Finding Internships and Work Experience

What will we cover?

• What is it?• Why do it?• The schemes• Doing it yourself• Making contact• How can we help?

What is an Internship?

Why should you do it?

• Is it the right career choice?

• Establishing contacts

• Relevant work experience on your CV

• Gain up to date work reference

• Get a realistic view of what is involved

• Developing skills

• Apply skills and knowledge

• Get a job!

Should I be paid?

•YES (but there are some exemptions for voluntary workers)

•We have detailed guidelines on our website about unpaid internships, the law and our position:

www.sussex.ac.uk/careers/gettingexperience/unpaidinternships

How to find part time jobs - your university jobs database

Jobs advertised our websitewww.sussex.ac.uk/careers/jobs/search

• Jobs in Brighton & Hove, campus and Sussex• Sign up for regular job alerts to your email

How to find part time jobs jobs working on campus

• Work on campus is very popular and competitive

• Sign up for email alerts• Apply straight away

• Also see Students’ Union website - www.sussexstudent.com

Internship schemes

- Different sectors, different schemes

- Large corporations’ structured internships

- Deadlines often Jan- March time- Often for penultimate year

students, some for 1st years- Some sectors may not offer

structured schemes

How to find opportunities

General websites include:

- www.topinternships.com – dedicated site- www.prospects.ac.uk/workexperience- www.targetjobs.co.uk – searchable database of summer internships- www.ratemyplacement.co.uk- searchable database

Our jobs database:www.sussex.ac.uk/careers/jobs/search (search under vacation)

Our Getting Experience sections:http://www.sussex.ac.uk/careers/gettingexperience

Sector Specific Information- check out our Sector Guides

www.sussex.ac.uk/careers/careerchoices/researchingcareers

STEP and Santander Internships

 • They offer 10 or 12 week internships (generally in the summer) for

students and recent graduates or all disciplines.

• They are meaningful learning opportunities to help you develop your skills, and you will be paid.

• STEP http://opportunities.stepenterprise.co.uk/ui/public/default.aspx

• Santander: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/careers/jobs/santander •

  

Other Current Opportunities

Adverts on our website at the moment including:http://www.sussex.ac.uk/careers/jobs/search?keyword=&type=0015&location=&category

= PR, Marketing, Advertising, engineering, IT, Science, business and commercial roles, development ….http://www.sussex.ac.uk/careers/jobs/search?keyword=&type=0010&location=&category=

How to apply

• Recruitment processes can include CV or application form. www.sussex.ac.uk/careers/jobs/applyingforjobs

• Important to research the role and the sector.

• Market yourself for that role.

International work experience

• Do your research- into the country- into the application methods

www.prospects.ac.uk/country_profiles.htm

• Where to lookwww.sussex.ac.uk/careers/careerchoices/internationalwww.sussex.ac.uk/careers/jobs/search (search under vacation)www.gradsintocareers.co.uk/jobs

Arranging your own Internship or Work Experience

- Set your aims

- Research

- Think about what you could offer

- Check out the NCWE guidelines www.work-experience.org

- Look at definitions www.prospects.ac.uk/workexperience

Creative Approaches- finding contacts

• Social contacts• Academics• Previous work experience• Newspapers• www.sussex.ac.uk/careers/

research_employers• Names in journals, magazines,

reports, the press.• The phone book and Yellow Pages (

www.yell.com )• Specialist directories and lists of

companies• Linked in – growing in importance

Other opportunities

• Workshadowing• Careers events • Insight days for law, accountancy etc• Volunteering

www.sussexstudent.com/volunteering - Project Vwww.sussex.ac.uk/careers/volunteering

• Part time and summer work • Student societies

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