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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Know which sector you're interested in? Take a look at the deadlines in:
- Accounting, Tax & Audit
- Commercial Law
- Communications
- Consulting
- Consumer, FMCG & Retail
- Criminal and Human Rights Law
- Education & Teaching
- Energy & Infrastructure
- Engineering
- Financial Services
- Insurance & Risk Management
- Investment & Asset Management
- Investment Banking
- Journalism & Publishing
- Marketing and PR
- Media, Film & TV
- Property & Construction
- Public Sector & Government
- Sales & Commercial
- Technology: Consulting & Project Management
- Technology: IT & Software Development
Key Dates
16th Apr 2021
- Savills: Summer Scheme 2021
18th Apr 2021
25th Apr 2021
30th Apr 2021
- Ashfords: Vacation Schemes 2021
- Dunelm: Internships
- Hargreaves Lansdown: West of England Black Interns Pilot
- Rothschild & Co: Corporate Responsibility Coordinator 2021 (6 months)
Rolling Deadlines
- 5 Essex Court: Mini-Pupillage 2021
- Activision: Consumer Products Internship 2021
- Adobe: Engineering Focus Research Internship 2021
- Amazon: Internships
- Apple: Architecture Validation
- BAE Systems: Summer Internships 2021
- Bain & Company: Associate Consultant Intern
- Bloomberg: Japanese Speakers - Analytics and Sales Internship 2021
- BNY Mellon: Internships
- bp: Internships
- British Land: Summer Internship 2021
- CGG: Machine Learning Engineer Internship
- Christian Dior Couture: Retail Design Internship
- Cisco: Internships
- CNN: Internships 2021
- Compass Lexecon: Off-Cycle Internship 2021
- Deloitte: Internships
- Disney: ILM Technical Support Internship 2021
- Dyson: Research, Design and Development Internships - Register your Interest
- Endeavor: Virtual Summer Internship 2021
- Epic Games: Animation Programmer Intern
- Epic Games: Physics Simulation Programmer Intern
- Exane BNP Paribas: Equity Research Assistant 6 Month Internship
- Facebook: Internships 2021
- Farrar's Building: Mini-Pupillage 2021
- Goldman Sachs: Off Cycle Internship
- Goldman Sachs: Summer Analyst Internship - Engineering
- Heineken: Data Management internship 2021
- HP: HP Security Lab Intern
- Infinity 27: Protégé Initiative
- Jefferies International Limited: Human Resources Internship 2021
- Knight Frank: Knight Frank Internship 2021
- McKinsey & Company: Business Analyst Internship
- McKinsey & Company: Associate Internship
- Microsoft: Internships 2021
- Moelis & Company: Investment Banking Summer Analyst
- Moelis & Company: Off-Cycle Internship - Investment Banking 2021
- Murphy: Quantity Surveying Internship 2021
- Murphy: Civil Engineering Internship 2021
- NaturalMotion: People Operations Internship 2021
- Nokia: Nokia - Data Science Research Intern - 2021
- Palantir Technologies: Software Engineer Internship
- Palantir Technologies: Forward Deployed Software Engineer Internship
- Pearson: International Operations Internship
- Pearson: Communications Assistant (Technology) Internship
- PwC: Summer Internships 2021
- Royal Bank of Canada: 2021 Summer Analyst - Risk Management
- Royal Bank of Canada: 2021 Summer Analyst - Quantitative Strat
- Salesforce: Internships
- Samsung: Internships
- The British Army: Army Officer Internship
Many more roles listed under Internships
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: