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How to find an internship in the UK
If you already have

If you already have an internship offer
Our team will review your internship, and if it meets all the UK Government requirements, we can start with the sponsorship process.
Tips for finding a UK internship
Focus on your field
Widen your net when it comes to the number of UK companies you target, but stay focused on the role you want. You’ll stand a better chance of getting through the door when you can show a genuine passion for your chosen career, rather than just a willingness to take any internship. Employers ultimately want to see that they can grow your skills in an area you’re truly committed to learning about and want to work in in the future.
Leverage your contacts
By this, we mean get on the dog and bone (that’s a phone to non-Brits) and talk to everyone. Your parent’s friends, friends of your parent’s friends, the pets of your parent’s friends. In all seriousness, you’ll have more connections than you think. And if you’re studying or have recently graduated, reach out to tutors and your college career services and international education office to utilise their resources and connections.
Get online and get creative
Get on Google and shortlist companies in your chosen industry – both in the UK and the brands you know at home in case they have a UK office. And then sell yourself. Contact them to tell them why you’d be an asset to their team, connect with their leaders on LinkedIn, and be proactive with testimonials from your tutors. And be creative. Make your CV stand out or switch up the format and send them a video pitch.
Tell them about BUNAC
The sponsorship cost and visa red tape can be a barrier for companies taking on international staff, so tell them from the outset that you’re applying to be sponsored by BUNAC. As one of the largest A-Rated sponsors for the Temporary Work GAE program, we can provide your Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) and step-by-step help with your visa application. All you need from them is the internship offer!
Check out these websites
Here are some websites that list intern positions in the UK. Note that UK organisations may use the terms work experience or work placement as well as internship.
- www.goabroad.com/intern-abroad
- www.internwise.co.uk
- www.inspiringinterns.com/interns/internship-offers/
- www.e4s.co.uk/docs/internships.htm
- www.gradjobs.co.uk/work-placement
- www.milkround.com
- www.ratemyplacement.co.uk
- www.charityjob.co.uk
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Need help finding an internship?
Finding an internship can be time-consuming, especially when you’re overseas. So why not tap into someone else’s little black book of contacts. With the BUNAC Job Hub you’ll have access to our pre-vetted employers that are hiring interns. We are constantly speaking with new companies and they are regularly posting opportunities.
Find an internship in London
Even back in 1777, Dr Samuel Johnson famously said about London, “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life”. A city where ancient architecture meets cutting-edge creativity, London has an energy and humility all of its own. So if you want world famous street art, lazy weekend markets, free galleries, vast green parks, cloud-hitting rooftop bars and quaint crooked pubs... then an internship in London is just what the doctor ordered.
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