Now is a great time to keep building momentum in your career journey alongside a break, research or summer work. Employers are continuing to advertise roles for 2026 starts and beyond. Spending a little time exploring opportunities now could help you get ahead and identify roles that match your short and long-term interests and ambitions.

This edition’s Skill Spotlight focuses on making the most of LinkedIn. Whether you’re searching for opportunities, following employers, researching sectors or building your professional network, LinkedIn can be a powerful tool in your career development. Don’t forget to join our MIBT LinkedIn group which will share opportunities every day.

Placements with 2026 starts

• Kruger UK, Marketing Placement Student, Denton, Manchester, 14 August

Summer internships

• TGEN, Social Media & Livestream Assistant Intern, Manchester, 18 August
• TGEN, Livestream Intern. Manchester 18 August

Graduate roles and schemes 2026

• Internet For Everything Ltd, Graduate Trainee Customer Success & Account Manager, Oxford Road, Manchester, 31 August
• Full Circle Events & Exhibitions: Graduate Job, Manchester 14 August
• Graduate Sales and Marketing Programme – TTI Group, Manchester 8 September
• Customer Experience Planner – Weaver Vale Housing Trust Cheshire, North West England, 14 August
• Junior Credit Risk Analyst – Evolution Money Manchester, 23 August
• Graduate Business Development Executive – Purely Energy, Manchester 25 September
• Graduate Recruitment Consultant – Mackinnon Bruce International, Manchester, 17 September

Graduate schemes 2027

• Management Development Services, MDS Graduate Scheme 2027  Uk and Switzerland, Sept 2027

Skill Spotlight – Making the most of LinkedIn

LinkedIn is much more than an online CV and the good news is a bit of polish over the summer could improve your career prospects. If you have a profile already you’ll know LinkedIn is one of the most widely used platforms for posting jobs and finding opportunities, building professional connections and learning about different industries and researching employers.

Start by making sure your profile is up to date. Adding your latest education, work experience, volunteering, achievements and key skills from all of those places. Employers often search by skills and the LinkedIn job search algorithm does too. A complete profile makes it easier for employers and recruiters to understand your strengths and interests. Not sure where to start with any aspect of LinkedIn? Use our Career Centre LinkedIn guides.

Use LinkedIn to support your job search by following organisations that interest you, connect with people working in roles you would like to explore and set up job alerts for opportunities that match your interests. Loads of employers advertise roles directly through LinkedIn, and following relevant companies or adding specific search criteria can help you spot opportunities early.

A few minutes updating and improving your profile over the summer months and will mean you grow your network and open the door to new opportunities and connections.