Internship Jobs
An internship is the most reliable way into a competitive field and also the easiest arrangement to get exploited by. The difference usually comes down to two questions: is it paid, and is there structured work at the end of it.
This page collects internship and placement openings from our listings, along with what the law actually says about unpaid internships and how to convert a placement into a permanent offer.
Paid, Unpaid and What the Law Says
In the UK, if you are doing set hours and real work, you are generally a worker and entitled to the National Minimum Wage regardless of what the arrangement is called. Genuine work shadowing and student placements that form part of a course are the main exceptions. Calling a job an internship does not remove the entitlement.
In the US, unpaid internships at for-profit employers are only lawful where the intern is the primary beneficiary, judged against a specific set of factors. Many unpaid internships advertised in practice would not survive that test.
What Internships Pay When They Pay
In the US, paid internships in technology, finance and engineering commonly run $20 to $40 an hour, with the largest technology and banking employers substantially higher. General business internships commonly sit around $15 to $22.
In the UK, paid internships typically pay the National Minimum Wage up to around £22,000 pro rata, with finance and law well above. In Pakistan, internships commonly carry a stipend in the PKR 20,000 to 50,000 range, with international firms paying more.
Converting a Placement Into an Offer
Conversion is normal in structured programmes and rare in unstructured ones, so ask about conversion rates at interview. It is a fair question and the answer tells you what kind of internship it is.
The behaviour that converts is consistent: finish a piece of work end to end rather than assisting on several, document what you did, and make sure someone senior knows about it. Interns who leave behind a working thing get remembered; interns who were helpful do not.
Spotting an Internship That Wastes Your Time
Warning signs are an unpaid full-time commitment at a profitable company, no named supervisor, no defined project, and a description consisting mainly of general support duties. That combination is unpaid labour rather than training.
Anything asking you to pay for a placement, a certificate or a visa is a different problem entirely. Legitimate internships never charge the intern, and international placement schemes charging large fees deserve very close scrutiny.
Common Roles & Job Titles
- Marketing Intern
- Software Engineering Intern
- Finance Intern
- HR Intern
- Data Analyst Intern
- Design Intern
- Research Intern
- Operations Intern
Internship Jobs — Common Questions
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