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Step Into Industry

At a time when more and more students are graduating every year – and entering an increasingly competitive job market – having a degree may not be enough to secure the job you want. Step can help you gain that all important work experience to help you stand out from the crowd in a meaningful way.

Following the success of our short summer placement programme, we are now getting more and more requests from businesses for one year ‘sandwich-style’ placements.

So if you are looking for a year-long placement as part of your studies, you’ve come to the right place.

We have a growing number of opportunities offering meaningful work and experience in a range of forward thinking businesses, both small and large.

You will be supported throughout by either a member of our central team or one of our dedicated local partners, who source the opportunities, match suitable candidates and deal with all the admin.

Register on our Opportunities portal and apply for the positions which you think best suit your interests and potential.

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Why Step?

Step has over 10 years of experience in developing some of the UK’s most highly regarded placement programmes.

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We have managed and are further developing the highly acclaimed Shell Step programme that has won numerous awards and accolades. We’ve harnessed this experience and knowledge to create the kind of opportunities where our talented students and graduates can flourish.

Our programmes stand out for all of the right reasons – they are innovative, forward thinking and flexible. We have built strong links with a variety of employers – from small businesses to multinational corporations - all operating across a multitude of sectors.

 

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Introducing our three core programmes, built upon the award winning Shell Step programme:

step classic undergraduate programme Step Classic: project based placements for undergraduates in the summer vacation.

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graduate step placement programme
Graduate Step: 2-3 month internships offering meaningful, paid work for recent graduates.

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step into industry placement programmes
Step into Industry: 6-12 month placements for undergraduates looking for a sandwich ‘year-out’ and with work closely related to your area of academic study.

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Introducing the London Innovation Placement Programme supported by London Development Agency This programme provides talented students, graduates and postgraduates to work on innovative projects in a range of London-based organisations.

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