Tips on Internships Abroad
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...
Top 6 Ways to Get an International Internship
When it comes to defining your career path, a lot of things come to mind – and one of those things is an internship. Internships help you immensely when it comes to building experience and finding out what you want to do. Internships also help you develop a set of...
Startup Internships: Top 7 reasons you should consider startup internships
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...
What To Do In The Summer: Top 6 ways for University students to spend their summers
Summer, bringing with it the sweet taste of freedom. After a probably-hectic semester, you have some room to breathe. You can R&R in peace, maybe soak up some sunshine and spend quality time with family and friends. However, as important as it is to have fun,...
Top 10 things to do in London during the wintertime
Just because you’re visiting London during the wintertime doesn’t mean you have to stay cooped up inside your room. In fact, London arguably looks even better and offers more to its tourists during the winter. Think open-air ice rinks, Christmas markets, mulled wine,...
Internship Alternatives
Here at Capital Placement, we are all about creating and finding our candidates the internship of their dreams! However, we do not fail to recognise that internships may not be for everyone, or it may not be the right time to do one. Therefore, we’ve compiled seven...
The 4-minute Guide to Your London Internship
CP note: We are proud to introduce a blog from one of our own London interns, Vona! In her guide, Vona covers her personal London internship experience, the best places to invest your time, and resources and the prime locations for some great bargain shopping. Check...
How I got to attend Milano Unica as a Fashion Intern in London
CP Note: We are proud to introduce and publish the work of very own CP intern, Kristina. Fashion intern Kristina gives her thoughts on her experience attending the prestigious trade show Milano Unica 2019. This summer I have the privilege of being a Fashion Intern...
Benefits of an International Internship: How It’s Different And Why You Should Do One
Internships are a pivotal moment in everyone’s life. They are often your first encounter with a professional environment, where you come across the pressure of deadlines, meetings and interactions with different people from diverse backgrounds. You must choose...
Top 10 Best Places To Visit In The UK
Now that you have secured your internship, your next question should be “Where should I go?” While we also recommend jet-setting into mainland Europe, we are here to show you why you shouldn’t forget about the UK. The UK is not just home to a global city like London,...
London Cost of Living: How to survive, thrive, and save in London
London, as one of the most beautiful and diverse cities in the world. It’s a great destination to intern, but the cost of living there is particularly high. According to Expatistan, London is ranked among the most expensive cities in the world. At first, it might seem...
Benefits Of An Internship: 7 Reasons You Should Intern Abroad
Our university years are the best years of our lives. Putting aside the stress of our submission deadlines, late nights, and long lectures, the university is a place that is bursting with opportunities! With so many influential people you could be meeting, and...
The Importance of Networking: Why Networking Skills are Necessary
Networking has had a bad reputation. Often times, people misunderstand it as an opportunistic practice lacking authenticity. Some people see it as unnecessary small talk and some imagine it is about begging for favours. While others think it is merely exchanging...
Intern Etiquette: How to Impress at the Workplace
You recently landed a new internship. It’s going to be your first foray into the working world. You can’t wait to get started, but you’re also nervous. What if you embarrass yourself at work and alienate your new bosses or colleagues within the first...
Finding Paid Internships Abroad: 2020 Guide (updated)
There’s nothing like interning abroad. Not only does the experience offer some crucial life lessons, but it also adds some serious weight to your CV. Unfortunately, as appealing as the prospect of international work sounds, money ends up becoming a major hurdle for...
Role of an Intern: What to Expect From Your Internship Role
It’s not a stretch to say internships have become indispensable. The competition for jobs has never been stiffer. When making hiring decisions, Capital Placement notes, employers will lean heavily towards students who have at least some internship experience under...
How Important Is a Cover Letter in 2019
You may be tempted to forego the cover letter entirely when applying for a new internship or job. After all, writing a cover letter is hard and eats up precious time. And who even bothers reading a cover letter in 2019, right? Wrong! We’re here to tell you that cover...
Funding your internship abroad: 2019 Guide
Compared to the vast amount that students spend on getting their degree these days, our internships provide excellent value for money. Thus, employers generally rank work experience as the most valuable aspect of a successful candidates profile. Consequently, by not...
Capital Placement Skype Interview: Preparation Tips
We often get asked when we offer an interview how best a candidate can prepare or what a candidate can do to improve their chances of being successfully accepted on to the programme. Since we have been getting a number of requests lately, we thought we would do a blog...
Creating LinkedIn profile for your job search
LinkedIn is the genius pairing of social media and career networking. The social media aspect of LinkedIn breaks the ice by adding a warm element to the whole process of developing career leads and opportunities. Fortunately, LinkedIn can be a powerful tool even if a...
7 tips for your upcoming internship
You have worked hard to secure an internship, here are some tips to make sure you make the most of it. Look like a professional The firm you are interning with should have sent you an induction pack which includes information about the dress code. If they have not...