by Staff Writer | Jul 21, 2020 | Blog, Careers, Internships
This article is based on “How to Ace A Job Interview”, a training by Alexandrina Danifeld, Recruitment and Talent Management Lead at Livit. Have you applied to lots of remote internships and/or graduate jobs and failed at the video interview? Here, we...
by Staff writer | Nov 4, 2019 | Internships, Startups, Travel
Languages undergraduate at Kings College London, Jade Goldsmith, completed a Fashion Internship as part of Start Me Up’s Remote Internship Program Who has been your mentor? My mentor was Zoe, she’s been great at checking in with me and making sure everything is...
by Staff writer | Oct 11, 2019 | Internships, Startups, Travel
Elie Anne is from Quebec in Canada, she studied Graphic Design as a Bachelor degree and then did a Masters in UX design. She completed a UX Internship as part of Start Me Up’s Remote Internship Program. Why did you decide to join Start Me Up? “After my Masters,...
by Staff writer | Oct 11, 2019 | Careers, Internships, Skills hacking, Startups, Travel, UX
Lenny had over ten year’s experience working in corporate IT. She wanted to switch careers into UX and experience the world of remote work and so joined Start Me Up’s Remote Internship Program. What project have you been working on? “I have been looking at...
by Staff writer | Oct 11, 2019 | Internships, Startups, Travel
Lauri has just graduated from the University of Glasgow with a degree in Business Management and Classical Civilisation. She completed a product design internship for a sustainable furniture startup as part of Start Me Up’s Remote Internship Program. “I...
by Staff writer | Oct 11, 2019 | Crypto, Internships, Skills hacking, Startups
Khalil is from Kenya but graduated from the University of Edinburgh where he studied Business Management. Although he has been working for startups in Kenya, he completed a cryptocurrency internship as part of Start Me Up’s Remote Internship Program. Why did you...
by Staff writer | Oct 10, 2019 | Careers, Internships, Startups
Carolina just graduated with a Masters in Oceanography from Southampton University. She completed a Fashion Internship as part of Start Me Up’s Remote Internship Program. Why did you decide to do a Start Me Up internship? “I thought I wanted to do something...
by Staff writer | Oct 8, 2019 | Internships, Marketing, Startups, Travel
Originally from Hong Kong, Vicky now studies Chemical Engineering at the University of Bath and has been doing a marketing internship as part of Start Me Up’s Remote Internship Program. Why did you decide to join Start Me Up? “I wanted to join start me up because I...
by Staff writer | Oct 8, 2019 | Careers, Internships, Startups
Sadiq is a graduate of University of British Columbia. He embarked on a Data Analysis and UX Internship as part of Start Me Up’s Remote Internship Program. Why did you decide to join Start Me Up? “I was just looking for jobs and I didn’t really see any...
by Staff writer | Oct 8, 2019 | Internships, Startups, Travel
Maria studies English Language and Literature at the University of Oxford. She completed a Gaming Internship as part of Start Me Up’s Remote Internship Program on a social networking app for gamers. So why did you decide to join Start Me Up? “I wanted to do...
by Staff writer | Oct 8, 2019 | Careers, Internships, Travel
Kitty studied Geography and Environmental Science at the University of Sussex and completed a Renewable Energy Internship as part of Start Me Up’s Remote Internship Program. Why did you decide to join Start Me Up? “I decided to join Start Me Up because it...
by Staff writer | Oct 8, 2019 | Internships
Emet Zeit recently graduated from University of California, Santa Barbara, with a Bachelor’s degree in Physics and a technology management certificate. He spent one month working on a social enterprise as part of Start Me Up’s Remote Internship Program. Why did...
by Rhiannon Osborne-Tonner | Sep 12, 2019 | Careers, Internships, Travel
Rhiannon Osborne Tonner is a fourth year Natural Sciences student at UCL. She spent one month in Bali on Start Me Up’s UX Remote Internship Program. I used to think remote working was for two kinds of people: coders and influencers. The rest of us, I assumed,...
by Suma Kanuri | Sep 4, 2019 | Internships, Startups
Suma Kanuri is majoring in data science and international studies at the University of Michigan. She’s spending one month on a Data Analytics Internship as part of Start Me Up’s Remote Internship Program. I’ve been interning remotely for a company with operations in...
by Rhiannon Osborne-Tonner | Aug 7, 2019 | Internships, Travel
Rhiannon Osborne Tonner is in her final year of UCL studying Natural Sciences. She interned in Bali on a month long Start Me Up UX Internship. When you tell people you’re interning abroad, a lot of people raise the question “Why?”. Why intern in a foreign country when...
by Rhiannon Osborne-Tonner | Aug 7, 2019 | Careers, Gap year, Graduate Jobs, Internships
Rhiannon Osborne Tonner is in her final year of UCL studying Natural Sciences. She interned in Bali on a month long Start Me Up UX Internship. You’ve just graduated. Your university days are behind you. You’ve been launched into the world that lies beyond your...
by Staff writer | Aug 7, 2019 | Careers, Engineering, Gap year, Graduate Jobs, Internships
Pooja Vadha has just finished her Physics Masters and is going on to study for a PhD in Solid State Batteries for Electric Vehicles at UCL. She spent one month on Start Me Up’s Remote Internship Program. “I applied for this program because I wanted to learn new...
by Staff writer | Jul 15, 2019 | Careers, Gap year, Graduate Jobs, Internships, Travel
Emma Bourgeois recently graduated in law from the University of Exeter. She spent one month interning remotely on Start Me Up’s Remote Internship Program for an edtech company. “I decided to go for this experience because first of all it’s in Bali, which is amazing,...
by Staff writer | Jul 15, 2019 | Gap year, Graduate Jobs, Internships
Hannah Nasif recently graduated from the University of Bristol in the UK where she studies law. She spent one month on Start Me Up’s Startup Internship Program in Bali interning remotely for a Dutch fintech startup. After graduation, Hannah was looking to explore new...
by Rhiannon Osborne-Tonner | Jul 9, 2019 | Internships, Startups
Rhiannon Osborne Tonner is a fourth year Natural Sciences student at UCL. She spent one month in Bali on Start Me Up’s Startup UX Internship Program in Bali. Interning abroad can be an unbelievably rewarding experience. The opportunities to grow as an individual while...
by Staff writer | Apr 28, 2019 | Careers, Fintech, Internships, Travel
Luke Kock recently graduated from Warwick University in the UK. He spent one month on Start Me Up’s Startup Internship Program in Bali. What have you been doing over the past month? “I’ve been combining traveling throughout Asia with a Start Me Up internship...
by Staff writer | Dec 13, 2018 | Internships
Isabella Ippolito spent two months on Start Me Up’s Startup Internship Program in Bali. During that time she got the chance to build her freelance portfolio and work on projects for Penguin Random House and on a viral campaign that was featured by the BBC – all...
by Einar Jonsson | Dec 6, 2018 | Data Science, Internships
Einar Jonsson has just completed a Masters in Mechanical Engineering at UCL in the UK. He completed a two month internship as a Machine Learning Engineer for a Asia-based aggregator service for the entertainment industry as part of Start Me Up’s Remote...
by Zoe Bassett | Nov 7, 2018 | Internships
Zoe Bassett is in her third year studying psychology at Exeter University. She carried out a market research project and built a website for a social enterprise as part of Start Me Up’s Startup Internship Program in Bali. I joined the program because wanted to...
by Céline Dogsé | Oct 8, 2018 | Careers, Internships
Céline Dogsé is studying Arts & Sciences at UCL, she spent one month interning for a social enterprise as part of Start Me Up’s Startup Internship Program in Bali. I decided to join the program and come to Bali because I wanted to see something new: to see...
by Lori Cliff | Oct 7, 2018 | Internships
Lorraine Cliff is at Princeton studying Operations Research and Financial Engineering. She spent two months working on a Data Analytics and Visualisation Internship as part of Start Me Up’s Startup Internship Program in Bali. I’m not studying abroad during my four...
by Lizzy Merrall | Oct 7, 2018 | Internships
Lizzy Merrall is at Durham University studying Politics and Philosophy in the UK. She spent two months interning for a Series A tech startup in Queensland, Australia on Start Me Up’s Startup Internship Program. I decided to apply for the Start Me Up program because I...
by Josh Campbell | Sep 25, 2018 | Careers, Graduate Jobs, Internships
Josh Campbell has just graduated. He took part in Start Me Up’s Startup Internship Program in Bali. I’d just graduated from university and had an offer for a graduate program at the supermarket chain Lidl. A lot of my friends were moving to London but I wasn’t...
by Tomi Ogundayo | Sep 22, 2018 | Gap year, Internships
Tomi Ogundayo is from New York City but she lives in Barcelona. She spent one month in Bali interning for a Singapore-run blockchain startup. After her internship she was invited to represent her startup at the United Nations World Investment Forum on Blockchain for...
by Emily Healy | Sep 6, 2018 | Internships
Emily Healy is studying computer science and business at the University of Virginia. She spent one month working on a Software Engineering Internship as part of Start Me Up’s Startup Internship Program in Bali. I did the Start Me Up internship because I wanted to do...
by Kat Rathe | Sep 5, 2018 | Internships
Kat Rathe spent two months on Start Me Up’s Startup Internship Program in Queensland, Australia. My internship through Start Me Up was incredible. The program coordinator was hospitable, friendly, and in tune with what we wanted to experience in the startup...
by Juan Vidal de la Peña | Aug 27, 2018 | Business Development, Internships
Juan Vidal de la Peña is a 4th year student at the University of Navarra in Spain studying Economics, Leadership and Governance. After spending his previous two summers interning for the UN in New York, Juan spent two months enrolled in Start Me Up’s Remote Internship...
by Emma Balant | Aug 27, 2018 | Internships
Emma Balant, an Economic student from the UK spent one month working for an E-commerce business, looking at UX and data analytics as part of Start Me Up’s Startup Internship Program in Bali. Working for a startup allowed me to get involved within all aspects of the...
by Rhiannon Osborne-Tonner | Aug 27, 2018 | Internships
Rhiannon Osborne-Tonner is at UCL studying Natural Sciences focusing on genetics, mathematics and statistics. She spent one month interning on a UX project, as part of Start Me Up’s Startup Internship Program, in Bali. I decided to do this internship because I...
by Joël Ngana | Aug 27, 2018 | Internships
Joël Ngana is a 3rd year Electrical Engineering student at the University of Southampton in the UK. He completed a Software Engineering Internship for an IoT startup as part of Start Me Up’s Startup Internship Program in Bali. I’m currently working on an app called...
by Rachel Wells | Aug 27, 2018 | Internships
Rachel Wells is studying Biological Sciences at Imperial College London. She took part in a Data Analytics and Visualization Internship as part of Start Me Up’s Remote Internship Program for a HealthTech startup in the UK. I decided to do a Start Me Up internship...
by Anna Callahan | Aug 17, 2018 | Graduate Jobs, Internships
Anna Callahan recently graduated from Durham University in the United Kingdom. She spent one month interning for a new co-working space during Start Me Up’s Startup Internship Program in Bali. I applied for this internship to help me get a better sense of what...
by Beatrise Olehova | Dec 21, 2017 | Internships
Beatrice Olehova is a Management with Marketing graduate from the University of Leeds. She completed Start Me Up’s Startup Internship Program in Bali. The surprising thing about my startup internship abroad is actually that I did any work. This is not because...
by Abby Mitchell | Oct 23, 2017 | Internships, Travel
Abby Mitchell is studying a BASc: Arts and Sciences at UCL in the UK. She spent one month in Bali on Start Me Up’s Startup Internship Program. I had my doubts about paying to do an internship, but I figured it was not really much more expensive than just going...
by Suzi White | Oct 15, 2017 | Graduate Jobs, Internships
21-year-old Suzi White has just graduated from Durham University with a degree in history. She spent one month on Start Me Up’s Fintech Startup Internship Program in Bali. Graduating should be a time of celebration, but for many recent graduates, it’s a time when...
by Aishy Vimal | Oct 5, 2017 | Internships
Aishy Vimal is 20 years old and a recent graduate in filmmaking from Cornell University in the US. She spent one month on Start Me Up’s Startup Internship Program in Bali. I’d just graduated and am heading to graduate school next year, but I had six months off...
by Simba Deu | Oct 4, 2017 | Internships
21-year-old Simba Deu is studying a BASc in Arts and Sciences at UCL and was a Google intern in 2018. She spent one month interning with an Australian fintech start-up based in Bali as part of Start Me Up’s Startup Internship Program. I joined the internship...
by Amelia Bargh | Oct 2, 2017 | Internships
Amelia Bargh is 20 years old and studies Politics, Philosophy and Economics at The University of York. She’s just finished a one-month startup internship in Bali as part of Start Me Up’s Startup Internship Program. I started the Start Me Up internship...
by Nadhila Saraswati | Sep 27, 2017 | Internships, Travel
As someone who spent last summer interning for a startup in Bali, I’m a big believer that you don’t have to wear a suit and do a big city commute to take part in a valuable internship. Especially given the growth in remote working, digital nomads and destination...
by Clare Harrison | Sep 6, 2017 | Graduate Jobs, Internships
Most international students love to travel. And many identify as global citizens. So it’s hardly surprising that many international students are pretty open minded when it comes to where they end up living in the longer term. So what options are there for...
by Clare Harrison, LinkedIn Profile Writing Expert | Aug 21, 2017 | Internships
Start Me Up Founder and certified LinkedIn profile writer Clare Harrison, offers her top tips. LinkedIn, the business networking platform with an estimated 500 million users, is a way for many people to get discovered or hired. It can also be a way to find mentors,...
by Beatrise Olehova | Aug 14, 2017 | Internships
The surprising thing about my startup internship abroad is actually that I did any work. This is not because I’m lazy or work-shy. Honest. But because I was doing my internship in Bali. And most people in Bali are on holiday. To say my parents were suspicious...
by Eleonora Cordella | Aug 3, 2017 | Internships
Eleonora Cordella graduated with a degree in Foreign Trade. She completed a 2-month internship with Start Me Up. When I applied on the Start Me Up website in December 2016, I was just like any other indoctrinated, task-oriented, European University student. My future...
by Clare Harrison | Jun 21, 2017 | Internships
Do you like the idea of getting startup experience overseas? Sign up for more informationSign up and we will send you an info pack with details of internship options and locations. Success! Now check your email to confirm your subscription. First Name Last Name Email...
by Mónica Larrazabal Alvarez-guerra | May 2, 2017 | Internships
Mónica Larrazabal Alvarez-guerra is on a UX Internship as part of Start Me Up’s Startup Internship Program working for an Australian fintech startup. What projects are you working on during your time in Bali? “I started developing the front end of the...
by Ryan | Apr 14, 2017 | Internships
Since arriving in Bali I’ve been on a mission to learn, create and understand as much about business while applying to my own projects (one of which is the student-focused website www.thestudentnomad.com). So I set out to teach myself what I could while gathering a...
by Ian Leung | Mar 11, 2017 | Internships, Travel
Recent Cambridge University engineering graduate Ian Leung, reflects on his time working on a travel and SEO internship as part of Start Me Up’s Startup Internship Program. Have you ever only had corporate internships? Or are you wondering what working for a...
by Clare Harrison | Mar 10, 2017 | Internships
“When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life,” 18th-century poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer, Samuel Johnson once said. I’ve done my fair share of internships in London. I’ve been there, done that...
by Ryan Thorpe | Feb 26, 2017 | Internships
Ryan Thorpe is getting expert mentorship for his startup idea as part of Start Me Up’s Accelerator Internship. Follow him on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/thestudentnomad/ and https://www.instagram.com/ryanjohnthorpe While stuck in the library revising for...
by Josh Nokes | Dec 15, 2016 | Internships
Josh Nokes, a recent graduate in Industrial Economics from Nottingham University, reflects on his time on a Startup Internship with Start Me Up. “I wasn’t quite ready to join the corporate world after graduating. So I embarked on an experience that would change my...
by Clare Harrison | Nov 29, 2016 | Internships, Travel
Alessandro Baldon, is studying Economics at University Ca’ Foscari of Venice, Italy. Find out how he got on during his two month Startup Internship with Start Me Up. What did you do during your internship? “I worked on different projects, including several...
by Dilek Demiray | Oct 23, 2016 | Internships
Dilek Demiray completed a one month internship part of Start Me Up’s Startup Internship Program for a HealthTech startup in Bali. I can’t say “I read a book and it changed my life”. But at the tender age of 21, I can say “I interned at a neuroscience startup in Bali...
by Haley Johnson | Sep 19, 2016 | Internships
Haley Johnson interned in Bali for two months with Start Me Up. I’ve been interning for a startup in Bali for one month so far and I’m having the time of my life. Not only have I learned invaluable skills during my internship, I’m able to travel and explore. If you’ve...
by Ollie Rodney | Sep 15, 2016 | Internships
Ollie Rodney interned in Bali for two months as part of Start Me Up’s Startup Internship Program. It’s my last week in Bali. So much has happened during my time here. I’ve developed countless new skills, built some amazing networks, and achieved some really big...
by Ollie Rodney | Sep 12, 2016 | Internships
I started the week with a sunrise walk up the Campuhan Ridge, which is just outside Ubud. It was a great way to start the day despite the 6 AM wake up. I also had to get myself spiritually prepared because today I would be getting my Tarot cards read! Now dear loyal...
by Haley Johnson | Sep 12, 2016 | Internships
I’m currently participating in my fifth internship, so you could say I know a thing or two about what makes a good (or bad) experience. I’m obsessed with learning new things and internships are a great way to learn new skills and find out more about a company before...
by Ollie Rodney | Sep 5, 2016 | Internships
After a busy weekend in Uluwatu down south, we made it back to Ubud on Monday afternoon. There were quite a few things to sort out on our return. The new email marketing system which last week was sending too many emails was now sending too few emails. The application...
by Haley Johnson | Aug 29, 2016 | Internships, Travel
Taking the leap to intern for a startup has been one of the best decisions of my life. It’s put me on a path I’m not sure I would have discovered otherwise. I’m learning, I’m growing and I’m creating. I’ve been working in Bali for less than three weeks and I already...
by Ollie Rodney | Aug 26, 2016 | Internships
I started the week with the legendary eggs and bacon on toast from Monsieur Spoon. In a place like Ubud where everyone gets a bit too into the whole vegan diet thing, a place which does proper breakfasts is a lifesaver. In bacon we trust. As with every week, there was...
by Alpesh Mapara | Aug 22, 2016 | Internships, Travel
Alpesh Mapara recently graduated with an economics degree from the University of Durham in the UK. He spent a month interning with a startup in Bali. “I worked on three main projects with a startup during my time in Bali for a British-run price comparison website. My...
by Tim Doughty | Aug 22, 2016 | Internships
Tim Doughty is a recent graduate in finance from the University of Nottingham in the UK. He spent one-month interning for a San Francisco-based finance startup – while in Bali. I interned with a San-Francisco-based finance startup through Start Me Up. There are two...
by Nadhila Wardhana | Aug 16, 2016 | Internships
Suits, cubicles, and straight-faces are things that I’ve learned to get accustomed to. During previous internships, I’ve fixed up and looked sharp to sit at one desk to do that one task. When I got to Bali, little did I know that work would consist of people...
by Clare Harrison | Aug 8, 2016 | Internships
1.Fewer distractions It’s not always easy to get the time and space to get projects off the ground in the early stages because there may be too many distractions. Going away is a great way to get more things done, especially if you don’t have to do two jobs to pay...
by Ollie Rodney | Aug 8, 2016 | Internships
Interning in the tropics doesn’t mean that Sundays were always free. I was a busy day working on my idea which was nicely taking shape. Having finished mapping the features out and re-assessing the idea, it was time I finished the prototype and got on with the...
by Ollie Rodney | Jul 29, 2016 | Internships
In my first week interning in paradise, I joked that my job title during my internship was Chief Legal Officer and Chief Operations Officer. Now I’m adding Chief Marketing Officer and In-house videographer to the list. The last week saw me continue with the marketing...
by Ollie Rodney | Jul 20, 2016 | Internships
I’ve just finished my first week in Bali, where I’m based for the next two months interning with a startup and getting mentoring to work on my own startup idea, but more about that later. The single most eye-opening part of being at Hubud, the coworking...
by Rob Hoefnagel | Jun 27, 2016 | Internships, Travel
When many people think of Bali, they think of beaches, surfing and yoga. But there’s more to it than that. Bali is also home to a growing startup scene, which is why I decided to intern there to earn credits for my undergraduate degree course in The Netherlands. I’ve...
by Clare Harrison | May 17, 2016 | Internships, Travel
Sometimes the prospect of interning over your summer is less than appealing. You’ve slaved all year during your studies. So the idea of spending your summer slaving away a bit more in a windowless office is about as enticing as being forced to sit through an entire...
by Jaime van der Peijl | Apr 9, 2016 | Internships
When I was younger I assumed that business founders or entrepreneurs wore suits and had lots of money but no time. But here amongst the entrepreneurial community in Bali, where I’ve been for the past year or so, zero entrepreneurs wear suits (and most don’t even wear...
by Jaime van der Peijl | Mar 29, 2016 | Internships
There’s often a lot to think about when you go abroad for a long time. And it can be easy to get carried away with organizing leaving parties and buying new outfits when you should be arranging things like insurance or study financing. Here are a few things you should...
by Jaime van der Peijl | Mar 23, 2016 | Internships
There are many reasons why interning abroad is a great idea: the chance to discover a new culture, try a new cuisine (and maybe get a tan). And with flight tickets getting cheaper and staying connected easier than ever with Skype, Snapchat and Whatsapp, there’s...
by Jaime van der Peijl | Mar 5, 2016 | Internships
Last year I spent six months doing an education startup internship abroad. Here are a few things I learned: New startup hubs are emerging – in unusual places Yes, many of the famous startups emerge from Silicon Valley. But increasingly, as communications...
