Category: Internships & work experience

Application season: Psychometric tests with GraduateFirst

March 22, 2023

Psychometric tests tend to be the first step in most job applications- whether it be for a spring week, summer internship, or graduate programme. They are designed to streamline the hiring process and screen a large pool of candidates through a standardized measure of skills, abilities, and personality traits. Depending on the role you’re applying for,… More Application season: Psychometric tests with GraduateFirst

Worried about summer internships? Read this guide!

December 15, 2022

Recently, the number of students worried about their applications for summer internship deadlines has increased. Whilst it is true that a lot of internships had opened in autumn, there are still a lot of major companies who’s looking for the perfect candidate for summer 2023. I spoke to one of our resident career consultants, Andrea… More Worried about summer internships? Read this guide!

Placement stories: Vladimir Dainovski at Amazon Web Services

January 17, 2022

Vladimir Dainovski is a current Computer Science student who completed his placement year at Amazon Web Services. This post will give you an overview of his onboarding experience and how easy it is to feel imposter syndrome. When I think of myself a year ago, I would have never thought I would have actually made… More Placement stories: Vladimir Dainovski at Amazon Web Services

Placement stories: Noe Meillon at Lloyds Banking Group

December 13, 2021

Noe Meillon is a current Computer Science student who completed his placement year at Lloyds Banking Group. This post will give you an overview of his onboarding experience and what to expect when applying for placements.   In this blog, I will walk you through my onboarding journey as a Software Engineer IP within Lloyds… More Placement stories: Noe Meillon at Lloyds Banking Group

Virtual work experience in sustainability consulting: PhD student Katya’s story!

June 15, 2021

186 students took part in our second round of King’s Insights Projects. The Shared Value project was a 2-week virtual internship called the Business opportunity Accelerator project. Read more about how Katya describes her experience on the programme!… More Virtual work experience in sustainability consulting: PhD student Katya’s story!

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Cultivating professionalism during a 2-week virtual internship: Medical student Caitlin’s story

June 1, 2021

186 students took part in our second round of King’s Insights Projects. The Shared Value project was a 2-week virtual internship called the Business opportunity Accelerator project. Read more about how Caitlin describes her experience on the programme!… More Cultivating professionalism during a 2-week virtual internship: Medical student Caitlin’s story

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Building global team-working skills: Accounting & Finance student Heli’s Insights Project experience!

May 27, 2021

186 students took part in our second round of King’s Insights Projects. The Shared Value project was a 2-week virtual internship called the Business opportunity Accelerator project. Read more how BSc Accounting & Finance student Heli described her work experience!… More Building global team-working skills: Accounting & Finance student Heli’s Insights Project experience!

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The value of volunteering: How my role as a Sustainability Champion Assistant helped my career journey

May 25, 2021

Volunteering is a fantastic way to gain work experience alongside your degree, and King’s offers heaps of opportunities for this! Did you know you can join King’s Sustainability to promote the championing projects run at the University as a volunteer? Read more from our student case study by Rebecca, a former Sustainability Champion Assistant!… More The value of volunteering: How my role as a Sustainability Champion Assistant helped my career journey

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The Benefits of a 2-week Insights Project During Your PhD – 5 Students Reflect on their Experience

May 24, 2021

A team of five PhD students based at King’s College London drawn from diverse disciplines in health, security studies, classics, biophysics and neuroscience joined together to work on a business opportunity project within King’s Internships Insights Project. Prior to this experience they had not met or worked with one another before. Read on to hear about how their Insights Project went!… More The Benefits of a 2-week Insights Project During Your PhD – 5 Students Reflect on their Experience