Help with gaining work experience

This session will give you tips and advice on how to plan and apply for internships and work experience.

For the latest events, please check Handshake. 

Below is an overview of the internship schemes managed by the University of Exeter. We promote equal opportunities in all internship recruitment:

• Student Campus Partnerships (SCP) are student internships working for the University of Exeter.
• Student Business Partnerships (SBPs) are student internships working for local businesses.
• Graduate Business Partnerships (GBPs) offer challenging roles to start your graduate career at the University or with businesses across the South West.
• Access to Internships (A2I) is a scheme to help Exeter students to secure a paid internship using information, support and funding provided by the Career Zone.
• Professional Pathways is a programme open to current Exeter students and involves a sector specific training course, followed by a paid 35 hour internship in June.

A Global Leader Experience is a week-long immersive visit to a fascinating city where you will be faced with challenges you would not ordinarily face in the UK. You are taken abroad and submerged in local life to tackle a global challenge. Students go beneath the surface of the city and develop their self-leadership and employability in the process. 

• Gain insights into a range of different companies with the Virtual Experience programmes at Forage.
• Prospects’ guide to virtual work experience. 

The Students’ Guild  and the Students' Union advertise volunteering opportunities these range from student led projects to external volunteering opportunities. 

If you are interested in volunteering, you might find it helpful to read our ‘Job scams and the cost of living’ blog post. 

There are lots of different work placement modules available ranging from a week’s work experience to a year in industry. For more information visit the Work Placements webpage.

Part-time/casual work can be a great way to learn transferable skills and earn a little bit of extra cash while studying. Find more about part-time work and our dedicated part-time job service. If you are looking for a part-time job, there is a Help with finding part-time work page. 

My Career Zone Digital has lots of resources, including videos, articles, and courses to help you gaining work experience. Key resources that you might like to look at include: 

• 'Work experience – Supporting your journey to success’ is an online programme specifically designed for any student looking for work experience.
• Are you a UOE graduate? Take a look at our Careers Support for Graduates programme. 

Handshake contains vacancies ranging from part-time work, internships, placements, and graduate jobs. 

Target jobs has information on a wide range of work experience options. They also list internships.

Career Zone Blog - This link takes you to features on Internships and work experience on our blog. There are blogs on all of the different programmes and schemes that the University runs along with advice about how to gain work experience. 

Our podcasts cover a range of careers topics such as:

• Careers wellbeing tips - how to de-stress job hunting
• Plan: I know what I want to do, but how do I get there?
• Compete: How to succeed in getting a job
• Having trouble finding a placement?
• Work placements – are they worth it?
• Preparing for career fairs and employer events

You can book an appointment with us to get your CV, cover letter, application form, or LinkedIn profile checked to help with looking for jobs/gaining work experience. You can contact us via the Live Chat icon at the bottom of this page, or you can phone us on +44(0)1392 724493. For any other enquiries please email careers@exeter.ac.uk.