Five internship listing websites every university student should know

As an undergraduate, landing your first internship job is a pivotal step which will further help  kickstart your career upon graduation.

However, the search is usually heated, as millions of undergraduates who are due for the compulsory industrial training scheme also join in the race for good placement.

One proactive way to get ahead amidst this competition is to leverage on online platforms dedicated to listing internship opportunities for both undergraduates and fresh graduates.

These websites will help you discover and secure top-notch internship programmes which will prepare you for future professional practice;

Opportunities for Africa

Aside from listing scholarship, volunteering and fellowship opportunities across the globe, this online portal also provides a list of organisations with training slots for undergraduates.

You can join the portal’s mailing list to get updates on their latest openings and apply for opportunities that are related to your discipline.

Placement.ng

Placement.ng is one of the top online platforms where you can get information on paid internship opportunities. The website also saves your search time by creating a placement category where you can easily track training openings based on your area of discipline.

Ngcareer.com

Here is another website you should visit regularly to keep abreast on companies you can approach for industrial training openings. When you visit the platform, click on the ‘student‘ button to access the web page assigned for aspiring interns.

MBscholars

This is another platform with contents relevant to your search for an internship job. Although MBscholars offers information on scholarship opportunities, it also provides students with a detailed list of firms looking out for interns.

Stutern

Coined from two words– ‘students’ and ‘internship’ Stutern, is a Lagos-based online platform that connects young graduates and undergraduates with employers offering internship positions.

Once you register on the platform as a student seeking out industrial training opportunities, the online start-up automatically sends you daily updates on available positions via mail.