Finding Internships and Work Experience
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Finding Internships and Work Experience
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What will we cover?
• What is it?• Why do it?• The schemes• Doing it yourself• Making contact• How can we help?
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What is an Internship?
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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!
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Sector Specific Information- check out our Sector Guides
www.sussex.ac.uk/careers/careerchoices/researchingcareers
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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
= 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.
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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
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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
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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
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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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Help available at Careers and Employability
Briefings Careers Advisers Advice Vacancies EventsJoin us on twitter or Facebook
www.sussex.ac.uk/careers