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
8th Oct 2024
9th Oct 2024
16th Oct 2024
17th Oct 2024
20th Oct 2024
- CPI: Industrial Placements
- PepsiCo: Research & Development Industrial Placement (Packaging) Leicester 2025
23rd Oct 2024
- PepsiCo: Industrial Placements
25th Oct 2024
- Sygnature Discovery: Industrial Placements
4th Nov 2024
- Cummins Inc.: Electrochemistry (Lithium Ion Cells) Placement Milton Keynes 2025
- Mondelez International: Industrial Placements
6th Nov 2024
- Mondelez International: Research & Development Ingredient Research Internship/Placement 2025
28th Nov 2024
- Domino Printing Sciences: Chemist Student Placement 2025
30th Nov 2024
- Metropolitan Police: Forensic Business Assistant Placement Lambeth 2025
31st Dec 2024
- British American Tobacco: Population Health & Consumer Behaviour Placement Southampton 2025
- British American Tobacco: Preclinical Sciences Placement Southampton 2025
Rolling Deadlines
- AWE: Industrial Placements
- BAE Systems: Radiation Physics Industrial Placement 2025
- British American Tobacco: Industrial Placements
- Fortrea: Clinical Research Technician Placement 2025
- Johnson & Johnson: Industrial placements - register your interest
- LifeArc: Biology Industrial Placement Stevenage 2025
- Philips 66: Laboratory Technician Industrial Placement 2025
- Sanofi: Research & Development Laboratory Industrial Placement Cambridge 2025
- The Lubrizol Corporation: Industrial Placements
- The Smithers Group: Analyst Chemistry Industrial Placement Shrewsbury 2024
- Vertex: Commercial Haematology Industrial Placement 2025
- Vertex: Biology Industrial Placement 2025
- Viatris: Undergraduate Industrial Placement Formulation and Process Scientist Sandwich 2025
- Viatris: Undergraduate Industrial Placement Analytical Scientist Sandwich 2025
Many more roles listed under Industrial Placements 2025
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.
Need some inspiration?
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: