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What is a placement?

If you're looking for work experience, you should consider applying for a placement. Placements are essentially extended internships. Industrial placements might form part of your course at university.

When do placements take place?

Placements take place between July of one academic year and the September of the following year. In the UK it is common to do a placement year both as a gap year during your studies, as well as after you graduate as an intense learning experience.

How long is a placement?

A placement year typically lasts between six and twelve months depending on the company's specifications.

Why do a placement?

Placements give you valuable insight in how a company works and what different departments have to offer. Doing a placement also increases your chance of being hired when you decide to enter the graduate job market. It can also aid you decide if you want to pursue a certain career path or not.

Most popular companies that offer a placement:

  1. GSK placements and other jobs
  2. AON placements and other jobs
  3. KPMG placements and other jobs
  4. EY placements and other jobs
  5. Airbus placements and other jobs

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  1. Logo Delft University of Technology
    Delft University of Technology
    Engineering
    5,000 employees
    PhD Position Market Adoption of Consumer Flexibility in the Energy Transition
    Delft, NLDeadline: 25 May 2025
    • €2,872 - €3,670 per month
    • Placement
    • 0 - 5 years experience
    • WO master
    • 01/09/2025
  2. Logo NOS
    NOS
    Media
    900 employees
    Opleidingsplek grafisch vormgever Sport
    Hilversum, NLDeadline: 20 May 2025
    • €2,711 per month
    • Placement
    • 0 - 2 years experience
    • HBO
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  4. Logo UMC Utrecht
    UMC Utrecht
    Healthcare
    10 employees
    AIOS anesthesiologie
    Utrecht, NLDeadline: in 5 days
    • €4,354 - €5,997 per month
    • Placement
    • 1 - 5 years experience
    • WO bachelor
    • 01/10/2025
  5. Logo Lentis
    Lentis
    Healthcare
    5,000 employees
    2 Opleidingsplaatsen Psychotherapeut voor GZ-psychologen
    Groningen, NLDeadline: 27 May 2025
    • Placement
    • 0 - 5 years experience
    • WO
    • 20/03/2026
  6. Logo Dunea
    Dunea
    Water Processing
    524 employees
    Hbo-duaal Elektrotechniek
    The Hague, NL
    • €3,072 per month
    • Placement
    • Part-time
    • 0 - 4 years experience
    • or
  7. Logo Lentis
    Lentis
    Healthcare
    5,000 employees
    Opleidingsplekken klinisch psycholoog
    Arnhem, NLDeadline: in 4 days
    • Placement
    • Part-time
    • 2 - 5 years experience
    • WO
    • 01/01/2026
  8. Logo EY
    EY
    Management Consulting
    6,000 employees
    Werkstudent International Tax & Transaction Services
    Amsterdam, NL
    • Placement
    • Part-time
    • 0 - 1 year experience
    • HBO or WO bachelor
  9. Logo UMC Utrecht
    UMC Utrecht
    Healthcare
    10 employees
    IC kinderverpleegkundige in opleiding WKZ
    Utrecht, NLDeadline: 1 September 2025
    • €3,574 - €4,482 per month
    • Placement
    • Part-time
    • 0 - 3 years experience
    • MBO-4 or HBO
    • 01/09/2025
  10. Logo UMC Utrecht
    UMC Utrecht
    Healthcare
    10 employees
    Keuzestage AIOS Psychiatrie - Psychedelica: psilocybine en esketamine bij moeilijk behandelbare depressie
    Utrecht, NLDeadline: 1 October 2025
    • €4,354 - €5,997 per month
    • Placement
    • 0 - 2 years experience
    • WO
    • 01/10/2025
  11. Logo UMC Utrecht
    UMC Utrecht
    Healthcare
    10 employees
    IC-neonatologieverpleegkundige in opleiding WKZ
    Utrecht, NL
    • €2,975 - €4,214 per month
    • Placement
    • Part-time
    • 0 - 3 years experience
    • MBO-4 or HBO
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