Introducing myInternSwap

I recently had a meeting with the founder of myInternSwap, a website that launched in September which allows users to find and exchange work experience opportunities. As somebody who enjoys innovation and new ways of helping people to source placements, I was most intrigued and so invited the company to write a guest article. Please let me introduce to you myInternSwap

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With three children in their late-teens, Nick, founder of myInternSwap, realised that there had to be an easier and fairer way for them to access work experience and internships.

A few years ago his daughter, Isabel was doing her A-Levels, and one of her school friends requested a placement at Nick’s London-based design agency. When, as a gesture of thanks and reciprocity, the friend’s father gave Isabel a placement at the think tank where he worked, an idea was born: myInternSwap – a website to find internships and work experience places offered in exchange by others.

The website was launched in September 2014 and you can get a FREE 6-months subscription by signing-up with promo code TP2543.

Asking those who want to secure a placement to offer one in exchange, adds more internships to a market where many more are looking for places than are available, and the website offers an easy way for people who are interested in each others offers to get in touch with each other. Internships can be offered through a parent, another relative or even a family friend – so, perhaps surprisingly, most people who are looking for work experience would be able to come up with an internship offer.

While many larger companies have formal internship programmes, they are often difficult or impossible to access for younger and less qualified students. In contrast, myInternSwap operates as an social network where members are empowered to communicate directly with one another in order to agree the details of mutually beneficial work placements. 

Its rapidly growing membership base already reflects the diverse and international nature of work in the UK, with hundreds of internships being offered in London, around the UK and already in over 30 countries around the world. Furthermore, the site offers work experience in anything from law, engineering and finance to farming, yoga and catering. The opportunities are as endless as there are young people looking for internships and work placements.

Ultimately, its founder believes that myInternSwap’s take on networking is now a reputable way to circumvent outdated systems‚ and replace the old boy’s network with one that evens the playing field, provides a more inclusive marketplace, and above all, reflects the networking style of the young.

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So there you have it. Check out the myInternSwap website, and feel free to leave your thoughts and comments in the box below