Internships explained

Summer will give you the best chance to recruit an intern by far. Students are on their summer break and fresh graduates are often available; so you’ll have access to a much larger talent pool than other time of year.

We also understand that Summer may not be the right time for your business. Ultimately, we can help you find an intern whenever you need us to.

We know that it can be challenging for small businesses to find specialist skills; the recruitment process takes time and the salary expectations can be high. And there sometimes just aren’t enough people around with the skills you need. We get it.

HIP works with hundreds of University educated students and graduates with a vast range of specialist skills to help you access the skills your business needs.

Here are just some of the roles we can help you to fill: Software and web developers, engineers, scientists, HR, project managers, data analysts, marketing and media, accounting and finance or sustainability specialists.

Our Summer interns will be ready to start working with you in June.

This give them chance to make an impact in your business before their summer break ends in September.

Interns are, after all, new to the world of work and will need help and support to develop their skills.

They will add value to your workforce; they can learn to complete tasks the way your business expects and can quickly become productive.

The team at HIP will also provide support to you and your intern throughout the process.

Yes, you can. By offering your intern a higher wage you will have a better chance of attracting stronger talent.

HIP can support small or medium size enterprises (SMEs) which are based, or are planning to locate, in Hull, East Riding, North or North East Lincolnshire.

For students taking a summer break, they will need to resume their studies once their internship is complete. And, once they have graduated you can offer them a role in your business.

Graduates can be offered a permanent role after their internship is complete.

Either way, you’ll have chance to snap up fresh talent before anyone else.

1. The competition closes at 4pm Monday 4 April.
2. To be entered into the prize draw, entrants must do the following:
   1. Post a photo of themselves wearing the HIP promotional sunglasses posted to them
   2. Tag HIP into their post (Twitter: @humberinterns, Facebook: @HIProgramme, LinkedIn: Humber Internships Programme)
3. There will be 1 prize winner from the local business community.
4. The winner will be selected at random from valid entrants who have received the sunglasses from HIP, taken a selfie of them wearing the sunglasses, posted the selfie and tagged HIP on their social media.
5. The winners will be contacted via a comment on their post during the week of 4 April.
6. The prize will consist of £75 worth of summer related food and drinks, which will be selected by HIP.
7. The prize cannot be exchanged or returned after receiving them.
8. This competition is open to everyone who HIP have sent the sunglasses to and to those who is able to enter via social media.
9. The winner will have 72 hours to accept the prize. If a winner fails to accept the prize within 72 hours, another winner will be selected at random.
10. The prize will be delivered by HIP to the office of the prize winner after HIP receives information from the winner of the address were they want their prize to be delivered.