Below is a snapshot of the application form that you will be required to complete on myAdvantage. You
MUST prepare your application based on the template below.
All applications will be made through our online portal, myAdvantage which will log you out after an hour which puts you at risk of losing your application. To avoid this, you should only access the online application form when you are happy with the version you have prepared and are ready to copy-and-paste it all onto the online myAdvantage form.
You should save a fresh version of the Word document for each application that you make, so that you can refer back to your application if invited for interview.
The online application form is available at https://myadvantage.warwick.ac.uk/Form.aspx?id=531914.
You may want to prepare several applications first, then spend some time uploading them one at a time – be careful of that deadline!
Note: you can only apply to a maximum of 3 internship vacancies. Please do not submit more than 3 applications as additional applications will be removed. Candidates wishing to apply for more than 1 internship should submit a separate application for each internship. The maximum number of characters allowed for each text box includes spaces in between words.
You will need: (a) the WUIP Job Advert, including the “How to Apply” section at the bottom of the advert,
(b) the URL of the advert if you are offline, and (c) a copy of your current CV for reference. There are resources to help you with researching the job, and what to bear in mind regarding application forms, CVs and covering letters on http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/careers/applications .
Remember: always research the organisation or department, and its business before making an application which makes the difference between a satisfactory and good application.
Please ensure that you prepare this application OFFLINE on your MS Word template, so that you can copy and paste your answers here. myAdvantage will log you out after an hour which puts you at risk of losing your application.
You can only submit one form at a time so please complete this form for your preferred internship and click
“Submit Form”.
Note: you can only apply to a maximum of 3 internship vacancies. Please do not submit more than 3 applications as additional applications will be removed.
Candidates wishing to apply for more than 1 internship should submit a separate application for each internship.
The maximum number of characters allowed for each text box includes spaces in between words.

Your answers to this form will be merged into an email to your chosen employer, which will read as a covering letter followed by CV content.
You will be asked to confirm your eligibility to apply as follows:
I confirm that I: will enter the final year of my undergraduate degree in Autumn 2016 am legally entitled to work full-time in the UK during the period from 4 July to 29 July (4-weeks sustainability internships) or 26 August 2016 (8-weeks administrative internships), and that I can produce, if required, appropriate ID and/or a visa to demonstrate this
*Job Title/ Job Code:
(e.g. Communications and Fundraising Intern WUIP16/471470)
*Education
Please list your qualifications in reverse chronological order (most recent first), in the following format:
Institution, Subject, Qualification, Grade, Year, e.g. University of Warwick, BA History, 2:1, 2013. Please list one qualification on each line.
* Training
Please list any training that you have undertaken in reverse chronological order (most recent first), in the following format: Provider, Training topic, Duration, Grade (if applicable), Year, e.g. St John Ambulance,
Emergency First Aid, 1 day, 2012. Please list one qualification on each line.
* Experience
Please list any Experience that you have undertaken (work experience, part-time work, cultural exchanges, volunteering, Society roles – especially Exec positions, internships, work since graduating etc) in reverse chronological order (most recent first). Use this format: Role, Organisation (location), Start date - End date,
Role description, e.g. Classroom Volunteer, St Agnes Primary School (Andover, Hampshire), July 2013 –
Present, Liaised with teaching staff to formulate individual learning plans. Please start on a new line for each role.

* Interests & Achievements
Keep it current unless it's a very specific or impressive achievement (eg DofE award)
Note: The following sections will be merged together to form your covering letter, in the order in which they appear below, without including the questions. Please bear this in mind when writing this section.
Make sure you ‘Save Draft’ if you have been working on this section for a prolonged period of time.
*Greeting
The correct form is ‘Dear [Title] [Family Name]’ e.g. Dear Ms. Phillips. Refer to the “Application procedures” part of the advert to find the contact’s name
* Why have you applied to this organisation, within this sector?
Please note that we already know you are applying as part of the Warwick Undergraduate Internship
Programme, so you need to give a more specific reason for your interest in the University of Warwick and the Higher Education sector. (1350 characters)
(1350 characters)
* Why have you applied for this specific role? (1350 characters)
(1350 characters)
* How do you match the skills and qualities outlined in the job description/person specification laid out in the advert?
Be specific – reread the advert and make sure you give evidence, using the CARE framework. Refer to Careers resources, Application Guidelines for help. (2300 characters)
(2300 characters)

* What other skills/qualities do you possess that you think are *relevant* to the role?
If you have researched the organisation/ department and sector, what can you say to demonstrate that you’d be a good fit? (1500 characters)
(1500 characters)
* Write a final paragraph to end your cover letter
Make this short but positive (500 characters)
(500 characters)
* Farewell
If you have used a person’s name in the greeting, the correct form is “Yours sincerely, [your full name, without title]”, e.g. Yours sincerely, Sam Dunnett. If you have not been able to find a contact name to address your application to, and have used “Dear Sir/Madam” (NOT recommended!!) instead, you must use “Yours faithfully, [your full name, without title]”.