Vodafone Summer Internship Programme

The Vodafone Summer Internship is open to students who will be returning to education upon completion of the programme. To clarify, the following categories are eligible:

• Students in the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd year of a 4-year undergraduate degree

• Students in the 1st or 2nd year of a 3-year undergraduate degree

• Students in the 1st year of a two-year Master’s degree

• Students in their final year who will be pursuing a Master's degree in late 2024

When you apply for the Vodafone Internship Programme, you will be asked to fill out an application form. This allows us to get to know you and your background of experience! You will attach your CV here so make sure it is in top shape!

Successful candidates will be then asked to take part in an online video interview, which you can read more about below. The last round is the Virtual Experience Day where you will be invited to an online assessment centre to conduct your final round interview and team work exercises. You will also get to meet with Vodafone employees who will tell you all about life at Vodafone.

Everyone who applies must be fully eligible to work in Ireland for 3 months or more from the start date of the role. If you have applied for a work permit, it must be in effect from the 1st June 2023.

Yes. If you feel that you have extenuating circumstances, please contact us at youth.recruitment@vodafone.com

Yes of course! Make sure you state your exact qualifications on your CV before you upload it. Please ensure that your qualifications are equivalent to a 2:2 in an undergraduate degree (in any subject).

Applications are made via a standard electronic application form. This needs to be completed as thoroughly as possible so take your time when going through this so you answer it to your very best!

You will be asked to provide initial information such as your personal details and education, and there will also be some further questions which are necessary to complete in as much detail as possible.

These are designed to capture information about your motivation to join our Internship Programme and to understand your competencies in some of the areas we feel are important for all our employees to possess.

When answering the first question you may wish to tell us about the reasons you chose the Internship Programme at Vodafone. Think carefully about the information you provide.

To answer the competency based questions you should draw on your work experience, extra-curricular activities and student life! Please try to use examples from your most recent roles or situations. This will make it easier for you to recall some of the details.
Please be very specific about your contribution as an individual when you are giving an example.
Your responses should be structured in a particular way. We would like you to outline each situation by breaking it down into the following parts (STAR):

• Situation (what was the context)

• Task (what tasks or components were involved in the situation)

• Actions (what did you actually do, how did you do it, what was your thought process)

• Result (what was the outcome in that situation)

Yes. Just drop us a line at youth.recruitment@vodafone.com We will remove your application, but you will still be registered on our candidate database.

Within two weeks. If we’re particularly busy it may be slightly longer, but we’ll always let you know in advance.

You will have a 15 - 20 minute video interview. It would be really beneficial to think about why Vodafone is the right place for you - we think it's great here but we want to know why you want to join us. The video will start and questions will appear. You will have time to answer and record your answer – you will have 3 chances to record each answer so don’t worry if you don’t get it right the first time! Make sure you do it in a quiet place where you won’t be interrupted!

It’s useful to structure your answers using the STAR technique (Situation, Task, Action, Result). We are looking for you to explain a little bit about the situation you were in, the task you were trying to complete, the action you personally took to get to a resolution, and the result of your efforts. This helps us to really understand the example you're referring to.

If you have any difficulty contact: youth.recruitment@vodafone.com

Smart casual is fine. We don’t expect you to come suited and booted.

The Experience Day will involve a group exercise, a face to face interview and lots more. You’ll get the opportunity to meet lots of our people, both senior level and current graduates. You’ll get the chance to find out what it is really like to work on our youth programmes at Vodafone. You will also be given exclusive insight into what you’ll be doing in your day-to-day roles if you join us.

We’ll let you know as soon as we can, usually within two weeks but this may be longer depending on the volume of applicants.

We ask that you don’t re-apply within the same recruitment season (i.e. placements starting in June 2023), but you are more than welcome to apply for the next Internship Programme when we open for applications.

Vodafone Ireland has adopted a hybrid working model, of 60/40. This breaks down to two days of the week in our head office, located in Leopardstown, Dublin 18, and the other three day are spent working from home.

Yes. You'll go through a number of verification tests, covering current and previous employment, education, residency and relevant professional qualifications. If the results of these don't add up with what you've told us, we'll have to take back our offer.

Interns are allowed to apply for our graduate opportunities upon completion of their current programme. This intake will be applying for our 2024 intake of Graduates.

If you have a concern or a technical issue, which has not been covered on the site or in these FAQs, and you’d prefer to chat to us, then email youth.recruitment@vodafone.com

If you experience any technical problems, contact us at youth.recruitment@vodafone.com