Today I’ve decided to discuss a topic that might be on the minds of most international students. After studying, what happens? Well, I’m here to tell you that whatever you aim for is totally possible. I’ll be outlining two major routes to making this happen.

Route 1: find an internship

Some programmes at City already offer the option of an internship integrated within the course – check out the City website to find out whether your particular course of interest offers this.

If you’re interested in obtaining an internship, I would advise you to start searching for your internship position at the beginning of the academic year. This gives you an advantage over other applicants. City also has resources available to help you find an internship, such as the Careers Service and the Professional Liaison Unit (for School of Mathematics, Computer Science & Engineering  students only).

Route 2: find a graduate job

If you decide not to take the internship route, the second option will be applying for full-time graduate roles. I must state here that the mistake most students make is not applying on time. When is on time? In my opinion this would be in September/October. Now remember this is just the start of the semester. To stand out, you’ll need to connect with City’s Careers Services (as mentioned above). They’re amazing when it comes to the events they organise, such as career fairs, networking sessions, a CV surgery and other free consultations. As a City student you will have access to all of this, so why waste it?

I would also advise practising psychometric and aptitude tests, especially if you’ve been out of school for awhile before undertaking your postgraduate degree. It’s a lot of practice but it’s worth it in the end.

I hope this is helpful, I’ll be talking about preparing for interviews and assessment centres in my next post. In the meantime, let me know about any questions you might have!