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Work Placement

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  • 20-11-2012 8:12pm
    #1
    gill91
    Registered Users Posts: 28 ✭


    Hi everyone! i have a work placement coming up soon and i was just wondering if anyone knew any companies in the software development industry that provide work placement/internships?
    Thanks!!


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    #2
    srsly78
    Registered Users Posts: 7,157 ✭✭✭srsly78


    The job bridge thing has some internships, not many for software jobs tho. Also you won't get paid for it if you aren't on the dole.


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    CarefulNow
    Registered Users Posts: 377 ✭✭CarefulNow


    Just start emailing companies with your cv and saying you are looking for work experience. I did this last April/May and I managed to get a job in a software company for the summer. I even got paid.


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    ChRoMe
    Registered Users Posts: 2,021 ✭✭✭ChRoMe


    CarefulNow wrote: »
    I even got paid.

    Is the standard unpaid? :confused:


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    #5
    CarefulNow
    Registered Users Posts: 377 ✭✭CarefulNow


    ChRoMe wrote: »
    Is the standard unpaid? :confused:

    Hard to know, really depends on the company. I had an interview with a company last April, they were not going to pay me if they offered me a job.
    But there is plenty companies out there that will pay you.


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    BlackWizard
    Registered Users Posts: 3,282 ✭✭✭BlackWizard


    I think if my company was to take on a student, we probably wouldn't pay them. Mostly because we are a small start up.

    There are a lot of small companies out there that would love to take on someone and show them how they work. But expecting them to pay you is tough.

    I got my work placement years ago with a big software development company and got paid. Great experience!


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    stevenmu
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    Talk to the careers office in your college, that's where companies will go if they are looking for interns.


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    Ricky91t
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    Whats the length of your placement?

    What areas are you interested in going into?

    Where are you located? Are you willing to travel/move?

    I completed work placement a few months ago and went to Dublin. Loads of companies were looking for students from my college.


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