Gain Valuable Real-World Experience
From summer work to work shadowing and jobs on campus, all experience counts.
Here is where, how and why you can start building up your CV with experience today.
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Find out the different ways you can gain CV experience below.
Gain Valuable Real-World Experience
Whether you are looking for a funded summer internship, a short-term Micro Internship, or work overseas, you can use MyFuture to search and find work experience opportunities. <>p These experiences will help you build your employability skills and boost your confidence.
They can also help put what you’ve learned on your course into practice, enhancing your CV and graduate prospects.
Funded Summer Internships
Attention students!
Are you looking for an incredible opportunity to gain valuable experience and boost your future employability skills?
Look no further than Queen's University Belfast's Summer Internships.
Whether you're interested in working with small to medium enterprises (SMEs), charities, or the public and third sector, these internships offer an amazing opportunity for you. By interning in these sectors, you can make a significant impact, have your contributions highly valued, and enjoy a more varied and tailored experience.
Internships are one of two durations:
- Micro-internships - Micro internships involve approximately 94 hours and you will receive a £1,130 bursary upon completion, funded by Santander Universities.
- 8 weeks – slightly longer full-time experience, where you can earn approximately £3,330 (gross salary).
Key Dates
Typically, our Summer Internships commence after the academic year comes to an end during the months of May and June.
However, each Internship is different and specific dates will be set by the host employer.
Internships are advertised on the jobs section of MyFuture from 12 February 2025 - search for summer internships in MyFuture using the prefix QUBINTERN.
Register an interest in an Internship
Join mailing list to register your interest in funded summer internship
We are currently over the next few months compiling a mailing list of students interesting in funded summer internships.
To receive an email to let you know when the Internship Programme is opening follow the instructions below:
1. Click into the register an interest link below which takes you into MyFuture.
2. Login with your Queen's login details
3. Click the “Book” button on the top right hand corner of the event in MyFuture.
Whether you're interested in working with small to medium enterprises (SMEs), charities, or the public and third sector, these internships offer an amazing opportunity for you.
By interning in these sectors, you can make a significant impact, have your contributions highly valued, and enjoy a more varied and tailored experience.
Work Shadowing
Not sure which career path is right for you?
Our Employer Engagement team have strong links with top companies in NI and further afield who are keen to recruit our students and there is a lot of support available to help you find a suitable opportunity.
Work shadowing is a great way to try a career on for size to see if it fits.
Shadowing a professional can help bring a job to life – you may decide it’s the career for you, or you may be inspired down another route. Either way, it’ll help you define your career plan and narrow your options for you.
The next Work Shadowing Week will take place in Semester 2 on 14-17 April 2025!
Find out more about Work Shadowing WeekDiscover a different culture
Keen to travel and experience a new culture whilst you study?
Our Global Opportunities Team offer work and study abroad opportunities in other countries, including the chance to spend up to a year at an overseas university.
Some courses offer periods of study and work abroad as part of your degree.
All Queen's students have access to a range of life-changing travel opportunities suited to every study level and discipline.
You can go abroad for the summer, for a semester or for a whole year.
Find out more about Global OpportunitiesOwn your future with a Future-Ready Award
We want to help you shine in the increasingly competitive graduate job market.
Employers are looking for more than just a degree: they want to see proof that you have built up valuable work-related skills during your time at Queen’s.
Completing our Future-Ready Award, is the perfect way to really demonstrate your skills to future employers.
Our top employers tell us why initiatives like the Future-Ready Award help students stand out from the crowd.
Find out about the Future-Ready Award