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Work experience can give you an understanding of the world of work and an awareness of your own skills which is invaluable when looking for graduate jobs. (source: gradireland.com)

Paid or unpaid, work experience is valuable! Use it to help you to:

decide whether a particular career suits you
boost your CV
develop useful skills such as teamwork and communication skills
take a break from education
make contacts within the industry
get confidence
give something back to the community.
...Read more in our FAQ Getting work experience

We'll advertise all jobs in Careers Connect - log in using your student login to search / browse.

A good CV is vital for study-related internships - check out our CV hints and tips.

Looking Abroad:

Useful tips on looking for work abroad in our FAQ Work abroad

Working in the EU - Traineeships/Internships (incl. STAGES in the European Commission & other EU Institutions). Presentation (Feb 2010) on Careers in the EU - download notes here

50 Best Internships USA: "summer opportunities have become great tools for students and employers to find that perfect fit"

USIT - J1 Visa Programme
12 Month Work Abroad Programme
Professional Training Experience in the USA

For more links and websites see our Delicious links below.

Click here for work abroad section of website for graduate job search.

Other online sources:

We've added loads of links to our Delicious page.. check out links tagged internships here.

Read gradireland.com's articles on work experience.

Latest internships news:

Overseas Placement & Internships Programmes (26th Jan '11)

Psychology Internships annually in Philadelphia open to NUI Galway students

Big 4 Accountancy Firms Summer Internships 2011 - (Deloitte, KPMG, PWC & Ernst & Young) Download information leaflet here (26th Jan '11)

Law Firms Ireland Summer Internships 2011 - (incl. Matheson Ormsby Prentice, Arthur Cox, A&L Goodbody, Byrne Wallace & Eversheds O' Donnell Sweeney, Mason Hayes Curran). Download information here (28th Feb '11)

Science & Engineering Undergraduate Summer Research Projects 2011 Download information leaflet here (28th Feb '11)

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This page was last updated Thursday, May 12, 2011