The number of graduates in Britain has grown rapidly over the last fifteen years. This has, inevitably, created higher and higher levels of competition for the best graduate job opportunities. When faced with the task of recruitment, companies are increasingly looking towards internships as a way of finding top quality candidates to fill their lucrative and challenging graduate schemes. Getting one of these internships is fast becoming essential in an ever more competitive graduate job market.
Moreover, work experience is an employer’s most sought after quality. They want to see that young graduates understand the workings of an industry, or indeed any industry, and that they have tested and developed their skills in a working environment. There is no better way to bolster a CV than by undertaking a summer internship. Even if it does not directly lead onto a job at that company, it will be enormously well respected both within that industry and in other sectors. A CV with a blank for your second year summer really does signify a lack of commitment and ambition to employers.
Internships are also a fantastic way of assisting your own career decisions. They allow you to have an, often quite extensive, exposure to the reality of working in a given job or industry. This is the best way to make informed career decisions, while also earning money and building a CV which will be attractive to employers in any industry.
An internship is simply a must for any ambitious young graduate. Whatever you end up doing, you can be sure that you will benefit from the experience, skill development, CV building and job opportunities internships offer. Giving everyone this opportunity is why we founded internshipHelp.