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Internship opportunities

According to the Global MBA Graduate Survey 2007, about half of MBA job offers originate from internships or work-based projects, a figure that is increasing year on year. Some key recruiters no longer accept direct applications from graduates, hiring only from their internship programmes, and most US schools have made internships compulsory.

An internship gives you the opportunity to put your skills to use in the real world, demonstrating your value to a company and ultimately increasing the chances of a job offer. From an employer's perspective, an internship can be a 'trial run' without any of the usual contractual obligations - almost a 12 week-long interview.

Internships are for a salaried period of 10-12 weeks over the summer and are undertaken whilst also completing your consultancy project and dissertation. It's hard work combining your project and your internship, but it's a great opportunity for you to showcase your talents to the sponsor and get to know the organisation in-depth.