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UK early-careers hiring is a rolling year, not one deadline. This is the typical pattern — schemes, spring weeks, internships, placements and apprenticeships. Always confirm on the employer’s page. Radar has what is actually live.

This month · November

Public sector and remaining corporates. Assessment centres for early applicants.

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September

Banking, consulting and many schemes open. Spring weeks start to appear.

Typically

  • Investment banking and markets
  • Consulting
  • Some Big 4 lines
  • Spring weeks at banks

Named schemes with a window in this month

October

Big 4, engineering and technology windows are live. Rolling offices start to fill.

Typically

  • Audit, tax, consulting at Big 4
  • Engineering and energy
  • Civil Service Fast Stream
  • Technology schemes
  • FMCG early windows

Named schemes with a window in this month

November

Now

Public sector and remaining corporates. Assessment centres for early applicants.

Typically

  • Remaining public schemes
  • Retail and consumer
  • Late banking internships

Named schemes with a window in this month

December

Quieter for new opens. Finish forms before the break — rolling seats do not wait.

Typically

  • Leftover rolling offices
  • Off-cycle and January starts

Named schemes with a window in this month

January

Second wave: remaining schemes, internships and some spring weeks.

Typically

  • Internships
  • Late schemes
  • Public and charity

Named schemes with a window in this month

February

Internship and placement push. Spring-week conversion talk starts.

Typically

  • Summer internships
  • Placements
  • Industrial years

March

Many internships close. Assessment centres peak.

Typically

  • Internship final closes
  • Off-cycle graduate jobs

Named schemes with a window in this month

April

Late internships and apprenticeship rounds. Offers for schemes made earlier.

Typically

  • Apprenticeships
  • Degree apprenticeships
  • Late internships

Named schemes with a window in this month

May

Apprenticeship and school-leaver windows. Graduate schemes are mostly in assessment or offer.

Typically

  • Apprenticeships
  • School-leaver programmes

June

Summer internships start. Watch for off-cycle graduate jobs.

Typically

  • Off-cycle jobs
  • Remaining apprenticeships

July

Quiet for new schemes. Register interest for September opens.

Typically

  • Talent communities
  • Off-cycle

Named schemes with a window in this month

August

Early banking and some schemes go live. Rolling clocks start.

Typically

  • Early banking
  • Some consulting
  • Register-interest lists

Pattern only. Rolling offices fill when they have enough people. Opening a listing here does not log Applied.