The good internship company is one that suits you. Here’s some good advice in finding the right place for you.
Finding an internship company
It’s important that you spend time finding an internship company which is suitable to you and which will challenge you with the very tasks that you’re excited about.
Start by making wide searches, as there may be interesting companies and industries that you don't already know. Then examine the companies thoroughly and select the ones you want to contact.
It’s a good idea to make a priority list of the companies you want to contact, so you have an overview and can follow up if you do not get a reply to your application.
Work tasks
What would I like to work with in my internship?
How much you profit from the internship very much depends on the work tasks.
Before applying for an internship placement, it is therefore important to find out which tasks you would like to work with during your internship:
- So that you get to work with something that has your interest
- So that you develop professionally during the internship
- So that you can write an application that is relevant to the company
Get an overview
In your internship, you can work with everything you have dealt with during your education. Therefore, it may be a good idea to first create an overview by looking back at:
- What subjects have you had?
- What projects have you worked on?
- What tools and methods have you learned to use?
- You may want to have a look at the curriculum to check the content of your programme
The next steps are to consider:
- What interests you the most?
- What do you want to train and get better at?
- Is there something you would particularly like to work with after graduation?
List of specific tasks
Once you have found out what you are interested in professionally, you can make a list of tasks you would like to work with and which you can offer the company to participate in.
It is no requirement that you should work with EVERYTHING you have dealt with during your education.
Remember that it is an advantage to mention specific tasks in your application.
If you find it difficult to come up with work tasks or lack the right words, you can see examples of relevant tasks related to your programme below.
Note that it is not an exhaustive list. There are many other tasks you can work with in your internship.
Four questions you can ask yourself
- What would you like to work with in your internship?
- What have you worked with during your education?
- What interests you the most?
- What would you like to get better at?
Use LinkedIn to see what tasks people employed the industry, including KEA Alumni have.
Job postings
Find job or internship postings in the area you would like to do an internship in. Let yourself inspire by the tasks mentioned in the postings.
Look at job postings on KEA's job portal
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Architectural technology and construction management
Arkitektvirksomheder:
- Projektering: kontakt til producenter, tegning, forslag til konstruktioner
- Granskning af materiale (KS)
- Fagtilsyn på byggepladser
- Deltagelse i projekteringsmøder, bygherremøder og byggemøder
- Nogle arkitektvirksomheder har derudover byggeledelse (fagentrepriser)
Entreprenørvirksomheder:
- Fagtilsyn
- Deltagelse i projekterings-, bygge- og sikkerhedsmøder
- Projektgranskning
- Udførelse af KS
- Byggepladsplanlægning og logistik
- Udarbejdelse og opfølgning på tids- og arbejdsplaner
- Deltagelse i sikkerheds- og arbejdsmiljøopgaver
- Styring af underentreprenører
Rådgivende ingeniører:
I en rådgivende ingeniørvirksomhed kan du komme til at arbejde med mange forskellige områder afhængig af afdelingen, du bliver en del af. Det kan f.eks. være:
- Projektering
- Byggeledelse
- Konstruktioner
- Installationer
- Facilities management
- Bygherrerådgivning
- Brandrådgivning (brandsikring)
Bygherrer og bygningsejere:
- Projektering
- Facilities management
- Drift- og vedligeholdelse
- Tilsyn og byggeledelse (nybyg og renovering)
- Afleveringsforretninger
- Tilbudsberegning
- Myndighedsbehandling
- (Bygningssyn)
Boligselskaber:
- Facilities management
- Udarbejdelse af drifts- og vedligeholdelsesplaner
- Energioptimering
- Tilstandsvurdering og –registrering
- Deltagelse i byggesager (nybyg- og renovering)
- Deltagelse i udviklingsprojekter
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Business economics and IT
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Computer science
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Design, technology and business (Sustainable Fashion Tech)
Design:
- Foretage trend- og designresearch
- Udarbejde moodboards
- Bidrage med viden om bæredygtige designmetoder, bæredygtige materialer, bæredygtighed i de forskellige led i værdikæden, certificeringer og Higg Index
- Deltage i udvælgelse af materialer
- Udfærdige syprøver og prototyper
- Skitsering, idégenerering og idéudvikling af styles og programmer
- Dataindsamling vha. kvalitative og kvantitative metoder
- Assistere med mønsterudvikling på bord
Teknologi:
- 3D udvikling af styles og programmer i CLO 3D
- 3D visualisering af print i CLO 3D
- Arbejde med billedredigering og visuelt materiale m.m. i Adobe
- Photoshop
- Designudvikling og opsætning af placement print og all-over-print i
- Adobe Illustrator og Adobe Photoshop
- Bidrage med viden om ny teknologisk udvikling i branchen
- Layout i Adobe InDesign
Kommunikation:
- Udarbejde arbejdstegninger både i hånden og i Adobe Illustrator
- Produktionsdokumentation (Tech Packs) i Delogue
- Opmåling af prøver og sizesets
- Tilretning og kommentering af prøver
- Udarbejde 3D visualiseringer af prototyper ud fra eksisterende digitale 2D mønstre
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Design, technology and business (Fashion Management)
- Opfølgning på prototyper, salgsprøver, approval-samples og shipping-samples leveringer
- Udpakning og registrering af prototyper, salgsprøver mv.
- Gennemgang og kommentering af prototyper og salgsprøver.
- Check af kvaliteter, kompositioner og design.
- Deltage i godkendelse af lab-dips, strike-offs, trimmings, care labels og stickers til prøver og produktion
- Daglig kommunikation med leverandører
- Deltage i sourcing af metervarer og trimmings.
- Booke leverandørforsendelser
- Deltagelse ved leverandørmøder
- Deltage ved udvikling af tema/inspiration/moodboards
- Deltage ved indkøbsmøder
- Deltage ved håndtering og opfølgning af reklamationer
- Deltage i leverandørbesøg
- Deltage i research på CSR Initiativer og implementeringsmuligheder
- Deltage ved produktionsordrebehandling, tastning, opfølgning leveringer, opfølgning priser, opfølgning kvantiteter, priser mv.
- Rentegne skitser (Illustrator)
- Deltage i klargøring af produktionsdokumentation /Tech Pack i Excel/Delogue
- Deltage i leverandørvurdering
- Ad Hoc-opgaver
- Diverse arbejdsopgaver i Delogue & SPY System
- Foretage stikprøver af produktion
- Assistere ved messer
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Design, technology and business (Marketing & Communication Design)
- Assistere i udvikling af kommunikations- og kampagneplaner samt udvikling af konkrete kampagneelementer.
- Deltage i udvikling, planlægning og eksekvering af kampagner
- Deltage i udarbejdelse af markedsføringsplaner
- Udarbejde markeds- og målgruppeanalyser
- Arbejde med forskellige marketingrelaterede kommunikationsopgaver herunder PR.
- Udarbejde indhold til virksomhedens hjemmeside
- Planlægge og udarbejde nyhedsbreve
- Udarbejde pressemeddelelser
- Deltage i planlægning og afvikling af events
- Deltage i håndtering af presse og influencers
- Udføre medieovervågning
- Opsætte og layoute grafisk materiale (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator).
- Udarbejde grafiske elementer til hjemmeside, sociale medier etc.
- Deltage i opsætningen af foldere, plakater, annoncer etc.
- Udvikle strategier til online platforme som sociale medier samt generere indhold og trafik til disse.
- Deltage i udviklingen af en SoMe strategi
- Deltage i udvikling, planlægning og eksekvering af SoMe-kampagner
- Udarbejde indhold til virksomhedens SoMe-kanaler
- Udføre research i forbindelse SoMe-aktiviteter
- Assistere i udvikling af kommunikations- og kampagneplaner samt udvikling af konkrete kampagneelementer.
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Design & Business (Brand Design)
- Deltage i udarbejdelse af marketingmateriale
- Assistere ved kampagneplanlægning
- Udarbejde kommunikationsplaner
- Medvirke ved konceptudvikling
- Deltage i brainstorming
- Deltage i bureaumøder
- Deltage i kundemøder
- Deltage i præsentationer
- Deltage i udarbejdelse af visuel identitet
- Forestå grafisk arbejde
- Deltage i redaktionelt arbejde
- Deltage i pressehåndtering
- Udarbejde virksomheds-og salgs-pitches
- Deltage i eventplanlægning og -koordinering
- Foretage markedsundersøgelser og analyser
- Udarbejde / vedligeholde SoMe
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Design & Business (Communication Design & Media)
- Udarbejde kommunikationsmateriale (kataloger, annoncer, flyers)
- Deltage i design af identitet (designmanualer, brandmanualer)
- Assistere i grafisk arbejde (Photoshop, Indesign, Illustrator)
- Udarbejde kommunikationsplaner og strategier
- Assistere ved kampagneplanlægning
- Udarbejde virksomheds-, salgs-, idépræsentationer
- Planlægge og opdatere sociale medier / web sites / blogs
- Deltage i redaktionelt arbejde (udarbejde artikler)
- Deltage i pressehåndtering (pressemeddelelser)
- Deltage i eventplanlægning og –koordinering
- Foretage markedsanalyser og kundeundersøgelser
- Medvirke ved konceptudvikling
- Deltage i idegenerering
- Deltage i en designproces både som koordinator og som designer
- Deltage i kundemøder
- Deltage i bureaumøder
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Design & Business (Fashion Management)
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Design & Business (Sustainable Fashion Tech)
- Designproces
- Idé- og konceptudvikling
- Bæredygtige designtilgange
- Trendresearch og -forecasting
- Æstetisk research
- Materialeresearch
- Eksperimentering
- Moodboard
- Tactileboard
- Kollektionsopbygning
- Konstruktion
- Prototyping i CLO
- Drapering
- Tilretning
- Opsyning af prototyper
- Kommentering af prototyper
- Produktionsdokumentation
- Arbejdstegninger
- Style oversigter
- Klargøring af salgsmateriale - evt. Til messe
- Visuel kommunikation
- Storytelling
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Jewellery, Technology and Business
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Multimedia design
Design og produktion af audiovisual content, storytelling og strategisk content produktion på tværs af platforme:
- Video content & marketing
- Immersive UX, VR & AR
- Data visualization
- Motion graphics & animation / explainers
- Social media content
- Interface design & CMS
Frontend opgaver:
- Redesign / opdatering af eksisterende websites, eller dele deraf.
- Tilføje/udvikle custom funktionalitet til websites
- UX-Prototyping på ideer (hurtigt bygge en ”applikation” til at afprøve en ide)
- Optimering af websites (hurtigere load-tider)
- Værktøjer
HTML, CSS og JavaScript:
- React
- REST API
- Git og Github
- NPM / node_modules
- SASS
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Product developement and integrative technology
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Production technology
- Projektplanlægning
- Indsamle data til analysearbejde
- Deltage i idégenerering til nye produkter eller ændringer/ optimering af eksisterende produkter
- Udarbejde Product Development Specifikation (PDS)
- Konceptudvikling samt systematisk konceptvalg
- Dimensionering af produkter samt foretage styrkeberegninger/FEA-analyse
- Udvælge materialer baseret på tekniske data
- 3D modellering og renderinger
- Fremstilling af produktionsdokumentation
- Fremstilling af prototyper
- Kontrol og kvalitetssikring af prøver og prototyper
- Udarbejdelse af produktvejledninger og brugsanvisninger
- Indhente tilbud fra leverandører/udarbejde tilbud
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Software developement
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Web developement
Make wide searches
Where can I look for internship companies?
What is your best advice for students searching for possible internship companies?
When you start searching for internship companies, it’s important to search as widely as possible. There might be companies or industries you don't know about but which are relevant to you.
Also consider which geographic area you want to look for an internship in. There are many exciting companies outside Copenhagen. Make sure not to limit yourself unnecessarily by searching too narrowly geographically.
In your search, you can use, e.g.:
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Jobportalen
Keep an eye on internship ads targeted at your education or create a job agent so that you get new relevant ads sent to you by email.
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CVR.dk
Get an overview of all the companies in a specific industry in the geographical area where you’re looking for internship companies. Find a guide here. You can also see the most common industry codes for internship companies related to your programme.
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LinkedIn
On KEA's alumni page on Linkedin you can see where graduates from your programme or specialisation work and what they do.
It's also always a good idea to use your network, so consider who you know in the industry. These could be family, friends, fellow students, former colleagues, etc.
Three questions you can ask yourself
- Are there any companies/industries I don't know?
- How far away would I accept the internship company to be?
- Can I use my network?
Examine potential internship companies
Is the company relevant to my internship?
Once you have identified a wide range of potential internship companies, it is important to investigate them further.
Use for example:
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LinkedIn
Find the company's profile and see what academic background their employees have. Often you can see what's going on in the business right now. You can also sometimes get an idea of the corporate culture.
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CVR.dk
Look up the company and find information about the size of the company, the industry, its finances, etc. Often you can find the company's financial statements.
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The company website
You’ll often be able to see the academic background of the employees, projects that the company is working on and the corporate culture.
Among other things, it is relevant to seek information about:
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The company's area of work
What tasks and projects that are relevant to you is the company is working on? How does your academic background fit the tasks?
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The company size
In large companies you’ll typically be placed in a department dealing with specialised tasks, whereas in small companies you’ll more often take part in the company’s wide-ranging tasks. What suits you the best?
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The company's staff
What professional or academic background do the employees have? Would somebody be able to get you acquainted with the tasks and give you relevant sparring?
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The coporate culture
What’s the corporate culture like? Do you see yourself as an intern and possibly an employee in the long term?
Three questions you can ask yourself
- Does the company have tasks I can participate in that are relevant to my education?
- Will I be part of a relevant professional environment with the opportunity for professional sparring and development?
- Can I see myself work in the company?
Prioritise the companies
Which companies do you want to contact?
Once you've researched potential internship companies, you can compile a priority list of companies you want to contact.
Consider why you find certain companies more interesting than others. That would be a good point to mention, when you later on contact the company.
A systematic approach to the internship search will give you an overview of the companies you have contacted. That’ll also make it easier to follow up on those applications you haven’t received an answer to.
Companies can be so busy that they initially forget your application, or the application can end up in the wrong place, so follow up if you don't get a response from a company.
Two questions you can ask yourself
- What makes this company more interesting than others?
- How do I get an overview of my internship search?
Internship guidance
Who can you ask?
You can talk to the teacher who is your internship supervisor about which companies, areas of work and tasks are relevant to your education and interests.
It is a good idea to prepare before the guidance session.
Write down your considerations and any questions so that you remember to ask about everything that's important for you to know.
You may want to use this document:
A question you can ask yourself
What do I need to talk to my internship supervisor about?
Gitte Jul
Internship Coordinator - Digital and Tech
T: +45 29 22 37 69
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Asger Halberg Hansen
Internship Coordinator - Build and Design
T: +45 24 98 36 88
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Links
Here you’ll find a number of relevant links that can help you along the way in your process in finding an internship company.
Here you can find tools and inspiration. Note that all services are free, but some require that you create a user.
CVR.dk
Find companies in relevant industries. Look up a business and get information about it.
KEA's alumni page on LinkedIn
See where former students work and what they do