Work experience articles
Discover what an excellent work experience scheme looks like, and what the benefits are for employers and students. The National Council of Work Experience also provides some excellent case studies.
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To put it plainly, as a first or second year student, looking for a placement or an internship is a pain in the arse. Hundreds of applications with little or no response makes the process seem laborious, unfulfilling and worthless, and that’s just the student’s perspective. As an employer, having your inbox clogged up with hundreds of below par CVs...
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The first ever National Placement & Internship Awards, launched by the undergraduate recruitment website RateMyPlacement.co.uk, sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers, took place at Oxford Brookes University on Thursday 21st January 2010. The awards are designed to celebrate excellence within student work placements and internships, and were attended ...
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px Limited. NCWE 2009: Best Employer 10-250 employees and Best placement for international students
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px delivers award winning professional, competent and high quality Operations, Management and Maintenance (OM&M) solutions. Since 2002 px have employed more than 30 students, many of whom have progressed to the graduate scheme or full-time employment with px.
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e are the environmental regulator for England and Wales. The work placement was arranged between MMU and the Development Control team within the Flood Risk Management function of the Environment Agency in the North West Region.
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Eutechnyx is one of the UK’s leading game development studios. Our placement program – Level Up - is based on the in-house mentoring of students as they work on real, commercial game projects.
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KPMG is a global network of professional services firms in over 140 countries, employing more 120,000 people worldwide.
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Centrica. NCWE Awards 2009: Overall winner and over 250 employees, short-term placement winner
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Centrica is a top 30 FTSE 100 company involved in the complete energy journey from sourcing to supplying. We have growing businesses across the UK, North America and Western Europe.
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Tri-Synergy is a marketing and business development company based in Hampshire. It specialises in marketing, internet marketing and PR.
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MERU is a charity that designs and manufactures equipment for children with disabilities. The placement scheme is well established and has been running for over ten years and students are treated as extra members of staff.
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Information Systems’ provides the information technology systems and support needed to deliver the whole range of land information services. We endeavor to provide meaningful technical experience for IT students while gaining benefit from their skills.
