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“A very helpful experience.”
Canterbury Customer
Read reviewFor your first big opportunity
Big ambition.
A clearer
direction.
Practical strategies for UK students applying for internships and placement years. Build your approach, prepare with purpose and show what you can do.
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Your potential.
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A plan for every stage
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“more confident and excited about my applications.”
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“secured a brilliant & competitive Graduate Scheme”
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Rating snapshot · 8 September 2026A practical way forward
You bring the potential.
Build the approach.
Applications can feel like a maze of advice, tests and unfamiliar expectations. Placement Pilot helps you turn that uncertainty into a plan you can put into practice.
01
Find your direction
Understand the opportunities and choose where to focus.
02
Prepare with purpose
Develop your strategy across each application stage.
03
Show your potential
Communicate your experience with clarity and authenticity.
THE PLACEMENT PILOT APPROACH
From the first application to the final interview.
Connect the stages. Build your own strategy.
A focused application planPLAN
Purposeful preparation strategiesPREPARE
Actionable interview strategiesCOMMUNICATE
Assessment centre strategiesAPPLY
Your ambition, with a plan.ONE CONNECTED APPROACH
Inside the online course
Six areas.
One clearer strategy.
Actionable strategies and useful preparation resources, from finding opportunities to following through.
01
Introduction
Understand the journey and set your starting point.
02
Maximising probability
Make deliberate decisions about where and how to apply.
03
Test preparation
Find useful practice resources and build a focused preparation strategy.
04
Interview strategy
Use actionable strategies to research, prepare examples and practise.
05
Assessment centre strategy
Plan how to prepare, contribute and collaborate with purpose.
06
Effective execution
Turn your preparation into consistent action.
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Daniel CollinsFounder · MEng graduate with First Class Honours
Built from experience
Good guidance
should be shared.
Placement Pilot began with Daniel's own experience of navigating internship applications: the uncertainty, the competing advice and the work of finding an approach that made sense.
The aim is simple: make practical application guidance easier for other students to access.
For universities & colleges
Give more students
a stronger starting point.
Explore how Placement Pilot's application guidance could support your students. Let's discuss your needs and the options for course access.
Start a conversationWho is Placement Pilot for?
Placement Pilot focuses on UK students looking for summer internships and placement years. We also welcome conversations with universities and colleges about supporting their students.
Is the online course available yet?
The course is being prepared. You can explore the planned curriculum now and ask to receive launch updates. Timing, pricing and access details will be confirmed before enrolment opens.
How does the course help me prepare?
The course shares actionable strategies for each stage of an application and guides you towards useful preparation resources. You can use these to build a plan around your target opportunities.
Does the guidance guarantee an offer?
No. Employer decisions depend on many factors. Our focus is on helping you make informed choices, prepare thoughtfully and communicate your experience effectively.
Your next chapter starts with a plan.
Take a closer look at the Placement Pilot course.