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Incredible for interns

Get your career going with the UK's biggest and brightest connectivity team. Our Industrial Placement Schemes give you the chance to discover who you are, who we are, and what makes our business boundary-breaking.

Get ready to grow your potential with us!

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Exciting times ahead

With the practical experience you'll gain, and the new skills you'll develop, our schemes will take you from soon-to-be graduates to ready-to-go professionals in one unforgettable year.

Get ready to grow your potential with us!

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Supercharge your skillset

With an in-depth induction, on-the-job experience, end-to-end insight across our business, and tailored development plans, this is the kind of learning you won’t find in a lecture theatre.

Along with practical skills and industry knowledge, you’ll get non- stop, all-round support. Every one of our Interns has the backing of a buddy, scheme sponsors and line managers, as well as our Future Careers team and community of learners to call on whenever they need it.

Plenty of perks & benefits

We go all out to make Virgin Media O2 a great place to work – and our benefits are just as impressive.

  • Comprehensive health plans and critical illness cover

    Comprehensive health plans and critical illness cover

  • Epic employee discounts

    Epic employee discounts

  • Pioneering family-friendly policies

    Pioneering family-friendly policies

  • Five days paid volunteering leave

    Five days paid volunteering leave

  • Income protection

    Income protection

  • Birthday day-off

    Birthday day-off

The application process

We’ve worked hard to make every stage of our application process fair and inclusive, so you're assessed on your skills, strengths, and motivation – nothing more, nothing less.

Our process is simple and consistent across all schemes, with the key differences being the deadlines - so be sure to keep track of the date for your chosen scheme.


As part of our commitment to inclusive hiring, we don't ask for CVs. Instead, we focus on your potential, assessing your strengths, values and motivations. Each step is designed to help us get to know you, and for you to get to know us, so we can be sure we're the right fit for each other.


We'll keep you in the look with feedback and updates, so you'll always know how you're progressing.


At Virgin Media O2, we’re committed to using technology responsibly to enhance our recruitment process. However, we do not use Generative AI, or AI models trained on external datasets, to make decisions about candidates. Our goal is to be transparent and fair, and we encourage applicants to take the same approach so we can see your originality and authenticity!

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    Application form

  • 2

    Online test

  • 3

    Telephone interview

  • 4

    Coaching call (non-assesed)

  • 5

    Assessment centre

FAQs

Curious? We like that. Here’s the extra info you might be looking for.

To ensure our recruitment process is fair and inclusive for everyone, we’ve made significant efforts to eliminate bias and focus on what really matters - your values, motivation, and strengths. Here’s how:


- We don’t ask for CVs. Instead, everyone completes the same application form, so everyone is assessed on the same criteria


- Our online assessment is designed to accurately identify talent without bias, focusing on the strengths and motivation that are essential for an early careers role at Virgin Media O2


- We use structured interviews with standardized questions to ensure all candidates are evaluated using the same criteria


- All candidates receive coaching before attending an assessment centre. This ensures everyone knows what to expect and has the same opportunity to prepare


- We ensure our interview and assessment panels are diverse and all our assessors are trained to recognise and address unconscious bias

We want to see your enthusiasm for a role as well as our business. So, we’d always suggest applying to the scheme that interests you the most
We’ll let you know we’ve received it and send you regular updates about its progress. You can also log into your account area anytime to access additional content and track your application.
Of course, we welcome applications from everyone.
We want everyone to be at their best at every stage of recruitment. So, if you need additional support at any point, let us know. Feel free to call the team on 01635 888 358 if you’d like to discuss your situation.

We’re all over social media, and our Graduate and Intern LinkedIn page is especially active – you’ll be invited to join once you’re with us. Here, you can drop us a message, see what current grads and interns are up to, and chat to others joining with you.


We’ll also send you lots of info about your first rotation and where you’ll be based. And we run a summer event for all new grads and interns, so you’ll be able to get to know your colleagues before you start. Plus, the Future Careers team will always be on hand to answer any questions you have.

All our Industrial Placements are 13-month fixed-term contracts. If you perform particularly well, you could be offered a fast-track onto one of our Graduate Schemes.
Our current grads and interns are always happy to share advice. Once you’re offered a position, you’ll be added to our Graduate and Intern LinkedIn group.
As they’re designed to be ‘year in industry’ placements, our intern schemes are only open to undergraduates who are in their penultimate year of study. If you’ve already graduated, or will be graduating soon, take a look at our graduate schemes.

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