Name: Andrew

University: University of Exeter

Course: MSc International Management

Country: UK

Heading to: Sydney, Australia

For how long: 20 – 24 weeks

Starting: September 2010

Programme: Graduate Marketing Internships programme

Andrew has just applied for his graduate marketing internship in Sydney. We asked Andrew a couple or questions on why he applied and what he is most looking forward to in Australia. These were his replies:

What are you most looking forward to in Australia?

Not going to lie, really looking forward to experiencing southern hemisphere culture and weather. Having done various modules in branding and tourism I am aware of various marketing campaigns that tourism Australia has created, where the bloody hell am I?, on my way!

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

Internships in my eyes signify a desire and willingness to learn. What I want out of this is an experience on which I can look back on and feel that it helped to shape my personality and also my career path in some way, shape or form. I hope to achieve a strong sense of satisfaction that I have accomplished something constructive and if I can lay some roots down in Australia for future careers then this will obviously be a massive advantage.

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

As I said, internships represent desire and a commitment. I want my CV to show that I have the drive and motivation to move abroad into a foreign environment and work successfully as an expatriate. Also taking an unpaid internship shows that I am willing to accept poor financial return for something that means so much to me.

Why are you travelling to Australia for your internship?

Australia is a growing economy, it offers many opportunities for expatriates who only speak English. The weather is a big attraction for employees not just tourists and it represents an opportunity to develop a new group of friends and to experience life in another country. All of this is important to me in shaping my self and also my future.

If you’re interested in a  summer marketing internship or a graduate marketing placement, click through to the Marketing Internships page for full details on the programme and example marketing internships.

University: Manchester Metropolitan University

Course: BA (Hons) Fashion

Currently in: Sydney, Australia

For how long: 20 weeks

Louisa is a graduate from MMU and is looking to move into fashion marketing and has applied for an internship  in either Sydney or Melbourne in this area. Louisa has been looking for a graduate job since she graduated but has found this very tough with no marketing experience on her CV. Although Louisa has not studied marketing exactly she will get experience in this area while on an internship Sydney or Melbourne.

Louisa has had some experience in the UK while studying, this has been mainly in fashion design. The goal is to place Louisa into a small to medium sized fashion company where she can get a good grounding in how the business runs and work on the company marketing of their products.

Louisa has agreed to keep us up to date weekly on her internship (thanks again Louisa!) search which began at the beginning of September with Intern Options. The Sydney office is currently talking with the contacts they have in Sydney and Melbourne about a position for Louisa and I understand they are getting pretty close!

So I will hand you over to Louisa to fill you in on all the details from applying to getting her offer (hopefully soon) through to moving to Sydney/ Melbourne and keeping you up-to-date on how her fashion marketing internship is going.

If you’re interested in a Fashion Internship in Australia you can check out the programme details as well as Fashion Internships company and position descriptions for fashion placements in Sydney or Melbourne.