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Making ends meet: surviving on expenses or low pay during your internship or first job
When graduating from college and entering into a competitive workplace, it can be a challenge to have to make your way through a work placement on low pay, or perhaps nothing at all, after years of doing the same in college. But with a bit of careful planning, looking at the best ways of keeping costs down and with a little earning on the side you can make it manageable. Unpaid internships are technically illegal, but since many of them are organised informally, unpaid internships and work experience still do happen.
The Importance Of Advocacy For Powerful Social Change
At our recent For Purpose Tuesday event, Jane Trenaman, our For Purpose mentor, described advocacy at 3 levels: self-advocacy, advocating for a specific cause and advocating for the social impact sector. Each element of advocacy is extremely important for powerful social change.
Our Offices
The location of the Willis Towers Watson offices throughout the world
An internship in transport and logistics offers a wide range of skills
Car rental company Enterprise Rent-A-Car runs an extensive work placement programme every year. We spoke to Ashley Hever, Talent and Acquisition Manager for the UK and Ireland, and Susan Howard, a previous intern about the programme.
An internship in retail offers a wide range of skills
Car rental company Enterprise Rent-A-Car runs an extensive work placement programme every year. We spoke to Ashley Hever, Talent and Acquisition Manager for the UK and Ireland, and Susan Howard, a previous intern about the programme.
The Allianz Selection Process
The four step selection process at Allianz. What to expect and how you can prepare
Real world experience with a professional services internship programme
Every year global professional services firm, PwC, hires over 70 interns as part of its internship programme. We spoke to Maeve McSweeney, PwC's Internship Coordinator, and Claire Doyle - a 21 year-old UCC student studying finance, who completed the internship programme in 2014 and has been offered a graduate position - about the programme.
Internships in the NGO sector: What to expect?
The NGO sector is an extremely rewarding sector in which to work, one which can involve a lot of interesting and challenging work. However, due to the nature of the sector, recruitment is generally at low levels compared to the number of graduates hoping to work in the sector.
The internship interview: what you need to know.
Got an internship interview coming up? It’s vital you know what’s expected of you and how you should prepare.
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The Intel Insider Podcast
Stories from the people behind the tech
In the interview hot-seat
What admissions tutors are likely to ask... and how to respond.
Pharmacologist
Undertakes scientific investigation and analysis of drugs, chemicals and other substances to discover how they affect biological systems and to assess how they can be used safely.
