Business internships programme
Ready to change lives and inject new ideas into your business? Hosting a Kingston Business School student internship could be the perfect solution. Find out how to make it happen.
Business internships at Ji8¸£ÀûÍø
What is a business internship?
Our pioneering business internships give students the opportunity to gain practical skills, experience and knowledge by working at a real-world firm or organisation.
We understand the need to equip today’s graduates with workplace skills. Business internships enable employers and students to grow and learn together.
Read on to find out more about what a Ji8¸£ÀûÍø intern could bring to your organisation.
What could your organisation gain?
Join our internship programme to change lives and help prepare students for the world of work. You’ll gain hard workers with fresh knowledge, plenty of enthusiasm and a keen, current interest in your area of expertise.
Kingston University student interns are:
- Professionally skilled workers who have had intensive training and career support from dedicated coaches
- Equipped with workplace skills thanks to our Navigate Programme
- Ready to apply their practical learning and critical understanding to the world of work
- From diverse backgrounds and countries
- Potential future employees for your talent pipeline
How to host a successful internship
Like the sound of hosting a Ji8¸£ÀûÍø intern at your organisation? Here are our top tips for a successful internship.
- Set goals from day one to make sure you get the results you need
- Establish expectations and day-to-day objectives regularly
- Create challenges to benefit both you and the intern
- Plan an induction to show your intern around and identify any training needs
- Find a mentor to train the intern, set boundaries and communicate clearly
Who can recruit interns from Kingston Business School?
Thinking about hosting an intern? You should be able to:
- Provide an internship for 30–40 hours a week, for a minimum of of 10 weeks
- Offer a role relevant to the student’s degree
- Offer the National Minimum or London Living Wage, and pay students through PAYE
- Have public liability and employers’ liability insurance in line with UK industry standards
- Provide feedback to the University on students’ performance
How the recruitment process works
- Find an intern
Create a job advert and send it to our Placements Team to upload. Students can apply directly to you, or we can create a shortlist for you. You will always have the final say on who you take on. - Complete the documents
Fill out the required health and safety and Host Agreement forms. - The internship
Your intern will gain valuable experience, understand your expectations and develop key skills. You’ll also be helping the community by shaping student perceptions.
Recruitment timeline: key dates
- December onwards: advertise your vacancy with us
- January and February: review applications
- March: interview process
- April: confirm offers
- May: successful student starts work experience with you
Our Business Readiness Programme
Not sure whether your student will be ready to take on an internship? Our Business Readiness Programme offers a range of skills and training to prepare interns for the workplace.
Students must attend and pass assessments on the Business Readiness Programme before starting an internship. As an employer, you should follow your own recruitment process too.
Frequently asked questions about business internships
Internship students come from the following undergraduate courses:
Navigate modules are part of our Future Skills programme. They are embedded across all three years of every degree programme, and provide practical learning and resources to help prepare students for the world of work.
Kingston Business School has connections with a wide range of companies including:
- Global multinationals
- Small cutting-edge enterprises
- Public sector organisations
We help place students into internships in various sectors. We even offer a free consultancy service to help our host organisations find the perfect fit.
Our business students are hard-working, focused and ambitious. Here are some of the common career paths for different course graduates:
Accounting and finance graduates
- A role at an accounting firm or accounting department
- Private or public sector
Business management graduates
- Finance officer
- Marketing manager
- HR administrator
- Personal banker and adviser
Marketing and advertising graduates
- Advertising and communications
- A wide variety of marketing roles
- Leadership and decision-making positions.
Get in touch
Interested in hosting an internship at your organisation? Contact Kingston Business School on +44 (0)20 8417 9000 to find out more.