There are many benefits to a year in industry:
- Get "on the job" experience, "test drive" your future career
- Earn a wage (average Placement salary in the UK is £20,000)
- Experience working and living outside of the UK, you can take a Placement outside of inside of the UK!
- Potentially receive a graduate offer following a successful Placement
- Stand out in a competitive global labour market & be more prepared for Graduate applications
- Gain transferable skills and improve your employability
- Meet new people from different backgrounds and ages
- Socialise during and after work
- Take a break from your formal studies and learn in a different way
- 60% of former interns & Placement students were recruited into Graduate jobs with their Placement employers (ISE 2021 report)
- Students who have completed a Placement are 16% more likely to achieve a first-class degree (SMF 2021 report)
- Accenture - Software Engineering Technology Industrial Placement
- AWS - Associate Professional Services Consultant Intern
- Bank of America - Technology Analyst
- Bank of England - SWIFT Configuration Analyst Junior
- Capital One - Software Academic Placement Student
- EY - Technology Consultant
- GE Aviation - Digital Technology Intern
- Goldman Sachs - Internal Audit work placement
- GRsearch - Technical Support Placement
- GSK - Project Management Excellence Analyst*
- IBM - Software Developer
- John Lewis Partnership - Data Scientist
- Lloyds Banking Group - Technical Analyst*
- Mercedes HPP - Software and Controls Placement Student
- Microsoft - Partner Technology Analyst
- Qinetiq - Placement Research Chemist*
- Rolls-Royce Motor Cards Ltd - IT Infrastructure
- Sage Group - Customer Data Analyst*
- Sainsburys - Analytics Intern
- Sony Group - Application Support Analyst
- UBS - Asset Management*
- Vodafone - Digital API Exposure Specialist
*Undertaken by Chemistry students.
In order to undertake a Placement, you must:
- Be enrolled on one of the 6 degree programmes in NMES that offer a Placement
- Meet the academic progression requirements as outlined by your specific department
- Have secured your own placement by Summer of your second year (or third year if you are on the MSci Chemistry degree).
All students are responsible for securing their own placement and such opportunities can never be guaranteed, however our dedicated Global Placements Team provides extensive support and advice.
A carefully designed programme of placement events and workshops will help you to develop professional skills, giving you the confidence to find and secure the right opportunity, and make an excellent impression once you are there:
- 1-1 Careers Consultations
- Placement Preparation Workshops
- Regular Placement specific newsletters
- Employer Networking Events
- Peer Learning & Placement Student Social Events
- Dedicated In-Placement Support
- An online Placements Hub full of resources and guidance
- King’s CareerConnect: our online vacancy board advertising hundreds of job opportunities.