Name: Molly

University: Susquehanna University

Course: Business Administration, Human Resource Emphasis

Country: United States

Heading to: Sydney, Australia

For how long: 10 weeks

Starting: May 2010

Programme: HR Internships programme

Molly applied with her friend Megan for a Summer 2010 Internship in Sydney, Australia. We will be placing Molly for 10 weeks into an HR internship in Sydney. We have been receiving a large number of US applications similar to Molly and Megan’s for a short summer 2010 internship.

Below are some comments from Molly on why she decided to apply for an HR Internship in Sydney.

What are you most looking forward to in Australia?

I am mostly looking forward to my internship that I will get in Australia. I am excited to get more experience in the Human Resource field.

Why are you travelling to Australia for your internship?

I am traveling to Australia for my internship because of the international experience that I will get while interning there. I am also excited about experiencing a new culture, including meeting new people, trying new foods, and seeing new places.

What do you think this internship/ placement will add to your CV?
I think this internship placement will add international experience to my CV and to me this is an essential aspect that I want for my CV.

If you’re a US applicant please click here:

Summer 2010 Internships for US college students/ graduates

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If you’re interested in a placement year HR internship, summer internship or a graduate Human Resources placement, click through to the HR Internships page for full details on the programme and example events internship company and positions descriptions.

Name: Beth

University: University West of England

Course: Tourism Management BA Hons Degree

Country: UK

Heading to: Sydney, Australia

For how long: 6 months

Starting: June 2010

Programme: Event Planning Internships programme

Beth applied in February for her internship to start in June. Beth is on her sandwich placement as part of her university degree. She is required to do 12 months which she will either do all in Australia or half in Australia and then finish off the remainder in the UK.

Beth has an interview in the next week or so for a great company in Sydney. The role will involve organising the national conference for an engineering body in Australia. Although this will be an event planning role there could also be the opportunity for Beth to be involved in the marketing and promotion of the event as well.

What are you most looking forward to in Australia?

I’m looking forward to the winter not being anywhere near as cold as England’s winter! I can’t wait to have the beach pretty much in my backyard. I’m hoping it lives up to it’s expectations because I’ve been told Australia is an amazing place to travel to. And of course…I want to see the famous sights of Sydney!

What do you hope to achieve/ learn on your internship?

I’m hoping to achieve an in depth understanding of Events that take place in countries other than the UK from first hand experience.  I want to see whether things are done differently over there to what they are like here.

What do you think this internship/ placement will add to your CV?

Hopefully, it will add experience into the field of career I want to go into after my degree. It’s not only a great experience to travel and work in Australia, but also it’s going to make me more attractive to future employees.

Why are you travelling to Australia for your internship?

Once in a lifetime opportunity.

How jealous do you think your friends are going to be?

They are already pretty jealous! They are saying they are going to miss me like mad but want me to go because they would kill to have this opportunity. Plus they want to come visit…!

Anything else you can think of…

…I want to explore and experience life  down under.

If you’re interested in a placement year event planning internship, summer internship or a graduate Event Management placement, click through to the Event Planning Internships page for full details on the programme and example events internship company and positions descriptions.

Name:

University: Robert Schuman University

Course: Master Entertainment & Media Management

Country: Belgium

Heading to: Sydney, Australia

For how long: 13 weeks

Starting: April 2010

Programme: IT Internships programme

Harun is currently in Australia on a working holiday visa and has applied for an IT internship in the fields of Programming, Testing, Analysis, Database Management. Harun is talking to our Sydney office now and should be placed pretty soon.

Below are some comments from Harun about why he chose Sydney in Australia for his internship.

What are you most looking forward to in Australia?

I’d like to learn more about the Australian culture and the working world in Australia.

What do you hope to achieve/ learn on your internship?

I want to succeed in my internship in order to learn the most about the working way abroad. Moreover, the opportunity to show my experience from Europe and perhaps learn new language or methodology.

What do you think this internship/ placement will add to your CV?

It will add the fact that I can work in an International environment and will justify my capacity to speak and work in English.

Why are you travelling to Australia for your internship?

From Europe, Australia is considered as a paradise. In addition, it is a native English speaker country which affords me the possibility to practice my English.

How jealous do you think your friends are going to be?

Due to their budget or marital status, it is not possible for them to travel in Australia. Although they miss me, they are not too jealous.

If you’re interested in a placement year, Computing or IT internship, summer internship or a graduate placement, click through to the IT Internships page for full details on the programme and example company and positions descriptions.

We hope 2010 is going well for you!

We know most of you are in the middle of assignments so it is a busy time of the year for you. We also know that in the back of your mind you are still thinking about your placement year or summer internship and that you need to get onto that…

So we have made this easy for you.

In this update you will find a range of internship opportunities, example internships and profiles of students we have placed this year. More importantly it will give you all the information you and your parents need to make a decision and how to apply for your dream Australian or New Zealand internship in 2010.

Who are Intern Options? – Intern Options is a specialist UK based internship company that focuses solely on work placements and internship opportunities in Australia and New Zealand. We are the only internship company in the UK to deal exclusively with Australia and New Zealand.

What’s on this month?

• Summer 2010 Internships – Additional information PDF
• Student and Graduate feedback on the Blog
• Meet the Intern Options team at your university
• Hospitality & Tourism Internships – Additional Information PDF
• How to apply for your Internship
• Internship Vacancies

www.InternOptions.com

Marketing Internship, PR & Media Internship, Summer Internship, Finance Internship, Accounting Internship, Business Internship, Tourism Internship Computing Internship, Sydney Internship, Film Internship, Australia Internship, New Zealand Internship, Melbourne Internship Hospitality Internship

Name: Andrew

University: Newcastle University

Course: BA Business and Economic Studies

Heading to: Sydney, Australia

For how long: 15 weeks

Starting: March 2010

Programme: Event Planning Internship programme

Andrew applied for an Events internship on the 29th of January 2010. We have already found Andrew a placement which was lightening fast. It also meant I was too slow in getting Andrew’s profile up on our blog.

So tomorrow morning Andrew will be speaking with an Australian charity on the phone to secure his internship. Andrew will be starting in March this year and completing a 15 week internship in Sydney.

Andrew is currently in Auckland (where Jon from Intern Options from *sigh*) and the weather is in the 30′s, yes another sigh!

Andrew has a little events work experience on his CV. This will be a great internship in Sydney. Intern Options have placed interns with this charity in Sydney previously and all have had great things to say about the charity and the work they were given.

The three top objectives Andrew wanted to achieve during his event planning internship were:

• To broaden my experience of event organization and management, particularly in the variety of events managed.
• To develop my skills in event management by being involved in all areas and stages of the process.
• To better my understanding of implementing clients’ needs.

So we should find out this week that Andrew has been offered his events internship in Sydney. We wish Andrew all the best and we know this will be a very valuable piece of work experience to have on his CV. He can also continue to work on his tan in the summer sun in Sydney.

If you’re interested in a placement year event planning internship, summer internship or a graduate Events placement, check out the Event Planning Internships page for full details on the programme and example events internship company and positions descriptions.

University: Bournemouth University

Course: Business Studies

Heading to: Sydney, Australia

For how long: 6 months

Starting: June 2010

Programme: Marketing Internships programme

We first met Martin at the end of 2009 with his father in our office. It was great to talk through the programme with Martin and his dad.

On Friday Martin had his phone interview for a very good marketing internship in Sydney. The company Martin interviewed for we have placed many interns into before, all having great things to say about the company.

After reading over the tips sheet we sent Martin on doing phone interviews, it sounds like he did a great job. We will find out on Monday if he got the internship position.

If you’re interested to read the tips on how to do a phone interview, click through to the Phone Interview Tips article on our blog for more information and practical tips.

From here we will have plenty of time to help Martin with his visa application, looking at flights, insurance, accommodation options in Sydney and setting up his free Australian bank account.

Martin is required to do a 12 month placement by his placement office at Bournemouth University.

We have placed Martin into a 6 month marketing internship, as this is the longest we can place with one company on a working holiday visa. After the first placement we will guarantee Martin a second consecutive marketing internship for 6 months. Otherwise he can find his own paid marketing job to satisfy his placement office, or he can return to the UK to finish his second six months.

If you’re interested in a placement year marketing internship or a graduate marketing placement, check out the Marketing Internships page for full details on the programme and example marketing internship company and positions descriptions.

Hey guys so thought I would update……

I have come a long way since applying for my intern with Intern Options…..It is my 2nd week here in OZ and yes I have survived so far!!!!!

After my incredible long flight of 20 hours I arrived from the UK to the fab sunshine here in Sydney. Met with my land lady to my new digs and she and the shared house is awesome! Felt at home straight away!!!!!

I have just completed my 1st week to of my Film internship and it’s a challenge, hard work yes, lots to learn yes, but I’m ready for the challenge, the team is awesome. I was lucky enough to be here for Australia Day so I did my 1st film shoot for 1 of the many events being held all around the city! Three days into my intern so that was pretty cool!

As for now missing home sucks but with Skype and all the web as we know it, this HELPS!!!! Speaking to loved ones etc is cool….

So here I am……I have many adventures to explore here yet and I can’t wait!

If I can help any of you guys with anything give me a shout I will be happy to share the unknown to you…..

If you are interested in a film internship like Keeley or Stuart’s in Sydney or Melbourne, check out the Film Internships page for programme details and example company and position descriptions.