Business & Retail

Year 2 Internships

Unlike other sectors, retail firms do not always offer summer placements. The ones that do are listed below. There is a great variety of opportunities on offer including sales, marketing, finance, HR, operations, supply chain etc. Many are client facing and business orientated.

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Bank of England Summer Placement
Bank of England
London
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  Bank of England. 6-8 weeks in the summer on an individual research project working closely with economists and analysts to collect and analyse data. Graduate offers are made to outstanding performers at the end of the internship. Practice Bank of England online tests HERE.
Proctor & Gamble Internship
Proctor & Gamble
Brooklands (Surrey), Newcastle on Tyne, Harrogate, Dublin
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  Proctor & Gamble offer a range of summer internships across the following areas: Sales Marketing Finance Manufacturing R&D IT Product supply Design, animation, engineering market research
BAE Systems Summer Placement
BAE Systems
UK Wide
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  BAE Systems. 12 week placements in business, consulting, engineering or finance. . You will need an engineering, numerical or scientific subject to apply.
Sellafield Ltd Summer Placement
Sellafield Ltd
Cumbria, Cheshire
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  Sellafield Ltd. 10 week summer placements for engineering, science and business students. Location is in Cumbria or Cheshire.
Google Summer Internship
Google
London
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  Google. Technical, sales and admin internships available throughout Europe.
Christie’s Auction House Work Experience
Christie's Auction House
London
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  Christie’s Auction House. An opportunity to spend a maximum period of two weeks within the company gaining an insight into the work of an international art business and observing day-to-day operations. The programme is run for the benefit of applicants with a genuine interest in art, business or a career in the Art World.
Tesco Summer Placements
Tesco
Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  Tesco. They offer a whole range of summer placements across both business and commercial operations. Opportunities exist within finance, food, marketing, online, supply chain, stores, technology software engineering and technology product. All about 10 weeks in length.
Smith & Williamson Summer Placement
Smith & Williamson
UK Wide
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  Smith & Williamson. 6 weeks in the Tax or Business Services Division.
Tata Steel Work Placement
Tata Steel
Wales
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  Tata Steel. 3-12 month placements. Opportunities in engineering, technical & manufacturing, R&D, business functions – HR, IT, finance, supply chain, procurement, environment etc
Natwest Group Summer Internship
Natwest Group
UK Wide
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  Natwest Group: programmes available in markets & banking, retail & wealth and central areas such as business services, risk, finance, technology and operations. They also offer a 12 week winter internship starting in January.
Turner & Townsend Work Placement
Turner & Townsend
UK wide
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  Turner & Townsend. 8-10 week work placement run between July and September with this global professional services firm.
Financial Conduct Authority Summer Placement
Financial Conduct Authority
London
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ten-week summer internships offer a real insight into both the FCA and financial services – if you do well you could be offered a place on their grad programme. Find out more about how to prepare for the job assessment process of The FCA HERE.
First Group Summer Placement
First Group
UK Wide
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  First Group. Large transport group, offering 12 week placements. Located across the UK.With a Summer Internship, you could join any part of the Group, Bus or Rail divisions within an Operations, Engineering, Finance or a Commercial function.
Mace Summer Placement
Mace
UK Wide
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  Mace. They offer a 10 week summer placement as well as an Insight week. Opportunities exist in quantity surveying, project management, construction management, facilities management and project control.
Exxon Mobile Summer Placements
Exxon Mobile
UK Wide
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  Exxon Mobile.Placements commence in July of each year and typically last eight weeks. They are project-based and will introduce you to real work the company is undertaking that is challenging, engaging and diverse. Recent projects have included initiatives on key energy variables, furnace monitoring, plant optimisation and more. For technical schemes, applications are welcomed from […]
Balfour Beatty Summer Placements
Balfour Beatty
UK Wide
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  Balfour Beatty: 8-12 week summer internships in civil engineering, commercial management, business management, quantity surveying or construction management.
ARUP Summer Placement
ARUP
UK Wide
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  ARUP. A global firm of designers, planners, engineers, consultants and technical experts, offering summer placements, in building services and civil engineering. Offices throughout the UK.
Bloomberg Summer Placement
Bloomberg
London
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  Bloomberg. A leading financial vendor offering a range of 10-12 week internships in data analytics, sales, technology and news. They also offer a Spring Insight week.
Zurich Work Placement
Zurich
UK Wide
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  Zurich is one of the worlds largest insurers and offers a 12 week programme with a choice of roles within business management, finance, actuarial or technology.The opportunities are a great way of gaining experience in a multinational company and finding out first hand if this is the career for you.
AISESEC Internships
AISESEC
Global
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  AISESEC An association called AIESEC runs international internships from 6 weeks to 18 months. It’s a global organisation run by students. They are present in over 110 countries and territories and with over 60,000 members; AIESEC is the world’s largest youth-run organization. AIESEC offers young people the opportunity to participate in international internships, global volunteering, […]
PWC – Summer Internships
PWC
UK Wide
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  PWC. 6-8 weeks in one of the following areas: Risk Assurance, Actuarial, Consulting, Legal, Tax, Deals, Audit, and Technology. Working alongside specialists in your chosen business area – you’ll be a valued member of the team, with graduate level responsibility. You’ll be assigned to client projects to develop your understanding of what is involved. Practice […]
Jaguar Land Rover Summer Placement
Jaguar Land Rover
Coventry
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  Jaguar Land Rover. 3 month summer placement within engineering & technology, design, corporate (HR, marketing, purchasing , property) or manufacturing operations. Sponsorship schemes also offered to students studying either electrical engineering or women studying an appropriate engineering discipline. Practice tailored psychometric tests similar to the ones used by Jaguar Land Rover HERE.
Adidas Group Summer Placement
Adidas Group
Germany, US
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  Adidas Group. Internships mostly in Germany and the US.
Dow Jones Summer Internships
Dow Jones
London
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  Dow Jones – summer internship where you will join a team for eg technology, HR, marketing, corporate partnerships. Normally 10 weeks in length. If you apply to one of the DJ internship programs, you’ll be joining a group of highly entrepreneurial, driven and yet collegial news junkies. They live and breathe news.
L’Oreal Summer Placement
L'Oreal
Europe
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  L’Oreal. 3 months in either research, operations, finance, marketing, sales, communications, information systems or HR
Centrica Summer Placement
Centrica
London, Manchester, Oxford, Barrow in Furness, South
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  Centrica. 10 week programmes in engineering, finance, marketing, analyst, health, & safety, customer Insight, HR and business leadership.
Ford Summer Placement
Ford
Brentwood, Essex, Dunton, Bridgend, Dagenham,
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  Ford. 12 weeks as aVacation Trainee. Opportunities in either IT, HR, purchasing, finance, business strategy, and product development and smart mobility.
Jacobs Summer Placements
Jacobs
UK-wide
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  Jacobs. Offers a range of internships across many disciplines.
The London Stock Exchange Summer Placement
The London Stock Exchange
London
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  The London Stock Exchange. Exposure to many areas within the Exchange in this 9 week programme. Business or Technology internship programmes.
Grant Thornton Summer Placement
Grant Thornton
UK Wide
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  Grant Thornton. Spend between six and eight weeks over the summer and you’ll get a real insight into life as a trainee business adviser. Opportunities exist in tax, advisory and audit. The internships give penultimate year students the opportunity to work on real projects and take on new responsibilities during the summer between their penultimate […]
Swiss Re Summer Placement
Swiss Re
London, Folkstone
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  Swiss Re. A wholesale provider of reinsurance and insurance products.
Buro Happold Summer Placement
Buro Happold
London, Bath, Edinburgh, Manchester, Leeds
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  Buro Happold. They are an integrated engineering consultancy. They offer an 8 week placement between June and September. With over 30 specialist teams – opportunities exist in engineering, city consulting, HR, marketing or IT.
Aker Solutions Summer Placements
Aker Solutions
London, Winnersh, Aberdeen, Hastings, Great Yarmouth
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  Aker Solutions. 6 week summer programme. They are looking for people taking bachelor’s or master’s degrees in disciplines such as: Mechanical engineering Software engineering Instrumentation Structural/civil engineering Electrical/electronics Metallurgy/materials Process engineering Finance/accounting Business management Law
Pepsico Summer Placement
Pepsico
London
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  Pepsico. Opportunities exist in sales for 10 weeks over the summer in sales, finance or R&D. You could be working with Walkers, Quaker, Tropicana or other UK brands.
Sotheby’s Summer Placement
Sotheby's
London
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  Sotheby’s. Unpaid internship in London with this global art auction house. You will have the opportunity to learn about the inner workings of an auction house, works of art, and potential industry careers.
Sotheby’s Institute Summer Study
Sotheby's Institute
London
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  Sotheby’s Institute. The Summer Study program offers intensive courses in areas of art business, art history and finance. The program is designed for undergraduates, career changers, study abroad participants and those interested in art and cultural history.
EY Summer Internship
EY
UK Wide
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  EY Summer Internship. 6 week programme working with clients in either Assurance, IT Risk, Business risk, Actuarial general or life insurance, business or technology consulting, tax, people advisory, a range of transaction programmes and corporate finance. Find out more about how to prepare for the job assessment process of EY HERE.
Coca Cola: Internships
Coca Cola
London
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  Coca Cola: They offer industrial placements and summer schemes.
Smart Intern China Internships Internships
Smart Intern China Internships
China
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  Smart Intern China Internships. They have a number of internships and placements in Shanghai, Beijing and Taipei, across a range of businesses and sectors, including finance, IT and real estate. Internships are available from 1 month upwards. Each month is chargeable.
Johnson & Johnson Internship
Johnson & Johnson
London, Maidenhead
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  Johnson & Johnson. 8-10 week programme. They have opportunities for you to contribute in areas like: Customer Development Engineering Finance Human Resources Marketing Research and Development (R&D) Supply Chain and Operations Technology
MBDA Summer Placement
MBDA
Stevenage, Bolton, Bristol
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  MBDA. They offer a 10-12 week summer placment in engineering or business. Available mainly in the Technical and Operations Directorates you’ll be studying towards a minimum 2:2 Honours Degree in one of the following disciplines: Engineering (electrical, electronic, mechanical, systems, software, aeronautical, aerospace); Maths; Physics or similar.
Deloitte Summer Placement
Deloitte
UK Wide
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  Deloitte. They offer a range of summer internships lasting 3-6 weeks. Opportunities exist within;Audit & Assurance, Business & Financial Advisory, Government risk and regulation, human capital, real estate, strategy and operations, tax consulting and technology. You need 300-320 UCAS points. Learn more about Deloittes assessment process and online tests HERE.
Siemens Summer Placement
Siemens
UK Wide
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  Siemens. Their three-month summer internship is designed to give you an introduction to the world of a global company. You’ll experience life in either Engineering, Manufacturing, R&D, HR, Communications, Finance, Business Development or IT
Lloyds Summer Placement
Lloyds
London
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  Lloyds (Insurance): Lloyds is an insurance market rather than a company. They offer an 8 week internship from mid-June to mid-August. You’ll be a key member of your team and have a great opportunity to see how Lloyd’s works in action. What you actually do on your placement will vary depending upon the area you […]
Coutts Summer Internship
Coutts
London, Edinburgh, Manchester, Southend, ( customer solutions Internship- UK Wide)
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  Coutts: (RBS Wealth) 10 week rotational programme in Private Banking in London.Within the Private Banking pathway, they have three distinct internship options you can join as – Relationship Management with Coutts, Relationship Management with Adam & Company, or specialist Coutts Global Markets, Wealth & Investment Management programme. If you join the Coutts Global Markets, Wealth […]
Boots Summer Placements
Boots
Nottingham
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  Boots. They have a range of summer internship opportunities available in marketing, merchandising, finance and commercial. Practice Boots Online tests HERE.
McKinsey Associate Intern Programe
McKinsey
London
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  McKinsey. Associate intern positions available across most global offices.Associate Interns join offices and practices (e.g. Digital McKinsey, Marketing & Sales) around the world for 8 – 10 weeks, usually in the summer, to work in teams and directly with clients. You’ll work in teams of typically 3 – 5 consultants, playing an active role in […]
American Express Summer Placement
American Express
London, Brighton, Burgess Hill
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  American Express. Offices in London, Brighton and Burgess Hill. Click here to submit an application. Opportunities in Consulting, marketing, operations, technology and finance.
Vodafone – Summer Internship
Anywhere
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 5 years ago
- Excerpt:
  Vodafone offers a 10-14 week Summer Internship in Technology, HR and Commercial. You’ll be immersed in experiences, responsibilities and opportunities that will open your mind to the future you can shape with tech.
Rolls Royce Business & Enterprise 10-week Summer Internship
Rolls Royce
UK Wide (offices in Derby & Bristol)
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  This programme is all about testing your leadership potential. You’ll get invaluable experience and an amazing insight into the way we work, the culture of Rolls-Royce and the breadth of our business. What you’ll need Working towards a degree in any subject. What’s most important to us is that you live and breathe our values […]
Enterprise Summer Placement
Enterprise
UK Wide
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  Enterprise. You will take on the same responsibilities as the management trainees. You’ll get hands-on experience from the word go, learning about sales, marketing, customer service, business management and administrative support. They also have opportunities for Campus Brand Managers. You will get involved in all aspects of event marketing.
Aberdeen Asset Management Summer Internship
Aberdeen Asset Management
London, Aberdeen, Edinburgh
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  Aberdeen Asset Management:The internships in the UK are open to first to final year undergraduates and graduates. They run annually from May to September and the programme has 3 streams: Investment management: Investment Solutions, Equities, Fixed Income, Property, Private Equity, Quantitative Investment, Infrastructure, Hedge Funds Distribution and Product: Business Development, Marketing, E-Marketing, RFP, Client Services, […]
Four Seasons Hotel Summer Placement
Four Seasons Hotel
Global
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  Four Seasons Hotel. They offer global internships to undergraduates. You will get exposure to operational and management meetings, participate in individual or group projects and have a buddy to guide you through the five stage introductory programme.
Nestle Summer Placements
Nestle
Gatwick, York
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  Nestle. Placements in marketing, finance or manufacturing for 10 weeks each run in York or Gatwick. Find out more about how to prepare for the job assessment process of Nestle HERE.
Jones Laing LaSalle Summer Placement
Jones Laing LaSalle
London, Manchester, Leeds
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  Jones Laing LaSalle – (property) Includes King Sturge. 4 week work experience. Opportunities would include commercial & residential property, project management and building or quantity surveying as well as planning and business opportunities.
Unicredit Summer Internship Programme
Unicredit
London & Europe
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  Unicredit: They offer both a London and an international Internship Programme. The later programme, is sponsored by the Foundation UniCredit & Universities in cooperation with UniCredit and offers the opportunity for students in economics, finance, banking, management, engineering or law to do a 3-months summer internship. Jobs are available in different areas of the bank. […]
BP Summer Placement
BP
Sunbury, Pangbourne, Hull, London, Aberdeen, Swindon
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  BP. 11 weeks within science, engineering, business or Supply & Trading. Practice tailored psychometric tests similar to the ones used by BP HERE.
IBM (Extreme Blue) Summer Placement
IBM
UK Wide
- 2nd Year Internships
- Posted 6 years ago
- Excerpt:
  IBM (Extreme Blue). A very different summer internship. You’ll work in a team with 3 other students – one business student and three technical students. In these teams your challenge will be to develop the technology and business plan that will bring a new product to life for IBM in 12 weeks. There are business […]