The world is changing. The skills expected of individuals entering the job market go far beyond those found in the classroom setting. Graduates are required to show that they have taken on work-based learning experiences and can flourish and perform in employment. With Absolute Internship, you will learn to see the world differently and will be ready to take on the next challenge. With a Lisbon internship, you will develop a global perspective, meet influential people and become equipped for a career after university.

Absolute Internship is unique. Through applying what you learn at university, our program will equip you with the character and independence of a world traveler, as well as the courage to follow your greatest aspirations in life.

We live in a fast-paced world, constantly evolving and always developing new and exciting ideas, products and perspectives. Absolute Internship provides you with the opportunity to immerse yourself in one the world’s most influential cities.

The Lisbon Internship Program is designed to prepare students for the world after graduation, and to provide you with all the abilities to thrive in it. Over the past decade, countless Absolute Alumni have gone on to leverage their experiences and find employment in world-class companies such as Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Microsoft, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Citi, amongst many others.

Whether you’re considering a career in finance, business, marketing or another field, or perhaps you’re thinking about creating your own business venture in the future, no matter your plan, Absolute Internship will help you get there!

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We communicate with hundreds of employers throughout Lisbon, searching out the best firms in the city in order to offer the most exciting internships available.

The internships we offer aren’t mediocre experiences based around brewing coffee for your superiors! Quite the contrary, we ensure our interns find themselves in a meaningful environment, developing transferrable skills and experiencing foreign cultures first-hand. Our internships will provide you with the necessary means to grow both personally and professionally.

You will build the skill-sets that recruiters and Human Resources Managers seek for full-time hires. A Lisbon internship offers you a unique opportunity to get ahead in the competitive graduate job market and make an impact in one of the world’s most incredible cities.

In addition to your Lisbon internship, you’ll attend workshops and company visits that will equip you with fundamental knowledge and skills in areas like branding, job search strategy, creating an incredible resume, as well as many more.

With Absolute Internship, you’ll intern alongside ambitious students from all over the world and join a network of over 4,000 alumni. You never know where your next contact, job opening or investor to your business venture will come from.

Prepare for a global career. Apply now to our Lisbon Internship Program.

The Career Speaker Series by Absolute Internship takes place in the evenings after work. CEOs, Executives and industry professionals from top firms share their success stories, how they made it and outline the fundamental aspects of preparing for life after the university. You’ll have the chance to listen to how they made a mark in life, and how you can do the same.

The purpose of the series is to inspire you to think about what career you wish to pursue and help you realize that you can accomplish whatever dream you have.

The Speaker Series is an exceptionally valuable aspect of the internship program, as it allows you to gain insight from top influential business people. Moreover, you will spend time building your professional global network, as you will have time to talk with each at the end of their speech and ask any questions that you may have.

In addition to the series, we regularly inform our participants about relevant networking events in the city as we have strong collaborations with some of the largest and most important Chamber of Commerce and specific industry organizations that hold events every month.

Absolute multilingual on-site staff is available 24/7 and is dedicated to delivering a top-quality experience for you to make sure that your stay abroad is as safe as possible.

Staff members will act as program guides, leading you to all the program events and excursions. Our staff will also follow up with you ongoing making sure that you are having a productive time abroad both socially and professionally.

Once you arrive in your host city abroad, we will be picking you up at the airport together with all the other interns and accompany you to the intern housing. We will be providing you with an inclusive Welcome Pack containing a local SIM Card, subway map, transportation card and much more. The same evening we will be treating you for a Welcome Dinner with drinks where you will have the opportunity to meet the other interns and the program staff.

In addition to the Welcome Pack, you will be provided with an Absolute Emergency Card including details of the nearest hospital, police and other important information in the event that something unexpected would happen.

Visas are not required for courses of less than 90 days for nationals of the European Union and the following countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Barbados, Bermuda, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, Macau, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, San Marino, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, South Korea, United States (excluding the Northern Mariana Islands), Uruguay, Vatican City, Venezuela,

When joining the Lisbon program, Absolute Internship will notify you if you need a visa or not. Upon enrollment into the program, if required, you will receive a list of documents needed for us to process your visa. As the visa process can take up to 5 weeks, we will ask you to be very cooperative with us and provide the documents on time. The program fee does not include your visa fee and all associated costs. Absolute Internship will assist you in the application process but will not submit or process any visa application on your behalf.