chance to secure some experience and students who knew of the opportunities graduate recruiting firms. I used
even a graduate role before you go back that they could take up as undergraduates www.topinternships.com to search for an
to university. with the companies that they would internship, which meant that I was able to
ultimately apply to as graduates.” see a wider variety of opportunities than
Despite the clear benefits of undertaking a are presented at university.”
summer internship, students are often “It was clear that students wanted
confused and unaware of the opportunities somewhere that they could go to both find James’ experience has allowed him to get
available to them. Aled Owens is a information about the opportunities a taste of graduate work, as well as further
business manager at QS and the founder available to them after they graduate, as insight into the industry. “I have had a
of www.topinternships.com – the UK’s well as whilst they are studying. We have great time this summer working on a
leading internship and placement site. It tried to create the platform for companies whole range of activities within the
lists internship and placement opportunities to profile their internships and placements, company and will go back to university
from over 150 recruiters, and offers help as well as giving students the information with a valuable 10 weeks work experience
and advice on completing application on securing these opportunities.” James behind me.”
forms and psychometric tests, and Somers a management, accounting and
attending interviews and assessment finance undergraduate at Manchester With more and more large companies
centres. “A survey that we ran showed that University, has just completed a summer demanding some form of work-experience
only 34% of undergraduate students felt placement with Detica; a niche as a prerequisite to securing a graduate
adequately informed of the summer technology consultancy. role, the demand for internship and
internship and placement programmes placement opportunities looks set to
available to them. This was compared with “At university I found that the only increase, and students such as James are
the 87% that felt adequately informed companies presenting opportunities giving themselves every advantage when it
about graduate roles. So that was 34% of seemed to be the same 4 or 5 big comes to securing a place.
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