Graduate Internships
HEFCE have allocated the universities of Southampton Solent, Southampton and Winchester funding to run graduate internships between February - September, 2010. Graduate Jobs South will be coordinating the internships and are offering businesses based in Hampshire the opportunity to hire a graduate for a 12 week (minimum) internship.
Employers will receive:
- £1,350 towards the graduate's salary
- The internships will be advertised on the GJS website
- The GJS team will shortlist applicants
Employers are required to:
- Conduct the interviews and feedback to GJS
- Provide training and an appropriate induction
- Pay the graduate at least minimum wage
- Complete feedback at the end of the internship
What is an Internship?
· An internship is a time limited work experience placement, which usually includes an element of training.
· Graduate internships are a flexible way to attract talent to your business for a specific period of time.
· The opportunity will give graduates the chance to enhance their employability and career prospects.
· They are not a substitute for permanent jobs.
Benefits include:
- accessing talented and ambitious individuals who are keen to work for you
- building your business through new skills and flexible resources
- enabling flexibility within your workforce by bringing in graduates with specific skills to complete time-limited projects.
GJS recommends graduate internships should be paid and structured around delivering a specific project or piece of work. They give your organisation an opportunity to assess the quality of potential, long-term staff.
Types of internship
They could be designed with a specific project or piece of work in mind, or offer graduates a varied programme of work experience. Typical projects undertaken by graduates include:
· Marketing and market research
· Developing IT systems
· Design and implementation of databases
· Creating a website
· Research and development
· Writing new software
· Reviewing work processes and efficiency
Offering graduate internships could also be:
· Part of your wider talent attraction strategy
· Part of your Corporate Social Responsibility commitment
Contact Bill Acharjee for further information.