Internships
Employability advice
Our Employability and Careers Centre is here to help you develop the skills you need for a successful
graduate career. Our friendly staff and excellent resources equip you to make
informed future career choices and succeed in entering your chosen field.
Our University offers a variety of opportunities to gain experience through internships and work placements during your studies.
Learning from work: business challenge module
As a second- or final-year student, you have the opportunity to work on a real business challenge linked with a 15-credit
employability module, SK701 Learning from work.
The module runs in the spring term with a weekly eight-hour work experience component that you can schedule around your studies.
You are teamed up with a student from another department, allowing you to combine your skills, knowledge and experience and provide each other
with support. Weekly workshops help you learn about career theory, share experiences with students working on other challenges, and get support from your tutor.
Examples of recent business challenges include:
- promoting the Essex Book Festival via social media and researching sustainable business models;
- designing an event to attract a big audience for a local media company;
- making short YouTube films for a medical education company;
- identifying new business opportunities for a performance arts and events company; and
- researching and writing Wikipedia pages for a local public art festival.
The business challenge module is an excellent way to enhance your employability and prepare for the recruitment process. You gain valuable experience in problem
solving and teamwork as well as developing commercial awareness that will help you stand out in a competitive job market. You also have the opportunity to
network with a range of local employers and gain insight into their business needs.
We also have a number of other
employability skills modules available.
Employability events
Our programme of events is designed to help you with all aspects of looking and applying for jobs,
work experience and further study. New events and sessions are added throughout the year, so keep checking what's on offer.
frontrunners placements
frontrunners is our original placement scheme that offers students paid work opportunities on campus. We are currently advertising a number of placements to start in the academic year 2013-14
Essex Interns
Internships are an excellent way to earn money and develop a stand-out CV. Register with us for
information on paid internship opportunities with local, national and even international employers.
Big Essex Award
The Big Essex Award is an employability award run by the Employability and Careers Centre. Log your
extra-curricular experience hours, add a little volunteering, and we’ll help you identify evidence and effectively sell your skills.