Interns
The Graduate Project can help you gain the experience you need so that you have more options in terms of your future career path. It’s never been a better time to get involved in an internship and why not get paid to learn?
We do offer internships to graduates from 0 - 12 months. This is a good opportunity to hire a candidate whilst they are studying so that you can get an understanding of how they work and if they are the right fit for your company.
Our candidates do look to gain industry experience before completing their degree to support them with getting into employment after graduation.
You are able to hire an intern during the summer breaks or on a part time basis.
Benefits
A graduate internship gives you a snapshot of the working world and is usually carried out over a short-term period. In many cases, interns are kept on permanently by their company at the end of their internship – dependent on performance.
The industry you are in determines that form of internship you undertake. Generally, interns will undertake supervised practical training.
Although not mandatory, internships will be of more value if they match with your academic background and career goals. In this instance, internships are great stepping-stone to permanent professional employment.
Internships don’t have to be specific. They can be quite general allowing you to experience a variety of roles in an organisation.
Financial services, banking, law and engineering firms are common employers for interns. Outside of permanent graduate recruitment strategies, these organisations also heavily market their internships.
As a whole, internships are always beneficial as they provide much needed work experience thus improving employment prospects.
We have a wide range of internships across many sectors, please speak to us or register for more information on the latest opportunities.
3 Steps to finding the right Graduate Job
1. Research the industry
It is important to research the industry you want to go into. There are several websites that can help you do this. Once you’ve found your potential employer take the time to find out more about them ensuring that their values match yours. By doing this, you ensure that you won’t have to greatly adapt your CV and cover letter each time to fit a role.
2. Block out time to apply
Application forms are lengthy, and you need to dedicate time to them. Recently, companies are requesting CVs, supporting statements and competency questions so be sure to be make sure these are of a high standard. Make a habit of first constructing your content using a word processing app to avoid spelling and grammatical errors.
3. Network & Use your social presence
Just like graduate jobs not all the best internships are advertised
This is a great time for you to go out, talk and engage with professionals in your chosen field. Talk to family, friends or potentially your university careers team about who they could potentially link you to.
LinkedIn is an advantageous tool where you can directly connect with professionals and organisations. Create a profile which lets your competencies and skills stand out. Post updates, be active and let your connections know what you are looking for. Using your online presence can be a major advantage in gaining an internship.
You can also look into setting up a blog , this would highlight your creative and commitment to your chosen field.
It helps to be an intern
The work experience and skills gained from doing an internship is highly beneficial. You will be exposed to and work on a variety of projects that will develop and help you gain new skills. These are the kind of things that will make you stand out at any job interview.
Making the most of an internship as a graduate
An internship is an opportunity to demonstrate your skills in a professional setting. It is important to make the most of your experience and utilise all the resources available to you. These are some things you should consider:
Set Goals
Ensure your own personal goals to accomplish during your internship like learning a new skill for example. Write them down and work progressively towards them.
Meet with your supervisor regularly
You will soon come to find that people are always busy. This makes it your responsibility to ensure you are regularly meeting with your supervisor to get feedback on your performance. If this is not possible discuss the best way to ensure you are on the right track.
Be confident + positive
This is easier said than done however, it is important to try and maintain a positive disposition in all circumstances. You’re learning
and you will get things wrong – approach all criticism with a positive attitude and reflection. Always remember why you wanted to work there in the first place.
- Don’t be afraid to ask questions
- Don’t be afraid to ask for help
- Meet people outside your department
Network
Lately networking has become much of buzzword and rightly so. An important tool when job-hunting is reaching out to your network of contacts. Contacts are not just for the short-term, they are important in the long term too.
Ensure you have tangible accomplishments
It’s important to leave your internship with tangible accomplishments. This will stand you in good stead during interviews. Not only will you have points to make, you will also have examples to back up these points. Tangible accomplishments range anywhere from presentations to organising events.
Looking For Jobs
Company & Role Overview
Our client is a tech start-up company who are based in the heart of London. They are currently recruiting for a Head of Partnerships role which will be a very hands on position within a small team and will focus on making direct approaches to potential partners as well as managing ongoing relationships. They currently work with a wide range of partners; some well known, some startups.
Main Responsibilities
- Ownership of the partnership channel for the organisation
- Seeking new opportunities to grow the number of partners and the business that is generated with them
- Identify new potential partners and contacts
- Develop public interest and new accounts
- Partnership Management; advising, reporting to and increasing business
- Maintaining excellent communication and relationships with current partners and clients
Requirements
- 2 years + experience of working with commercial partners
- Excellent written and spoken communication skills
- Great organisational and time management skills
- Email marketing / marketing automation experience would be advantageous
Remote working currently with an option to go in to the office one day a week
Competitive salary and equity/shares in the company
Company & Role Overview
Our client is a large global electronics company who is looking for a Social Media and Content Executive to produce and execute creative content across multiple platforms.
Main Responsibilities
- To produce and manage day-to-day engaging content creation for use across all social media channels
- Assist with graphic design, photography, videography, copywriting and scheduling of posts
- Support on the community management of our social media channels, engaging with our followers, spotting trends and feeding back on the impact of our campaigns
- Support our Senior Content & Campaign Manager on day-to-day campaign management and execution, helping to nurture and grow our audience
- Supporting the Retail and E-Commerce teams on the creation of digital assets
- Supporting the team on wider elements of our marketing campaigns, as and when required
Requirements
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2 years minimum professional experience in campaign management or social media and in-depth knowledge of relevant platforms and tools
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Passionate about social media and video content, full of new ideas and great content they have seen
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Previous experience of managing social accounts for a B2C brand
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Good knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop & Illustrator, Final Cut, InDesign, Video editing)
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A digital–first marketer with hands-on understanding of all tactics and platforms within the mix
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Knowledge of Urban Fashion/Music/Sport/Creators- the playgrounds for G-Shock
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Fast paced multi tasker, who relishes the challenge of always-on content
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A strong eye for detail
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Passion, enthusiasm, creativity and a willingness to learn
Company & Role Overview
Our client is a large global electronics company who is looking for a Paid Digital Specialist to drive growth and high-quality traffic.
Main Responsibilities
- Collate data and analysing digital performance.
- Develop and execute an effective customer-focussed digital marketing strategy.
- Drive traffic to the website with a data driven approach.
- Analyse insights on strategy and performance.
- Effectively manage third party digital agencies.
- Identify new digital channels and partners to maximise reach across our target market.
- Create performance marketing reports using tools such as Google Analytics, Tableau, BiqQuery and Data Studio.
- Continuously looking for optimisation opportunities to drive conversions and growth
Requirements:
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel.
- 2 years' + experience in performance marketing, retargeting, paid digital channels.
- Experience in identifying new affiliate partners.
- Excellent knowledge of Paid Social and PPC.
- Experience using Google Analytics and data visualisation tools.
- A strong grasp of Web Analytics, A/B Testing, and metrics-driven performance marketing.
Company & Role Overview
Our client is a fast-scaling tech start-up company who is looking for an experienced Brand Manager to support the growth of their brand to a global scale.
Main Responsibilities
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Lead and develop the brand marketing strategy and campaigns that will help us build our brand.
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Provide strategic feedback from external agencies and manage internal resources to develop cohesive campaigns.
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Analyse consumer and audience insights to translate them into content strategies.
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Monitor the effectiveness of marketing campaigns on brand awareness and user acquisition and report monthly on progress.
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Lead, manage, and inspire a team of brand marketers across the globe.
Requirements
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3 years+ professional experience as a Brand Manager with direct experience leading highly visible marketing campaigns in the UK.
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Excellent consumer app experience with a successful record of delivering work on time and on budget.
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Thrives in a fast paced environment and has ability to work to tight deadlines, and adjust to changes in priorities.
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Strong attention to detail and organisational skills with excellent communication, management and interpersonal skills.
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A solid understanding and interested in Islamic Muslim culture.
Company & Role Overview:
A new and fast-scaling quick commerce company seeking a proactive individual with solid managerial skills and experience.
Main Responsibilities:
- Be accountable for your Centre's performance and the achievement of its KPI targets
- Train, motivate and manage your team, including Team Leads and Customer Delivery Reps
- Ensure top performance of your Centre both from a cost efficiency and customer experience standpoint
- Communicate with many different stakeholders including suppliers, other internal teams and customers
- Analyse reports related to customer happiness, revenue and delivery experience identifying the next areas of improvement in your Branch
- Manage and optimise the staffing rotas for your Branch
- Share your expertise and where necessary help launch new Branches
- Be hands-on and where necessary performing day-to-day Branch tasks such as: Stocking-in products and managing sell by dates
- Providing top-notch customer experience over chat, email or phone
- Occasionally delivering orders yourself
Requirements:
- Experience working in a fast-paced environment
- Previously managed teams and rotas
- Strong organisational skills and the flexibility to support different departments
- Comfortable with ambiguity, short deadlines and changing priorities
- Eligible to work in the UK
Company & Role Overview:
A new and fast-scaling quick commerce company seeking a proactive individual with solid managerial skills and experience.
Main Responsibilities:
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Be accountable for your Centre's performance and the achievement of its KPI targets
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Train, motivate and manage your team, including Team Leads and Customer Delivery Reps
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Ensure top performance of your Centre both from a cost efficiency and customer experience standpoint
-
Communicate with many different stakeholders including suppliers, other internal teams and customers
-
Analyse reports related to customer happiness, revenue and delivery experience identifying the next areas of improvement in your Branch
-
Manage and optimise the staffing rotas for your Branch
-
Share your expertise and where necessary help launch new Branches
-
Be hands-on and where necessary performing day-to-day Branch tasks such as: Stocking-in products and managing sell by dates
-
Providing top-notch customer experience over chat, email or phone
-
Occasionally delivering orders yourself
Requirements:
- Experience working in a fast-paced environment
- Previously managed teams and rotas
- Strong organisational skills and the flexibility to support different departments
- Comfortable with ambiguity, short deadlines and changing priorities
- Eligible to work in the UK
Company & Role Overview:
A new and fast-scaling quick commerce company seeking a pro-active individual with strong leadership skills. The candidate will be responsible for managing a team and ensuring that customers receive excellent service.
Main Responsibilities:
- Assisting with the management and growth of the centre and managing shifts independently
- Managing the team to ensure a smooth and efficient service of packing and delivering groceries
- Being responsible for ensuring our customers receive the highest standard of service, dealing with any customer queries from the office or face to face
- Working with our Commercial Team to process and manage stock, store deliveries and overseeing all inventory needs
- Managing internal processes and proactively looking for ways to improve the branch efficiently and day to day operations as a whole
Requirements
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Experience in a managerial role
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Customer service experience
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Experience working in a fast-paced environment
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Comfortable and competent riding a bike or moped
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Eligible to work in UK
Company & Role Overview:
Main Responsibilities:
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Assisting with the management and growth of the centre and managing shifts independently
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Managing the team to ensure a smooth and efficient service of packing and delivering groceries
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Being responsible for ensuring our customers receive the highest standard of service, dealing with any customer queries from the office or face to face
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Working with our Commercial Team to process and manage stock, store deliveries and overseeing all inventory needs
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Managing internal processes and proactively looking for ways to improve the branch efficiently and day to day operations as a whole
Requirements
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Experience in a managerial role
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Customer service experience
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Experience working in a fast-paced environment
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Comfortable and competent riding a bike or moped
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Eligible to work in UK
Company & Role Overview
The Research Analyst role is focused on international primary and secondary research, including surveys, executive interviews, analysis of data and statistics and report writing. The work is both quantitative and qualitative. The role is varied as you will be involved in reports, consulting, newsletters and conference activities.
Candidates must be fluent in English (essential) : fluency in another language is valuable but not essential. We regularly use European languages but we also use certain non-European languages.
Main Responsibilities
- Conducting research
- Writing reports
- Executing interviews
- Contacting existing and potential customers
- Analysing data and statistics
- Getting involved in projects
- Taking part in training
- Communicating with different and several clients from all over the world
- Attending events and conferences
Requirements
- This vacancy is ideal for candidates with 2-5 years of researcher, analyst or other post-degree experience
- We are looking for motivated graduates able to work on their own and in team
- You should have a good academic background, an understanding of research and analysis and fluent (native standard) written and spoken English
- Successful candidates will typically have a mix of strong communication, writing and numerical skills, and the ability to build relationships with research contacts around the world
Company & Role Overview
Our client is a health and care professional looking for an organised individual to manage the timely and efficient scheduling of events and provide a high quality of customer service.
Main Responsibilities
- To be responsible for scheduling and coordination of all fitness to practise hearings as required;
- To be responsible for the co-ordination of special measures that may be required for hearings;
- To be responsible for delegated authority to select members of the company for Fitness to Practise proceedings whilst monitoring conflicts of interest, to ensure that registrants have a fair hearing;
- To draft and publish allegations and hearing information on the website, ensuring that confidential and sensitive information are appropriately redacted, in line with the publications policy;
- To manage multiple suppliers in line with the companies’ policies and the terms of contract;
- To work within limitations of Part V and VI of the Health and Social Work Professions
- Order in Hearings and advise the Scheduling Team Managers if any problems arise.
- To provide support and guidance to witnesses and others attending hearings who may be distressed or vulnerable;
- To liaise with external lawyers, legal assessors, panel members, registrants, suppliers, union representatives and other relevant external bodies, providing guidance where necessary
Requirements
- Educated to A-Level standard and/or relevant knowledge and understanding
- Experience of complex problem solving with the ability to make relevant decisions autonomously.
- Strong oral communication skills with the ability to provide a high quality customer service.
- Ability to monitor and manage varying caseloads with a flexible approach to prioritisation in line with service standards
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