When it comes to internships, Reading is one of the best places

WHEN IT comes to learning on the job, Reading is one of the best places to be.

New research from RateMyPlacement shows that the town is the ninth highest-rated place for internships in the UK, ranking highly for accountancy and tax.

The company says that in the last month, Google searches for ‘internships’ have increased by more than a fifth – 22% – to 6,000 searches per month, as more and more students look for opportunities to increase their work experience.

To aid job hunters in finding their next opportunity, the student placement review board, RateMyPlacement, analysed internal review data from the last year to reveal the top ten locations for internships according to previous interns.

Newcastle has the highestrated internships on average, with 4.74 stars out of five.

This is followed by Nottingham (4.73) and Glasgow (4.72). Reading’s score was 4.64/

Further analysis also shows that over 30% of the Newcastle internship reviews were for the Accountancy and Tax sector, making it the best location to look for this industry.

Oliver Sidwell, co-founder of RateMyPlacement, said: “Industries have come a long way from unpaid internships and expectations for work experience to be

voluntary. Now, there is scope for students and prospective interns to find a role to suit them and their target industry all across the UK.

“Our analysis not only champions the intern’s voice and opinion, as our site aims to do, but it highlights where interns can get the most for their earned money.

“For example, while

London internships are unsurprisingly the best paid, interns might be better off in Glasgow – where the cost of living is significantly lower and the average salary is just £355 less than the average London salary.

“So this research can really offer some guidance when the choices are overwhelming.”

■ For more breakdown of internships in the UK visit the RateMyPlacement site: www. ratemyplacement.co.uk/blog/ best-cities-for-internships