Internship News

Government Work Experience Scheme Expanded
On 26-Jan-2011 under Internship
The Government are set to expand the current system of work experience opportunities for young people without a job. Under existing regulation, unemployed youngsters between the ages of 18 and 21 are read more...

Work Experience Essential For Graduate Jobs
On 21-Jan-2011 under Internship
More and more voices are adding weight to the claim that work experience is essential if you want to be succesful in the hunt for a graduate job. At a Graduate Recruitment Roundtable event in London read more...

Internship With The Dragons
On 21-Oct-2010 under Internship
What do you think it would be like to work in an internship for a couple of Dragons like Peter Jones & Theo Paphitis? Well, why don’t you find out? There are still a few days left to apply for an in read more...

Ernst & Young milkround – Go from strength to strength
On 11-Oct-2010 under Internship
Whether you’re a quick thinker, a good talker or a creative spark, it’s your individual strengths Ernst & Young are interested in, not just what you’re studying. Find out more about what you’r read more...

Are you competitive?
On 11-Oct-2010 under Internship
Competitive? Then keep your eyes peeled for Ernst & Young’s Strengths Factor games on campus. Ernst & Young have designed five fun touch screen games to test different personal strengths - from pers read more...

London 2012 Olympics Recruiting Volunteers
On 18-Sep-2010 under Internship
This week saw the launch of the London 2012 Olympics volunteer recruitment website. Applications to be volunteers – or what the sports event in the UK capital calls Games Makers - are open until 27 read more...

Internships And The National Minimum Wage
On 06-Aug-2010 under Internship
There is a lot happening in the world of internships at the moment and they seem to be hitting the news every day. There could be both positives and negatives for interns depending on how things play read more...

Internships Should Not Be Free Says CIPD
On 29-Jun-2010 under Internship
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has said that all internships should be come at a price for the employer. The new report from the CIPD says that all interns should be pai read more...

LSE And Cambridge Students Receive Internships With Tata ISES
On 12-Jun-2010 under Internship
The London School of Economics (LSE) and the University of Cambridge have teamed up with Tata International Social Entrepreneurship Scheme (ISES) to offer internships to their students. Six student read more...

One In Five Companies Looking To Offer Internships
On 05-May-2010 under Internship
The latest Labour Market Outlook report, produced by CIPD and KPMG, offers the great news that one in five companies will be looking to offer internships in the six months to September of this year. read more...

Deadline approaching for Encounter Ernst & Young - 2 Day Work Experience
On 16-Mar-2010 under Internship
The deadline for Ernst & Youngs Encounter 2 day work experience is fast approaching!Are you ready to get your career started? If so, Ernst & Young’s two-day residential programme will give you a re read more...

McDonald’s Giving Away GCSEs For Work Experience
On 11-Mar-2010 under Internship
McDonald’s have cooked up a new GCSE grade B or C equivalent qualification for teenagers who undergo work experience jobs at one of their fast food restaurants. Upon completing the 10 day work exp read more...

Graduates Handing Over Cash For Internships
On 21-Dec-2009 under Internship
The Daily Telegraph has reported that graduates are paying up to £8,000 to take up places on internships, some of which are even unpaid. The newspaper says that ‘middle-class students’ are reso read more...

Gordon Brown Asks For Internship Support From Businesses
On 27-Nov-2009 under Internship
This week, Prime Minister Gordon Brown asked businesses for their support with internship schemes and apprenticeships throughout the economic recovery. Speaking at the annual conference of the read more...

Co-operative Group To Extend Internship Scheme
On 15-Oct-2009 under Internship
Are you on the lookout for internship opportunities? Well, if so, you will be interested to hear that the Co-operative Group - famous for its financial services, pharmacy and travel businesses – are read more...

PwC Extends Internship Scheme To First Year Students
On 14-Aug-2009 under Internship
PricewaterhouseCoopers has widened the net of its internships scheme to include first year university students. In an effort to nurture valuable workplace skills at an early stage they have launch read more...

University of Worcester’s New Internships Scheme
On 27-Jul-2009 under Internship
Are you studying in Herefordshire or Worcestershire and looking for internships? Well, the University of Worcester has announced details of a fantastic new internship scheme which will get under read more...

Scottish College Introduces New Summer Internships Scheme
On 29-Jun-2009 under Internship
Here’s some great news for anyone looking for summer internships! Anniesland College in Scotland are introducing a new initiative to help their students get work experience over the summer break read more...

Aston University To Create 150 Student Placements
On 17-Apr-2009 under Internship
Aston University in Birmingham will this year create an extra 150 student placements at local businesses in the West Midlands region. The 150 places are up for grabs to all West Midland graduates read more...

Work Experience At University Key To Job Success Says CBI
On 01-Apr-2009 under Internship
Future Fit: Preparing graduates for the world of work, a report released last week by the CBI, has emphasised the importance of work experience in the marketplace for jobs. The report says that st read more...