Scholarships

You will be sponsored for the duration of your studies until you graduate.

We are a Northern Ireland (NI) based company with offices and sites across NI.  Each summer and year out placement will vary to allow you the greatest development and exposure to different areas of the business, therefore you should be prepared to travel.

You will also complete onsite placements and these could potentially be in various locations throughout Northern Ireland.

To support your training and development it’s essential you can work at any location across Northern Ireland.

Numbers of scholarship opportunities vary from year to year and will be determined through business requirements and how many individuals reach the appropriate level.

Our scholars are a great network of peer support for each other. When it comes to graduate positions there are jobs for all - The only person you are competing with is yourself!

The selection process includes the following key stages:

Online Application

Applicants should spend adequate time completing the application providing specific examples that demonstrate how you meet each criteria.  This is the first impression the company gets of you and you want it to be the right one!

Interview

Competency based interviewing assesses future performance based on past behaviour. It can give valuable insights into an individual's preferred style of working and help predict behaviour in future situations.

Questions will be asked to draw information required to support the key competencies of the role.  Questions may be worded in the format of “Can you give me an example when…?” or “Tell me about a time when you…”

Responses should be structured to describe a situation or task, the action you took and the end result.

You may also be provided with a few scenario based questions to see how you would respond in certain situations; often this is as much about your approach and thought process, rather than necessarily getting the “right” answer.

Find tips and advice on interview preparation to help you achieve interview success.

The campaign usually opens near the end of September, start of October each year. As this is currently only open to Queens University & Ulster University Students, the university will make the eligible students aware of scholarship opportunities, and representatives from NIE Networks will present to students and be there to answer any questions students may have.

As we are NI based it is a requirement that you have a full driving license and access to a vehicle by the time you start your first summer placement (early June).