Internship and job in London? David did it!

Internship and Job in London? Everything is possible! Read the story of David, our Spanish naval engineer:

Hello David, can you tell us about yourself?

My name is David, I’m from Barcelona and I’m 26 years old.

I have a degree in naval engineering and I came to London for an internship experience. Thanks to Come2England I was able to find a work placement in my sector and a part time job!

How did you contact us?

I don’t remember how it started but my first contact with Come2England has been by Facebook.

Why London?

I choose London because the internship offer was here and I thought it was a good opportunity to improve my English and gain a valid international experience for my CV and future career.

How long did it take you to find a job?

When I first contacted you I was in Spain, it took you just two days to find a company suitable for my internship requirements. Once I arrived in London I started to drop my cv in the places you were recommending me and after just a week I got a part time job as a waiter in a hotel in the City Centre.

How is your internship going?

It is really good! I’m working part time in an international architecture studio as project manager. I’m taking care of a project regarding the renovation of an old boat into luxury rooms, something like a “house-boat”. Basically we are trying to make this old boat into a comfortable and luxury accommodation on the dock. The owner has specific desires and demands and I’m trying to satisfy all his need while contacting proper suppliers for glasses, windows, Jacuzzi and thermal isolation materials. Actually I have more duties as project manager than engineer but that’s what I like the most of this experience!

How is your accommodation?

I’m staying in a student residence in Southwark. It’s very nice, really central (zone 1) and the best thing is that I can just walk to go to work!!! At the moment I’m sharing a twin room with another Chinese boy, he’s very shy but it’s fun staying with him and facing a culture different than mine!  Also the price is very nice as I’m paying around £150 per week but I have a lot of facilities.

What about your part time job?

Thanks to your help I found a job during the weekends as a waiter in a hotel in Central London. The job is quite heavy as I’m working 12h per day on Saturdays and Sundays but it is allowing me to stay here and earn some money to manage my internship so I really can’t complain!

Are you satisfied with our services?

I am grateful for your help! Even it is a paid service it is definitely worth it as I’m sure I could have never done all of this on my own!  

Business English Workshop in London

The main reasons why foreigners come to London is to improve their English level and also to develop professional experience.

There are so many questions that you should know by the time you arrive in London:

How to handle properly in a business environment?
Is British behaviour in business the same as in your country?
How to introduce you in job interviews or new company?
Of course you know how to write an email or answer calls, but do you know how to do this in a professional manner here in England and in English?

Interview with Thomas and Sefa, interns in London

Do you want to know what people think about Come2England and the internships we found for them? You can read here the interviews and the experience of Thomas and Sefa, two French guys, who came to London for an internship experience.

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After Job or Internship: Time to Visit London's Museums

Not everything about our life in London has to be about job and internship, we also have to enjoy it! :D

This week, we propose: London Museums :) As a way of making up for our Saturday's night excess ;) let's improve ours mind :D

Our suggestions:

Happy Chinese New Year in London!

Chinese New Year takes place this year on Friday 31th January. Based on the lunar and solar calendars, the actual date of Chinese New Year varies, but always falls between late January and mid February. 

Find an Internship in London

 

Hi everybody!

with the new year, most of you have new wishes and challenges that want to achieve. And one of the most important one is: get an internship and start your career in a professional environment   

Unfortunately the situation in most of European countries is not at its best and that's the reason why we start looking for an internship abroad, but where can we go?

PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP AS AN ARCHITECT, GRAPHIC DESIGNER...

A VERY “CONSTRUCTIVE” INTERNSHIP

The story that we want to tell you today is about three young Galician girls who have obtained a internship in a prestigious international architecture studio in London, HWCD. 

About the result of the internship…, the picture talks by itself, does it? 

Though, we want to tell you a little bit more about the London adventure of these three girls. 

Raquel (receptionist), Andrea (graphic designer) and Maria (architect), obtained the scholarship Galeuropa offered by the Autonomous government of Galicia (Xunta de Galicia), to realize two months internship in a foreign company. 

They are just three examples of more than twenty students we have helped thanks to the information and confidence that the Autonomous government of Galicia and this students have given us.

While Raquel tried to find the right internship on her own, Andrea and Maria were advised to contact with our company, and they immediately decided to trust us.

Raquel's first internship did not turn out to be as productive as she was expecting, so she finally decided to come to our office, recommended by her colleagues, and in less than one week we organized the beginning of her internship in HWCD. 

After these two months designing and constructing their professional future, the three of them had tell us that they are very satisfied with the result, all the things they have learnt and the good environment that they felt in the office.

Thanks to Come2England, Maria - after demonstrating her professional skills – is now moving indefinitely to London as part of the studio team. 

Congratulations Maria! We are glad we have been the first step of this ascent towards your dream job in London.

Dear reader, even you can find your ideal internship and get ready to show how capable you are to catch the international job of your dreams! 

Come2England is here to help you in everything that you need.  ;)

Fancying an internship in an art gallery?

Dear readers, let us introduce you Luis, Inigo and Mauro three happy customers who found an internship in the Vyner Studio, a wonderful art gallery in East London!

Inigo and Luis got a Leonardo scholarship from the Spanish government and decided to trust Come2England in helping them with their internship research.

After one week English Course they started their adventure in The Vyner Studio. They are now taking care of the marketing department of the gallery enjoying the relaxed atmosphere thanks to the artist IkerGarcia Barrenetxea, tutor of their internship and founder of the gallery.

To celebrate this precious partnership, Come2England team visited The Vyner Studio during the monthly event promoted by Time Out "First Thursdays".

As you may see..we fell in love with Iker's original mugs exhibition! :)

The Vyner Studio is now waiting for Mauro, product designer from Italy, who will start his internship adventure in the Gallery next October! We hope he will think about bringing us a mug for our tea :D

And you? Would you fancy an internship in such a creative company?