Undergraduate placement recruitment is now open

Please complete the online application form to apply for an undergraduate placement. Applications close on 31 December 2008. If we receive a high volume of applications, we may close sooner. Please keep checking this website regularly for further information.

Filling in your online application

We've divided the form into different sections. You'll need to enter your email address (so we can contact you) Make sure you check your application thoroughly – as once you hit submit, there's no turning back.

Before you start, we suggest that you print off the information below to help you fill in your application. The application form covers the following areas:

Equal Opportunities

Our Valuing Diversity policy embodies our commitment to equal opportunities. This ensures that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of his or her race, sex, religion/belief, disability, marital or civil partnership status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or caring responsibilities, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements that cannot be shown to be justifiable.

We are also a registered user of the Employment Service's Two Ticks disability scheme, which means we actively encourage the recruitment, development and retention of disabled people.

Work experience

List all relevant work experience on your CV, including work at home and any holiday experience. Please also list any periods of travel or unemployment and highlight any work you've done for BT.

Educational record

Please make sure you have the minimum educational qualifications before you submit your application. Check our opportunities section to find out which subjects are considered relevant to each work area.

Record your academic qualifications on your CV, starting with the most recent. Include any other qualifications, such as:

HND, HNC, NVQs, BTEC
OU credits
Access
A-Levels and S-Levels
Highers
Leaving Certificate
GCSEs, O-Levels, AO-Levels and CSEs
Sixth-year studies
Ordinaries, Intermediates
Overseas equivalents, e.g. Baccalaureate, Abitur, VWO Diploma

Second languages

Additional languages aren't essential but may prove useful if you want to travel in the course of your work. Please include this information in your CV and indicate how fluent you are in each language.

Career opportunities

You'll need to choose the stream you want to be considered for. If you apply to the Functional Specialist stream, you'll also be asked to choose which function you'd like to work in. When we look at your application, we'll assign you to a project that we think best suits your skills.

Location

Please indicate where you would like to work. You can select up to three preferred locations. Show your preferences in priority order in the boxes provided. Be flexible if possible, but don't over-estimate your ability to commute long distances every day.

Why do you want to work for BT?

We don’t expect you to be an expert about BT, but we do want to understand what interests you about the organisation and why you want to work for us. You can also use this section to provide any further information you think is relevant to your application, including: specific interests; specialist skills or knowledge and membership of professional bodies.

Remember there is a 300 word limit to this section.

Leadership

Please tell us about any leadership experience you might have and include this information in your CV. This can take many different forms, such as club or society leadership, team leadership or work-related leadership.

CV

You'll be asked to attach your CV to the application form. We'll use the information to assess how suitable you are for the stream you're applying to.

Good luck.