Finding work experience
We can also help with writing your CV, job applications and interviews to help you secure work experience.
How do I find work experience?
A good way to find work experience can often be through making use of personal contacts and by making a speculative job application to approach employers directly rather than wait for advertised jobs. You can also:
- Ask your lecturers for any contacts they might have specific to your subject.
- Find out where students on the final year of your course did their work experience placements and how they got it.
- Check who has graduate jobs. It will give you a good idea which employers might also offer work experience.
While not actually working for an employer, another great way to gain invaluable experience and first hand advice is by being mentored by an employer.
Ways of finding advertised work experience jobs
- our graduate jobs and work experience database
- Prospects work experience
- Targetjobs
- Step Classic and Step into Industry both offer paid project-based work experience lasting 3-12 months.
- Fledglings.net
- Rate my placement
- Enternships
- Toolkits for Success supports students with disabilities.
- Blind in Business supports visually impaired students and graduates.
- Employ-ability works in partnership with major employers to provide work experience internships and also permanent graduate posts for students and graduates with disabilities.
- Gradcracker - for those looking for engineering opportunities
There are also lots of opportunities for paid work experience abroad, lasting from a few weeks to a whole year.
