Competition for positions in international development is on the rise — but so are the number of internship opportunities.
Opportunities for work experience programs are at an all-time high in the U.K., where an unprecedented 13,049 paid programs are expected to be made available in 2015 — up by 8 percent since last year, according to a 2015 report by High Fliers Research, which specializes in student and graduate recruitment studies.
Internships can be a great way to allow graduates to gain insight into the sector and lead to further opportunities, and many employers highly rate professional experience in the field. Recruiters have confirmed that 31 percent of this year’s entry-level positions in the U.K. are expected to be filled by graduates who have already worked for their organizations, either through paid internships, industrial placements or vacation work, according to the High Fliers report.
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Helen Morgan
Helen Morgan is a journalist and editor, primarily focusing on climate change, migration, humanitarian crises, and human rights. She was previously an Associate Editor at Devex, where she managed the op-eds section and led a project covering climate resilience in small island developing states. Helen was also features editor at World Politics Review, and editor and writer at the environmental think tank WRI, as well as editing for The New Humanitarian. She lives and works in Barcelona, Spain.
