Transcript FGS: Internships & Work Experience [PPTX 1.40MB]

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
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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:
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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:
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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=001
5&location=&category=
PR, Marketing, Advertising, engineering, IT, Science, business
and commercial roles, development ….
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/careers/jobs/search?keyword=&type=001
0&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 look
www.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
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Set your aims
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Research
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Think about what you could offer
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Check out the NCWE guidelines
www.work-experience.org
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Look at definitions
www.prospects.ac.uk/workexperience
Creative Approaches- finding
contacts
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Social contacts
Academics
Previous work experience
Newspapers
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www.sussex.ac.uk/careers/research
_employers
Names in journals, magazines,
reports, the press.
The phone book and Yellow Pages
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(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
Help available at Careers and
Employability
Briefings
Careers Advisers
Advice
Vacancies
Events
Join us on twitter or Facebook
www.sussex.ac.uk/careers