There are a range of benefits for offering a student an internship within your business.

Student Business Partnership

Would you like a bright University student to work for you dedicated to solving just one of the challenges you face in developing your business? Our Student Business Partnerships have helped hundreds of companies to do just that.

Exeter students are available to work up to a maximum of 15 hours a week during term-time and up to full-time hours would during the Easter, Summer and Christmas vacation periods.

Types of work

  • Business Analysis and Development
  • Marketing, PR, Advertising and Design
  • Finance and Accounting
  • IT and Computing
  • Research and Product Development
  • Technical
  • Scientific
  • Environmental and Sustainability
  • Sector specialisms

Please see our case studies for examples.

Recruitment Process

  1. Following discussion and agreement on the details of your project, we will advertise your SBP to attract students from the University of Exeter that meet your clear job description and person specification
  2. To create an internship and vacancy. Please complete the Internship Vacancy Form‎ and return it to j.mccreedie@exeter.ac.uk.
  3. We will ask you to please abide by the University’s vacancy advertising rules.
  4. Applications will be made via application form. We can offer a ‘light’ initial sift of any applications that do not meet basic eligibility criteria; leaving you to select the most suitable candidates for interview.
  5. We can provide support and guidance through the whole recruitment and selection process. You may wish to use our standard emails: "Unsuccessful - not called to interview" or "Unsuccessful - at interview"

Forms

Interviews

Your organisation will select and contact the most suitable candidates to attend interviews and reject unsuccessful candidates by email.  Once an ideal candidate has been identified and has accepted the position, we will issue the contracts.  We ask that you respond to candidates who have not been successful at interview and be willing to provide constructive feedback if requested by the candidate.

Training for Students

From the moment the student arrives at Exeter, they will participate in compulsory and optional employability activities and events.

Support for the Internship

The University will support both your organisation and the successful candidate throughout the internship to ensure both parties get the best out of their SBP experience.

Cost

Students are expected to earn a minimum of £6.08 per hour. When setting the rate of pay, we ask you to consider pay expectations in your sector, for that role, and the location of your business. Advice on rates of pay can be provided.  

Subsidy for employer

We are occasionally able to offer government funding to subsidise salary costs and other expenses, and information on funding schemes and eligibility criteria can be provided in more detail.

Find out more

Our Employment Services team are happy to discuss your internship opportunities. Please contact:


Jo McCreedie
Employer Liaison Officer 
Tel: 01392 722617
Email: J.McCreedie@exeter.ac.uk

Case studies