Work Placement
 

Hi all,
This might be a long shot, but im currently an undergraduate business economics student and am looking at going on a work placement.
Wondered if anyone knows of any sites where placement opportunities are advertised?

I have looked through ratemyplacement.com and wondered if there are any other sites like this that people may have come across/used?

Cheers

Re: Work Placement
 

If I were you I'd contact places that you'd like to a do a work placement in and ask them if they would take you on. You'll be surprised, especially if you show a genuine interest in that place. Some places might never have even thought of offering work placements in the first place.

Re: Work Placement
 

Doesn't your Uni have a placements office to help?

Re: Work Placement
 

Look at the firms that do you want to do. Letterbomb (not literally) all the firms as speculative enquiries, if you've got a name for HR/ Director/ MD even better

Thats all I did with my placement.

Re: Work Placement
 

Look at the firms that do you want to do. Letterbomb (not literally) all the firms as speculative enquiries, if you've got a name for HR/ Director/ MD even better

Thats all I did with my placement.

Re: Work Placement
 

If you have a sideline interest in IT/Networks then have a look at the Cisco website they have loads of different internships etc.

Re: Work Placement
 

It does, will be trying to get an appointment to see them, but just turning up saying i cant find anything/im not hearing back from many wont get me too far, whereas turning up with a few suggestions might help spark up ideas.

Thats what I have been trying to do, but struggling to think of firms offering relevant placements.

Re: Work Placement
 

One more thing when do want this placement to start, you're cutting it fine for an August start...

Re: Work Placement
 

I have been applying to places from October, but having very little success and was running out of ideas of where to apply. But have been told (by the module leader) that more places will still be advertising new placements over the next few months. (but where these placements might be is anyones guess)

Re: Work Placement
 

Yep that sounds about right. You will need to apply for anything and everything now though as the deadline is getting closer. Who knows where you might end up next year...