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?

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 website

www.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

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Other Current Opportunities

Adverts on our website at the moment including:

http://www.sussex.ac.uk/careers/jobs/search?keyword=&type=0015&location=&category

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PR, Marketing, Advertising, engineering, IT, Science, business and

commercial roles, development ….

http://www.sussex.ac.uk/careers/jobs/search?keyword=&type=0010&location=&category

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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/international

www.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 V

www.sussex.ac.uk/careers/volunteering

• Part time and summer work • Student societies

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