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Birmingham Undergraduate Internship Programme (BUIP) Presentation by Kam Manku

What will be covered today

• Introduction & overview of BUIP

• Internships on offer

• Application process & timeline

• Guest speaker: Previous BUIP intern

• Graduate Trainee Scheme

• Q&A

What is BUIP?

The Birmingham Undergraduate Internship Programme

(BUIP) offers unique internships within the University of

Birmingham during the summer vacation.

• Learn more about Higher Education as a career choice

• Gain an awareness of the various types of employment

options available in UoB

• Secure a structured internship experience

• Develop employability skills and on the job experience by

working in a ‘real-world’ environment

What do you get?

Successful interns will: Undertake a full structured work internship for

the designated period of time, paid to the level that

reflects the work you are undertaking

Build relationships and network with University

staff and other interns to support your professional

development

Get access to a tailored training programme

which includes professional etiquette in the

workplace, CV and interview skills and

presentation skills

Utilise the skills gained for not only your career

prospects but also your remaining degree study

The detail

• Open to undergraduate

students in their first, second or

penultimate year of study

– Not open to Postgraduate

and final year undergraduate

students

• Internships can last anything

between 4–12 weeks

• Able to apply for more than

one internship

• Interns required to submit a

blog as part of their experience

The skills you can develop

Communication Problem solving

Project management

Time management Meeting deadlines

Prioritisation

Data analysis and research Initiative IT and software skills

Teamwork

Summer 2018 Internships

Internship Department

Timetabling Project Support CLAD

User Testing & Online Development Careers Network

International Employer Liaison Careers Network

Widening Participation Research & Marketing Intern Careers Network

Data Analyst

Birmingham

International Academy

(BIA)

Welcome Assistant (Dubai) Student Services

Student Insight Officer Library

Quality Assurance Intern Business School

Project Implementation Officer CoSS

Recruitment process

Submission of a CV

and covering letter for

each internship

opportunity via

WorkLink website

Closing date

Sunday 4th

March

Interview stage

(combined with

any recruitment

activities)

Between 26th

and 6th April

Offers made to

successful

applicants

By 16th April

Successful

applicants begin

internships

From June/July

2018 onwards

Hints and tips

Actually submit what is required (CV and covering letter)

Tailor your CV/covering letter to the opportunity you are applying for

Include suitable evidence/examples of how you meet the skills

required (specific and transferrable)

Highlight experiences from work and extra-curricular examples in

addition to academic achievements

Check spelling, grammar and formatting of your submission

Ensure your application is submitted as per the instructions on the

website/job advert (in Microsoft Word format, not PDF)

Look at the resources and guidance documents available on

Careers Network website –

https://intranet.birmingham.ac.uk/careers

Eliana Bellano Joint Honours Russian Studies

& International Relations

International Employer Liaison Assistant (Middle East) 10 week internship in summer 2016

To find out more…. Visit the BUIP website at

www.birmingham.ac.uk/internships/buip where you can read full job descriptions of the internships available, read

experience of past BUIP interns through the BUIP blog and be redirected to

Worklink to apply

Closing date is Sunday 4th March 2018

For further enquiries contact Kam Manku: [email protected]

This presentation can be found on the Work Experience Week website:

www.birmingham.ac.uk/workexperienceweek

Graduate Management Training Scheme

Work Experience Week continues!

Work Experience Week continues!