What are the benefits of becoming an intern?

Our internships help you get ahead in your career by opening doors to new opportunities, giving you hands-on experience, important knowledge, and skills you can use anywhere. Our internships are here to help you succeed in today's job world, they’ll boost your confidence and motivation, all whilst earning a wage for over three months, and gaining great references for future jobs.
Discover all the great things about completing our internships:

Make Industry Connections: helping you meet important people in the field you're interested in. These connections could lead to future job opportunities.

Get Hands-On Experience: and learn by completing real tasks in a real work setting.
This shows employers that you're capable and increases your chances of getting a job.

Show Off Your Skills: and let you use what you've learned in education and in a real job.
This makes your CV look better and makes you more attractive to employers.

Boost Confidence: By facing challenges in a supportive setting and become more confident in what you can do. This helps you take on wider roles and responsibilities in the future.

Improve Communication: by interacting with co-workers, clients and others, helping you to explain your ideas better, work well as part of a team, and make good connections.

Explore Different Careers: by letting you try out different tasks and see what you like best.
Helping you to figure out what you want to do in the future and discover what you're good at.

Earn Digital Badges: for the skills and experience gained during your internship, to show off what you have learned to future employers.

Gain Guidance and Signposting: if you need help or advice while doing your internship and after your internship ends, as you move on to new roles.

The benefits of internships include:

• Payment, by law the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage depending on your age
• Providing a supervisor who might be able to act as your referee in future job applications

Will an internship lead to a job offer?

It's true that some employers recruit for permanent roles from their pool of interns but this isn't always the case. Some interns embark upon a placement to solely build their experience, while others do so in the hope of securing a more permanent position.

To increase your chances of a job offer:

Make a good impression - Always be polite, smartly dressed and willing to take on any tasks.
If you complete a task ahead of time, ask for something else to do.

Be enthusiastic - No matter what you're asked to do, show enthusiasm for your work. Demonstrating that you can handle small, repetitive tasks with a positive attitude may inspire your employer to entrust you with bigger projects. Showing an interest in the work that the company does will also leave a good impression.

Demonstrate a willingness to learn - Regularly ask for feedback during your internship. What are you doing well, but more importantly what can you improve upon? Take on board your supervisor's and co-workers’ instruction and advice and apply it to future tasks.

Show appreciation - Once you've completed your internship, send a letter or email of thanks to your supervisor. Thank them for giving you the opportunity and mention elements of the internship that you particularly enjoyed. Wish them luck with future projects and ask them to consider you for any future vacancies, if they have not already offered you a position with them.