Lboro Talent Match

Loughborough Talent Match has been designed to help organisations, in the UK and globally, with their recruitment.
We offer a range of internship programmes – Micro-Internships, Finalist Internships and Masters (Postgraduate) Internships - for UK based companies. Information, including dates and funding, can be found below.
We also actively welcome and encourage international companies to get in touch and benefit from the great skills and knowledge our international and home students can bring to your business. Our Talent Match Global programme provides an excellent opportunity for you to engage with our students through short-term internships or a work-related project brief - for more information see below.
For those interested in a more bespoke recruitment package, please look at our Talent Match+ Offering.
If you are a Loughborough University student interested in Talent Match, please register your interest in the relevant programme (below), this will ensure you are kept up to date with all the relevant information.
First and Second Years - Micro-Internship Programme (Register your interest)
Finalists (2024) and Graduates (2023) - Finalist Internship Programme (Register your interest)
Post Graduate Students - Masters Internship Programme (Register your interest)
Why recruit our students?
There are many reasons why you should want to recruit our brilliant students, graduates and masters students at Loughborough University. We remain a Top 10 University in all of the UK league table rankings and excel across many disciplines. The courses themselves are high quality, highly ranked and accredited with many containing industry-based content, allowing the students to understand not just the theory but also the practicality of what they are studying.
Our students are highly driven and with many of them playing high level sport they have the competitive edge often required to be successful in the workplace. Loughborough students are confident, self-assured and have fantastic interpersonal skills, which all means they are ready to hit the ground running when they start a role.
Micro-Internships
Our Micro-Internship programme is a great opportunity to get support from our fantastic students on a very flexible basis.
Key Information
- 50-hour long Internships
- They can stretch across a number of weeks, we are suggesting between (4-8 weeks)
- Student(s) will be able to come in and support on a specific project or piece of work during this period
- Opportunities will be aimed at our first and second years
- If you are impressed by the student, we would suggest offering them further opportunities in your business, whether this is through Part Time work, Summer Internship etc
- Top talent available
- The roles will be fully funded* by the University
Programme Dates
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Forms and Processes
Dates required by
Registration Form
October 16th
Job Description
October 16th
Launch Event / Roles Live
October 19th
Application Closing Dates
November 12th
Interviews
w/c 20th, 27th November, 4th December
Confirm Recruits
w/c 11th December
Start Dates
Start of January
End dates
March
If you are interested in hosting a Micro-Internship, either complete the registration form here, or if you do have any questions reach out to us on employer.services@lboro.ac.uk. We would be more than happy to talk through this in more detail.
*Funding is always subject to availability. We have a limited amount of this available and we will be operating on a first come first serve basis (once the opportunity is secured by one of our students).
Finalist Internships
Our Finalist Internship Programme is a great opportunity for you to take on one of our fantastic final year students to work on a key project for your organisation. The internship has the ability to be flexible across the academic year (Starting from January – ending end of April.) This is a great chance for a final year student to gain some work experience and complete a internship/project. From your perspective, it’s a chance for you to get some high-level support from a talented student and to view the opportunity as a ‘try before you buy,’ you may find that after the 100 hours that you are keen to keep the student in some capacity.
Key Information
- 100-hour paid work opportunity
- Flexible – (students can work up to 16 hours per week during term time)
- Internships to be completed between January – end of April
- Aimed at Finalists 2024 and Graduates 2023
- The role will need to be of a suitable level (Graduate entry level)
- Part funded by the University* with remainder paid by Employer (80:20 split)
Programme Dates
Forms and Processes |
Dates required by |
Registration Form |
w/c 16th October |
Job Specification |
w/c 16th October |
Launch Events / Roles Live |
October 24th |
Application Closing Dates |
November 26th |
Interviews |
w/c 4th 11th December |
Confirm Recruits |
w/c 18th December |
Start Dates |
Start of January |
Next steps
If you are interested in hosting a Finalist Internship, please action the following:
- Complete the registration form by clicking here
- Complete a Finalist Internship Job advert by clicking here
If you do have any questions please reach out to us on employer.services@lboro.ac.uk and we would be more than happy to talk through this in more detail.
*Part funding details to be confirmed. Funding is always subject to availability. We have a limited amount of funding available and we will be operating on a first come first serve basis (once the opportunity is secured by one of our finalists or grads).
Masters (postgraduate) Internships
Our Talent Match Masters (postgraduate) internship programme has been designed to help SMEs utilise our students’ skills and expertise for short-term projects and resourcing. It is a great chance to bring a masters student into the business, gain fresh perspectives and benefit from the impact and added value they bring.
We have potential funding available to cover a large amount of the student salary for the internship and, in addition, our free recruitment support ensures a stress-free service from advertising roles on our careers’ portal, to sifting through the applications and assisting with shortlisting.
Key Information
- 100 hours spread over 6-8 weeks
- Flexible hours per week to fit with your needs (students can work up to 20 hours per week during term time)
- Internships to be completed between February – end of March 2024
- Aimed at Masters students starting their course in October 2023
- The role will need to be of a suitable level (Masters level)
- Part funded by the University* with remainder paid by Employer
Programme Dates
- Registration & Job Description form submitted 22nd October 2023
- Roles go Live 30th October 2023
- Application Closing Date 30th November 2023
- Interviews take place w/c 4th & 11th December 2023
- Confirm successful recruit 15th January 2024
- Interships take place February - March 2024
Now Open! - Next Steps
We would be delighted to work with you in providing internship opportunities for our students. If you are interested in hosting a Masters (postgraduate) internship, please click below to complete the form:
Click here to register for Masters (postgraduate) internship
If you do have any questions please reach out to us on employer.services@lboro.ac.uk and we would be more than happy to talk through this in more detail.
*Part funding details to be confirmed. Funding is always subject to availability. We have a limited amount of funding available and we will be operating on a first come first serve basis (once the opportunity is secured by one of our postgraduates).
Talent Match Global
Our Talent Match Global programme has been designed to help international companies around the world utilise our students’ skills and expertise for short-term projects and resourcing. It is a great chance to introduce a student into the business, gain fresh perspectives and benefit from the impact and added value they bring.
We have funding available to cover the student salary for this virtual internship and, in addition, our free recruitment support ensures a stress-free service from advertising roles on our careers’ portal, to sifting through the applications and assisting with shortlisting.
Key Information
- 50 hours spread over 3-4 weeks
- Internship to take place remotely
- Flexible hours per week to fit your needs (students can work up to 20 hours per week during term time, longer in vacations)
- Internships to be completed between July – end of September 2024
- Aimed at 1st & 2nd year students starting their course in October 2023
- Fully funded by the University*
Programme Dates
- Registration & Job Description form submitted March 2024
- Roles go Live April 2024
- Application Closing Date May 2024
- Interviews take place June 2024
- Interships take place July - September 2024
Next Steps
We would be delighted to work with you in providing virtual internship opportunities for our students. The programme is not yet live, but if you are interested in hosting an internship, or if you have any questions, please reach out to us on employer.services@lboro.ac.uk and we would be more than happy to talk through this in more detail.
*Fully funded once eligibility confirmed. Funding is always subject to availability. We have a limited amount of funding available and we will be operating on a first come first serve basis (once the opportunity is secured by one of our students).
Talent Match funded by Santander
THIS SCHEME IS NOW CLOSED.
Our Santander Funded programme is a great opportunity to support one of our students on a 100 hour internship over the late summer/early autumn.
Key Information
- 100 hour long internships
- Flexibility on the number of weeks, but typically 3-5 weeks long
- Student(s) will be able to come in and support on a specific project or piece of work during this period
- Opportunities will be aimed at any undergraduate students
- Top Talent available
- Fully funded (£1000)
Programme Dates
- Closing Date - 18th June. Register for the programme here.
- June 21st - Roles go live to students
- July 9th - Applications close
- w/c July 10th - Sifting Applications and shortlisting (we do this)
- w/c 17th, 24th, 31st July - Interviews take place
- Roles to start Late Aug/Early September
Wolfson Postgraduate (PGT) Micro-Internships
THIS SCHEME IS CURRENTLY CLOSED
Our PGT Micro-Internship programme is a great opportunity to get support from our fantastic students on a very flexible basis.
Key Information
- 50-hour long Internships
- They can stretch across a number of weeks, we are suggesting between (4-8 weeks)
- Student(s) will be able to come in and support on a specific project or piece of work during this period
- Opportunities will be aimed at postgraduate taught students within The Wolfson School MEME studying a range of MSc programmes
- If you are impressed by the student, we would suggest offering them further opportunities in your business, whether this is through Part Time work, Summer Internship or Graduate role etc.
- Top talent available
- The roles will be fully funded* by the University
Programme Dates
- January – March 3rd – Register to the programme here, and provide internship details here
- March 3rd – Applications Open
- April 24th – Opportunities Close
- W/C April 24th – Sifting Applications and shortlisting (we do this)
If you are interested in hosting a PGT Micro-Internship, either complete the registration form here, or if you do have any questions reach out to us on ws.placements@lboro.ac.uk. We would be more than happy to talk through this in more detail.
*Funding is always subject to availability. We have a limited amount of this available and we will be operating on a first come first serve basis (once the opportunity is secured by one of our students).
Employer Toolkit
These documents have been designed to support you as you work through the recruitment process.
- Top tips for Effective Job adverts
- Top tips for Shortlist Selection & Effective interviews
- Top tips for Effective use of students in the workplace
- Top tips for a Successful Internship
- Top tips for Building on an internship
Talent Match+
Talent Match+ is about providing a more tailored recruitment service for organisations who are keen on recruiting Loughborough students and graduates.
Talent Match+ will support organisations who are looking to recruit one or several students/graduates, whether this is for short-term internships, year placements, or graduate level roles.
Our expert team will be on hand to support and guide you through every stage of the recruitment process, to include:
- Sector leading consultancy about who you are looking to recruit and how.
- Personal Account Manager who you can speak to about any issues throughout all stages.
- Advice and guidance on how to create a standout job advert to engage the students.
- Full advertisement and communications package to ensure your advert reaches the relevant students including a Target Email (worth up to £250).
- Recruitment package to include support for potential students with their applications and sifting through applications to leave the strongest ones, which we will send over for you to move forward with.
- Engagement opportunity either on campus or virtually to interact with students (format to be agreed) i.e. mentoring, workshops, skills sessions.
- Full review after the recruitment has been completed
For more information and pricing for Talent Match+, please get in touch via employer.services@lboro.ac.uk and we will be delighted to speak to you.
Looking for something extra? For those of you who are interested in exploring other options or keen to see how we can build up a different package to support with your Attraction and Recruitment campaign over the next year, please do reach out – employer.services@lboro.ac.uk. We would be excited to create a bespoke service that will help you achieve your aims.