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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 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
  2. Logo Dunea
    Dunea
    Water Processing
    524 employees
    Hbo-duaal Elektrotechniek
    The Hague, NL
    • €3,072 per month
    • Placement
    • Part-time
    • 0 - 4 years experience
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  4. Logo Erasmus Centre for Entrepreneurship (ECE)
    Erasmus Centre for Entrepreneurship (ECE)
    Education
    20 employees
    PhD Position in Accounting
    Rotterdam, NLDeadline: 1 July 2025
    • €2,901 - €3,707 per month
    • Placement
    • 0 - 1 year experience
    • WO
    • 01/09/2025
  5. Logo Lentis
    Lentis
    Healthcare
    5,000 employees
    Opleidingsplekken klinisch psycholoog
    Arnhem, NLDeadline: 14 May 2025
    • Placement
    • Part-time
    • 2 - 5 years experience
    • WO
    • 01/01/2026
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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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