Key Dates
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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29th January 2021
- Accenture: Consulting 12 Month Industrial Placement 2021
- Atkins: Placement Schemes 2021
31st January 2021
2nd February 2021
- EDF Energy: Industrial Placements
21st February 2021
28th February 2021
- Cambridge Consultants: Medical Technology Design Industrial Placement 2021
- Met Office: Industrial Placements
10th April 2021
- Accenture: Industrial Placements
30th April 2021
- Accenture: Industrial Placements
Rolling Deadline
- Aldi: Industrial Placements
- Allianz: Industrial Placements
- Amazon: Finance Placement Year
- AON: Industrial Placements
- AWE: Undergraduate Placements
- Baker Hughes: Industrial Placements
- Bosch: Industrial Placements
- Capital One: Software Academy Placement Year
- CGI: Industrial Placement Opportunities
- Cisco: Industrial Placements
- Citrix: Intern Industrial Placement Software Engineer (12 months)
- Cummins: Cummins Industrial Placements 2021
- EY: Fast Track Industrial Placements
- GE: HR People Science Intern
- Intel: Industrial Placements
- Jane Street: Industrial Placement
- Laing O'Rourke: Industrial Placements
- LVMH: Placements
- Marsh & McLennan: Industrial Placements
- Mazars: Audit Industrial Placement
- Microsoft: Industrial Placements
- Mondelēz International: Industrial Placements
- MSD: Industrial Placements
- Network Rail: Industrial Placements
- Oracle: Industrial Placements
- Pfizer: Industrial Placements
- Philips: Industrial Placements
- PwC: Industrial Placements
- Roche: Clinical Operations Industrial Placement 2021
- Schroders: Technology Industrial Placement Year Programme
- Sellafield: Industrial Placements
- Sports Interactive: Junior Software Engineer 6 Month Internship
- Sumo Digital: Industrial Placements
- TJX Europe: Industrial Placements
- TPP: Industrial Placement
- TTP: Industrial Placements
- Waterstons: Industrial Placements
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: