Summer internships could help students secure office support jobs

Students hoping to raise their chances of gaining permanent placement in the position of their dreams could find summer internships help prepare them for office support jobs and other roles.

Business analyst PricewaterhouseCoopers explains that internships - even if they are unpaid and simply involve handling some administrative duties - are a foot in the door and can allow students' favourite employers to appear on their CVs.

Working in an administrative role during the break from university could also allow students to build the network of contacts they may need to secure permanent placement in office support jobs following their graduation.

"If students are to maximise their appeal to potential employers they must be focused on long-term career planning and the long university holidays provide a perfect time to do this," says director of talent recruitment Sonja Stockton.

The analyst recently suggested that a rise in temporary roles might be seen as companies look to reduce staffing costs in accordance with tight European regulations - unlike in the US, where companies have been able to reduce salaries and downsize their workforce as necessary.

Find information on the latest Office Support roles at Poolia Recruitment Specialists

Updated: 30 July 2010.
Categories: market-and-industry-news, office-support.