Finding opportunities

Whatever sector you want to explore, researching potential opportunities is important.

Here are some ideas for where to look:  

UK

• CareerConnect lets you search for part-time jobs, internships and graduate opportunities.
• The Careers Centre website advises where to look for internships within specific sectors.  
• Internships are advertised on the websites of organisations and professional bodies. 
• BrightNetwork, TargetJobs, and RateMyPlacement make searching easier by advertising a wide range of opportunities. 
• Forage is a site for virtual internships, sometimes a good first step.  
• Attending events, like careers fairs, lets you speak directly to employers about their internship opportunities.
• Stay updated with the latest careers news and events by following the Careers Centre on Facebook and Instagram.

1st and 2nd year opportunities

• How to build your career in your first year of university  (Bright Network)
• Your guide to investment banking spring weeks (Bright Network)
• Learn more about a career in investment banking by trying a spring week (TargetJobs)
• Insight days and spring week internships (RateMyPlacement)
• First year internships (Student Ladder)
• Insight days (E4S)

St Andrews specific

• The St Andrews Internship Programme includes information about opportunities across the University's professional service units.
• Research internships (such as the St Andrews Research Internship Scheme and LaidLaw) are sometimes advertised internally in academic Schools or on funding body websites.  

STEM

• Gradcracker advertises internships related to STEM subjects. 

Disability

• Leonard Cheshire Change 100 Programme is for talented students and graduates with disabilities or long-term health conditions.

International

• The jobs outside the UK page includes advice, information and resources to help you find international opportunities.
• GoinGlobal advertises worldwide internships.
• Saltire Scholar internships - a year-long transformational development journey, culminating in an 8-12 week funded summer internship with host companies from all over the world.
• Pagoda Projects - internships and sustainabile global experiences
• RISE Professional offers summer research internships in Germany to Masters and PhD students from the USA, Canada, UK, and Ireland at companies and non-university research institutions with strong industry relations.