Frontrunners
Looking for your first job? Frontrunners is for you.
Frontrunners is the university’s own, part-time, internship scheme, designed specifically for students with very little or no work experience. Frontrunners is here to develop your skills, knowledge, and experience in a supportive, familiar environment.
We offer a range of paid opportunities across the university, so, whatever your interests and career aspirations, make sure you get involved.
Key dates and working hours
You’ll work part-time:
Either 10 hours a week over spring term (100 hours) or 10 hours a week over spring term plus 50 hours in Easter vacation (150 hours).
- Apply from 26 September 2022 on CareerHub.
- Closing date 31 October 2022.
- Interviews in November
- Start your internship from 16 January 2023.
Benefits of being a Frontrunner
This unique scheme allows you to:
- Get paid
- Gain skills and experience for your C.V.
- Get free training
- Tell people you have worked for the University of Essex
- Get one to one support from your Frontrunners supervisor.
- Work around your studies
- Get Big Essex Award units.
How to apply
You can apply on CareerHub from 26 September 2022. Applications close on 31 October 2022.
To be a Frontrunner, you must:
- Have less than six months’ (120 days’) work or volunteering experience gained in the last three years.
- Be registered as a student at the University of Essex for the duration of your internship.
- Have a right to work in the U.K.
For more information, please refer to the full terms and conditions (.docx)
Information sessions
Join us at an information session:
| Date | Time | Zoom link |
| Monday 10 October 2022 | 1pm | Join the session |
| Wednesday 12 October 2022 | 11am | Join the session |
| Friday 14 October 2022 | 1pm | Join the session |
| Tuesday 18 October 2022 | 11am | Join the session |
| Wednesday 19 October 2022 | 1pm | Join the session |
| Thursday 20 October 2022 | 5pm | Join the session |
| Friday 21 October 2022 | 1pm | Join the session |
| Wednesday 26 October 2022 | 11am | Join the session |
Application support sessions
Use the links below to book an application support sessions. There will be more support if you are invited to interview
| Date | Time | Booking link |
| Tuesday 18 October 2022 | 12.30pm | Book through CareerHub |
| Thursday 20 October 2022 | 2pm | Book through CareerHub |
| Monday 24 October 2022 | 11am | Book through CareerHub |
| Wednesday 26 October 2022 | 11am | Book through CareerHub |
| Friday 28 October 2022 | 11am | Book through CareerHub |
Terms and Conditions
It is important that you read the terms and conditions (.docx) before you apply.
As a paid Frontrunner you will be expected to demonstrate commitment and a desire to develop within the role.
Pay
As a Frontrunner, you will earn £10.07 per hour.
Internships will run for up to a maximum 150 hours over a period of 10-14 weeks depending on requirement.
You will be paid monthly in arrears into your UK bank account, according to how many hours you worked in the previous month.
