Placement and summer internships

If you’re keen to find out what accountancy is really like, doing a placement is a great idea. It offers you the chance to do the work of a proper trainee - but without the formal long-term commitment.

The schemes here have been specifically designed to give you a real insight into our business, our clients and our culture. They’ll help you determine whether you want a career like this – and whether Grant Thornton is the right firm for you.

We have two schemes in place: a 12-month placement and a summer internship.

12-month placement

This placement will see you joining our first-year graduate trainees on their national induction. You’ll discover more about our firm, our strategy and how we work. You’ll then become a fully signed-up member of the team, taking on the same responsibilities as a first-year trainee. We’ll want you to make a real contribution to the team. We hope to fast-track all of our 12 month placement joiners to the graduate programme for the following year.

This placement is ideal for those on four-year sandwich courses.

Summer internship

We also offer a number of summer internships in most of our main business areas and a number of our locations.

This programme lasts between four to six weeks and is a great way to make the most of your university holidays. You’ll get to develop new skills, build your commercial acumen and strengthen your CV. You’ll also be supported throughout your placement – since we’ll assign you a manager and trainee buddy. Again, we look to convert 100% of our summer interns to our following year's graduate programme.

Our internship is open to all university students in their penultimate year.

Applying

Places on both schemes attract high interest, so make sure to apply early.