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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Key Dates
5th May 2024
- Cherwell District Council: Property Services Student Placement Banbury 2024
10th May 2024
- Story Contracting: Undergraduate Industrial Placement Civil Engineering Chorley 2024
14th May 2024
15th May 2024
- Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council: Engineer Transportation Infrastructure Service Student Placement Rotherham 2024
20th May 2024
- Landmarc: Technical Services Placement Student 2024
- Landmarc: Project Manager (Construction) Placement Student 2024
30th Jun 2024
- RSK Group: Binnies - Placement Opportunities 2024
Rolling Deadlines
- Acteon: Year Placement Student Aberdeen 2024
- Air Products: Chem or Mech Engineering Industrial Placement Hersham 2024
- Air Products: Engineering or Commercial Industrial Placement 2024
- AMETEK, Inc.: Electronic Engineering Industrial Placement Northamptonshire 2024
- AMETEK, Inc.: Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineer Placement (Manufacturing Department) Leicester 2024
- Arconic: Industrial Placement Student Birmingham 2024
- Arup: Industrial Internship - Civil Engineering
- Baker Hughes: Manufacturing Placement Farnborough 2024
- Baker Hughes: Engineering & Technology Placement Farnborough 2024
- Balfour Beatty: Quality & Performance Industrial Placement Hull 2024
- Cummins Inc.: Manufacturing Engineering Placement Student Darlington 2024
- Eaton: Industrial Placements
- Hoare Lea: Acoustic Engineer Placement 2024
- KBR: Instrumentation & Control Engineering Placement Leatherhead 2024
- Keysight Technologies: R&D Industrial Placement Automotive & Energy Solutions Edinburgh 2024
- Laser Quantum: Student Engineering Placement Stockport 2024
- Leonardo: Industrial Placements
- Malvern Panalytical: Assistant Engineer Industrial Placement Malvern 2024
- Mitchells & Butlers: Property Undergraduate Scheme Birmingham 2024
- NXP Semiconductors: Electronic Engineering Placement Southampton 2024
- Olympus: Electronics Engineering Industrial Placement Southend-on-Sea 2024
- Pell Frischmann: Industrial Placements
- Pirelli: Engineering Assistant Placement Burton on Trent 2024
- Playground Games: Engineer Student Placement 2024
- Raytheon Technologies: Mechanical Engineer Industrial Placement Burgess Hill 2024
- SLB: Mechanical Engineering Placement Stonehouse 2024
- SLB: New Energy Placement London 2024
- Stride Treglown: Part 1 Architectural Assistant Placement 2024
- TE Connectivity: Engineering Placement Swindon 2024
- Tessenderlo Group: Process Technology Industrial Placement Treforest 2024
- Tessenderlo Group: Production Industrial Placement Treforest 2024
- Thales: IVVQ Engineer Placement Templecombe 2024
Many more roles listed under Industrial Placements 2024
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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Follow in the footsteps of other successful Bright Network members to secure a top Graduate Scheme. Our members have shared their top tips and experience of the application process to help you land your graduate role: