have previous experience of hiring interns or are looking to recruit an intern for the first time, we have the expertise to guide and support you through the process.
For an opportunity to be classed as a UoS internship, the position must be:
The host must also:
Please ensure that you read the UoS Internships Internal Host Handbook in full before applying.
Register on MyCareer |
Set up your department/team as an organisation on MyCareer . Please name your organisation 'UoS - Your faculty/department', e.g. 'UoS - Careers, Employability and Student Enterprise'. If you already have an account, you can log in and follow the steps below. |
Upload your job description |
Once your profile has been approved, upload your UoS Internship to MyCareer using the MyCareer Employer Guide instructions (pages 15-20). |
Advertise to students |
The Employer Engagement Team will review and approve your internship. Please note, internships should be advertised for a minimum of 3 weeks. |
CV book |
Once your internship closing date has passed, we will send you all of the applications in a ‘CV book’ via SafeSend. |
Shortlisting |
All applicants should be contacted and any interviews need to be arranged by the supervisor. Please note, supervisors are responsible for informing all applicants of the outcome of their application. Shortlisting should take between 1-2 weeks. |
Processing |
You must inform us once you have selected your successful intern(s). We will then manage the processing which can take up to 4 weeks. This includes Right to Work checks and eRecruit registration. |
Internship starts |
Once your intern is all processed and you have signed our Internship Agreement, your internship can begin. |
Please note that if you already have an intern selected and do not require your internship to be advertised, complete the Locally Advertised Internship Form and send it to employ@southampton.ac.uk .
We process a wide variety of internships, the following is a glossary of the types of internships that UoS staff can host:
Example UoS Internship job titles:
For more information about internships, please read the UoS Internships Internal Host Handbook .
If you would like to discuss UoS Internships in more detail, then please contact us: