Use our list below to keep an eye on the key dates and ensure you get ahead of the competition by applying early.
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- Consulting
- Consumer, FMCG & Retail
- Engineering, Energy & Infrastructure
- Financial Services
- Investment Banking & Asset Management
- Law
- Management & Operations
- Marketing, Media & PR
- Pharmaceuticals & Science
- Public Sector & Charity
- Sales, Recruitment & Commercial
- Technology & IT Infrastructure
Key Dates
26th Jul 2022
- Newcastle University: Cyber Security Student Placement 2022
27th Jul 2022
- Northumbrian Water: Undergraduate/Graduate Technical Policy Advisor Placement 2022
29th Jul 2022
- Johnson Matthey: Emission Control Placement Sonning 2022
2nd Aug 2022
- Seagate Technology: Research & Development Placement (Chemistry & Chemical Engineering) Derry 2022
18th Aug 2022
- Lockheed Martin UK: Programme Office Placement 2022
19th Aug 2022
21st Aug 2022
- The Wildlife Trusts: EDI Placement 2022
2nd Sep 2022
- Domino Printing Sciences: Electronics Industrial Placement Cambridge 2022
3rd Sep 2022
- Domino Printing Sciences: Chemistry Industrial Placement Cambridgeshire 2022
8th Sep 2022
- Newcastle University: Infrastructure Analyst Student Placement 2022
31st Jan 2023
- Nordic Semiconductor: Digital Design Placement Bristol 2023
25th Apr 2023
31st Dec 2030
- Continental: Finance Work Placement Birmingham (2022)
Rolling Deadlines
- 3M: Industrial Placements
- AECOM: Landscape Architecture Placement 2022
- Agilent Technologies, Inc.: Industrial Placements
- Amazon: Amazon UK Placement Year
- Ametek, Inc.: Software Engineer Placement (Automation) 2022
- Apple: Collaboration & Productivity (C&P) Placement London 2022
- Avara Foods: Engineering Placement Student Telford 2022
- Avara Foods: Engineering Placement Student Hereford 2022
- AXA: Investment Support Analyst Placement 2022
- AXA: Client Reporting Analyst - Industrial Placement 2022
- Azenta: Engineering Placement Manufacturing 2022
- BAE Systems: Industrial Placements
- Baker Hughes: Industrial Placements
- Big Group: Events Assistant Placement London 2022
- Bosch: Industrial Placements
- BT: Technology Professional Industrial Placement 2022
- BT: Dynamic Infrastructure Industrial Placement 2022
- Cambridge Consultants: Industrial Placements
- Caterpillar: HR Placement Student Springvale 2022
- CBM UK: Fundraising & Communications Placement 2022
- Ceres Power Limited: Energy Materials Industrial Placement 2022
- CGI: Technical Industrial Placement 2022
- Citi: Investment Banking Placement Analyst (Shareholder Advisory Group) London 2022
- Citypress: PR and Social Media Graduate Placement 2022
- CME Group: Industrial Placements
- Cooneen Group: Textiles and Design Graduate Placement 2022
- CRU Group: CRU Analysis Placement London 2022
- Dawsongroup: Commercial Assistant Placement Student 2022
- Energizer: Marketing Placement 2022
- Ensono: Business Analysis & Communications Placement 2022
- Environment Agency: Process Engineer Industrial Placement 2022
- Expleo Group: Undergraduate Manufacturing Technician Surrey 2022
- F5: Technical Placement 2022
- FD Technologies: Industrial Placements
- GE: Industrial Placements
- General Mills: Regional Brand Marketing Intern (6-12 months)
- Guidepoint: Client Services Placement London 2022
- Hand Picked Hotels: Marketing Assistant Placement 2022
- Hoare Lea: Acoustics Engineer Placement Opportunity 2022
- IBM: Industrial Placements
- Illumina: Communications Placement 2022
- Illumina: Inside Sales Placement 2022
- Jacobs: Industrial Placements
- Jet2.com: Software Engineer Placement 2022
- JLG Industries: Mechanical Engineering Internship Leicester 2022
- JLL: Year In Industry Placement 2022
- Lawton Communications Group: Digital Media Creative Placement 2022
- LCL: Industrial Placements
- Lockheed Martin UK: Software Engineer Industrial Placement Westbury 2022
- L'Oreal: Supply Chain Industrial Placement Manchester 2022
- Mazars: Audit Industrial Placement Public and Social Sectors September 2022
- Meggitt: Mechanical Engineering Placement Student 2022
- Morgan Sindall Group: Trainee Construction Manager Industrial Placement London 2022
- Morgan Sindall Group: Trainee Site Manager Placement Bracknell 2022
- Mott MacDonald: Industrial Placements
- Murphy: HR Placement 2022
- Natixis: Alternative Credit Syndicate Placement London 2022
- Natixis: Private Side Compliance Placement London 2022
- Organon: Bulk Technical Operations Student Placement 2022
- P&G: Supply Network Operations Intern - Harrogate
- Pick Everard: Landscape Architect Industry Placement Leicester 2022
- PwC: Industrial Placements
- Ralph Lauren: Buyers Admin Assistant Placement 2022
- Ralph Lauren: Merchandising Admin Assistant Placement (Assortment Planning) 2022
- Raytheon Technologies: Supply Chain Placement Wolverhampton 2022
- Sagentia: Electronics Engineer Placement Year 2022
- Schlumberger: Division HQ HR Placement London 2022
- Sensient Technologies: R&D Placement Milton Keynes 2022
- Shiseido: Consumer Insights & Data Analytics Placement 2022
- Solidigm: EMEA Sales Industrial Placement 2022
- South Wales Police: Industrial Placements
- TBA Group: Placement Software Architect Leicester 2022
- TBA Group: Placement Software Engineer Leicester 2022
- Textron: Supply Chain Placement Ipswich 2022
- Thermo Fisher Scientific: Industrial Placements
- Turner and Townsend: Economist Placement Leeds 2022
- Uniper: Asset Performance Management Placement Nottingham 2022
- UnitedHealth Group: Actuarial Placement London 2022
- Visa: Intern/Placement Test Engineer 2022
- Zeno Group: 3 Monkeys Zeno Placement London 2022
- ZF Group: Electric Drive Control Placement Solihull 2022
- Ziff Davis: Email Marketing Placement 2022
- Zynga: Industrial Placements
Many more roles listed under Industrial Placements
Planning your Career Path
If you’re not sure what kind of Graduate Scheme you want to apply for, our Career Path Guides will give you an insight into the different options. Explore the articles and advice in each guide to narrow down the sectors and roles that interest you, and start planning your Graduate Scheme applications from there.
Perfect your CV and Cover Letter
Creating a stand out CV and cover letter is the essential starting point for your Graduate Scheme application. Bright Network’s CV template and example cover letter will help you get off to the best possible start with your job hunt.
What's next?
Once you’ve submitted your CV and cover letter, the application process for most Graduate Schemes will involve several key elements. Many firms will ask applicants to complete aptitude tests, which may be numerical, verbal or personality-based. Make sure you’ve done plenty of practise tests and check out our video on how to prepare.
After passing your aptitude tests with flying colours, you need to tackle the interview. Interviews may be over the phone, through a video or face-to-face. Whatever form your interview takes, think about the questions you may be asked, research the company you’re applying to, and do some practice interviews to ensure you’re answering questions with structure and confidence.
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