Student placements

Placement students can bring many advantages to your business, whatever its size. Students are work-ready with well-developed skills, and can therefore add real value to your projects.

Taking placement students can also be an efficient recruitment solution as you may end up offering them a permanent graduate job. This can also considerably reduce your recruitment costs and efforts.

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How do placements work?

Undergraduate or postgraduate students work with you on a fixed-term contract for up to a year (sometimes called a 'sandwich' year). They work in an area of your business that is relevant to their course.

In return for their work, we ask that you offer them development opportunities and the chance to take on some responsibility.

During their placement, students may need to complete academic work for their degree. This could be a piece of valuable research for your organisation. Students are also supported by us throughout their placement.

A placement student can give you

a high-calibre employee who is motivated to perform well
fresh, innovative ideas
a flexible way to resource a short-term project
cost effective graduate recruitment.

Subject expertise

You can hire placement students with a wide range of subject expertise:

Arts
Business, Finance and Marketing
Design and Architecture
Fashion
Health
Media

Pharmacy
Retail
Science and Engineering
(includes maths, environment, computing and product design)
Sport and Service Management
(includes leisure, sports business management, hospitality and retail)
Teaching.

Success stories

Each year, numerous organisations across a wide range of sectors benefit from resourcing their projects with our high-calibre students on placement. Here are just a few of the many success stories.

Eschmann Equipment

Eschmann takes on placement students to help with to help with projects and staffing needs.

JBA consulting

JBA takes on placement students to help with flood risk management project.

Brighton and Sussex University Hospital

BSUH NHS Trust take on placement students to help in the pathology department.