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work placements

i just thought of the idea of taking a gap year today. i'm planning to travel around for 6 months and then work for 6 months. i want to work in a civil engineering firm so that i can get relavent experience and use the money from this to pay for my travelling. how hard is it to get a 6 month placement for civil engineering? i know the "year in industry" scheme is available but (as the title suggests) it lasts for a whole year.
Reply 1
I think you can negotiate with employers to have a 6-month contract.
Why not try your parents' contacts etc, because that way it will be much more flexible and easier to sort things out.

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