Tips on Internships Abroad
Why Fashion Internships are Crucial for Your Career
“The distance between your dreams and reality is called action.” ~Unknown Every decision you make and opportunity you take is a step toward your goals, future career, dreams, and aspirations. Steps toward your future goals can also be done through research and...
Start-up vs. Corporate Internships: Where’s the Best Place to Intern At?
So, right now, you've probably applied for a long list of internships with some of the world's leading companies, just like thousands of your peers. There are many reasons why getting an internship in a well-known organisation is a brilliant start to your career. Not...
Everything You Need to Know About Writing a Powerful Cover Letter
Establishing a strong and undeniable match between your work experiences, skills, and personal traits with the job description of a position that you are applying for is a great way to gain the interest and trust of a hiring manager. How do you do this? Well, by...
What is the Best Type Of Internship for me?
We get it; you are in that phase of life where you have to make some serious decisions regarding your career. You have many questions, including; what industry do I want to work in? Should I do an internship or get a full-time job? Should I stay in education for...
Paid Internships vs. Unpaid Internships
Students all eventually face the same dilemma: They have to choose between paid internships and unpaid internships. Why is it even a dilemma, you ask? The choice seems obvious. Paid internships are better because they, well, pay, right? Regrettably, in our experience,...
Country Comparison: Interning in London vs. Singapore
At Capital Placement, London and Singapore are the two most popular destinations for students to apply for an international internship. So, we've created a country comparison to help you understand what it means to intern in each location. London, being the capital of...
How to Get an Internship with No Experience
Enrolling into college means that sooner or later, you’ll have to face the fact that you need to get an internship. Internships are extremely important and they’re your main way to get a glimpse of what the work-life looks like, and what being an employee is....
How to Follow Up After an Interview
Congratulations! You’ve officially completed your first interview with an internship or job position. The hard work is all over now, isn’t it? Not so much. Now that you’ve already spent time preparing for the role and going through the actual interview, it’s time to...
Online Interviews: Our Expert Advice to Help You Ace Your Next Interview
Congratulations! You've passed the initial application phase and have landed an online interview. Now comes the more difficult part of the process – the actual interview. There is an abundance of information on tips and must-do's to ace your online interview, and it...
5 Things to Consider Before Applying for an Internship Abroad
Picture this. Outside your window seat, you’re looking at the ocean, and the city buildings are getting bigger as your plane gets closer — you’re approaching the airport. This is going to be home for the next few months. You’re picturing the new faces you’re going to...
Top Questions To Ask Recruiters During an Interview
The world of interviews is not the most fun world to be in, but once you nail your interview technique, you can transform the dreaded and sometimes strenuous process into a somewhat breezy stroll in the park. Easier said than done, of course. Prepare, prepare,...
How to Prepare for a Job Interview
So you’ve finally secured an interview at your dream job and now comes the part most people dread- spending time preparing for a job interview. Last week, we gave you a full guide including how to prepare for a job interview, what to do during the interview and tips...
How to prepare for a Job Interview: A Complete Guide for Success
Table of Contents Introduction Interview Prep During the interview After the interview Bonus Tips Final Thoughts Introduction You did it! After hours and hours of applying to various jobs and internship roles, you get the message saying you have been invited to a job...
Internships: What to Do If My Internship Is Not Going to Plan
Your internship was supposed to be the springboard that started a long and successful career. You were going to blow their socks off, network with people in high places, and acquire bucketloads of new marketable skills. Unfortunately, your internship isn’t going to...
How to Create a CV That Will Help You Stand Out
Last week we covered some top tips for writing a successful job application. If you haven’t seen it yet, you can check it out here and give it a read. After publishing that article, we had several people reach out to us, asking for tips for writing a successful CV. So...
7 Tips to Writing a Successful Job Application
So, you’re coming towards the end of your degree, and it’s about time to start applying for jobs and internship positions. Your anxiety is creeping up, and you aren’t sure where or how to start that job application you’ve been avoiding for the past few weeks. With...
Voluntary Work – Don’t waste your free time, volunteer instead
The hard slog of exams has finally come to an end and summer is upon you - time to kick back and relax, catch up with your loved ones and soak in the stress-free period. A couple of months go by, you’ve run out of Netflix series to binge on, you’re bored of your...
How to Cope with Work Anxiety
Imagine laying in bed, just about to drift to sleep when you remember that you forgot to update your company’s website with fresh content and there’s a company meeting in the morning where you know your boss is going to ask you about it. You sit up, panicking, anxiety...
Job Rejection: How to Bounce Back Even Stronger
A job rejection can be hard, especially if you are trying to break into a competitive job market. It can make you feel deflated, angry, and cause you to lose your motivation and desire to keep interviewing for other career opportunities. We understand that and have...
Working From Home: 5 Essential Tips To Remain Productive While Working Remotely
Whether you are using your time during this quarantine period to participate in a remote internship or completing your University classes online, working from home can be hard. It can leave you feeling unsure how best to approach your day or even how to have a...
The Importance of an Internship: Top 5 Reasons Why Internships Are Critical
Just having a good degree is no longer enough to secure that all-important graduate job offer in today's world. Pertinent work experience is now just as valuable as your degree and exam results when it comes to building a successful career. As a result, internships...
Grow Your Professional Development: 5 Tips to Help Your Career During the Quarantine Period
Large parts of the world have come to a halt since the pandemic. As a result, many students and graduates are unsure what their next step may be as they’ve had summer plans or internships cancelled. Consequently, it has raised the question of how you should use their...
Career Opportunities after COVID-19
At the beginning of this year, students were getting ready to enter what was predicted to be the strongest job market in over ten years. Unemployment was at record low levels, stock markets had reached new peaks, and the job market was looking promising with many...
Online Internships Pros and Cons
In today’s saturated global marketplace, having relevant work experience can set you apart from your peers. However, the effects of Covid-19 have made it even more difficult for university students and graduates to gain experience. Consequently, we’ve seen the...
Are Virtual Internships The New Internship?
COVID-19 has halted many of our internship plans both locally and abroad and has since brought up the dilemma of how to grow your career while staying at home. One of the biggest ways to do this is to do virtual internships. Often called a remote internship or online...
Understanding the International Internship Process: Planning for Your Internship Abroad
Are you fired up about considering an international internship? Well, you have every right to be excited because this is an opportunity that can change your life professionally and personally. Internships, whether local or global, are valuable opportunities to gain...
Best Tips and Questions to ask about an Internship Abroad
So you’re beginning your research into international internships. Congratulations! Interning abroad is one of the best investments and most life-changing experiences you’ll ever have. If this is your first time abroad, you’re probably feeling a little overwhelmed....
Benefits of an Internship: How to Use Your Internship Abroad as an Asset
As I write this, I am standing at a big crossroad after graduating from university. I am deciding whether I should get a job in my home country, Malaysia, or go back to Japan to teach English full-time. While I was in my second year of university, I did an internship...
Capital Placement’s Response to COVID-19
Updated April 06, 2020 As we start another week and continue to navigate this unprecedented time together, I want to express how grateful we are that you’re a part of our Capital Placement community. Despite social distancing, we’ve never felt more closely connected...
Unpaid Internships: A Deeper Look into Why Most Internships are Unpaid
Employers, as you probably know, prefer to hire graduates with work experience. But how do recent graduates secure “work experience” without, well, working? It’s a bit of a catch-22. The only practical way is via an internship. And for many graduates, that means doing...