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.

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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

• 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).

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

Programme Dates

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).

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

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).

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

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).

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 

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 3^rd – Register to the programme here, and provide internship details here
• March 3^rd – Applications Open
• April 24^th – Opportunities Close
• W/C April 24^th – 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).

These documents have been designed to support you as you work through the recruitment process.

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• 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

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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.