There are far rarer now than they used to be but if you can get on a good one then go for it. Its likely to stand you in great stead.

Your challenge will partly be why you are applying now and not 4 years ago and what value you have added in those four years.

Getting a good job in HR will be very hard work - you will need to put a lot of effort in.

In reply to Keith:

Dear Keith, many thanks. I think the difficult bit would be the application itself as i believe the system is automatically eliminating non-gradautes most of the time? I am willing to put in hard work.

As Keith says they are rarer now, students did use to have set up placements for graduating whilst studying in Year 2, but there has been a shift in focus, for example, an HR student doing a BSc may take a gap year and take a placement with a big employer, then take a second placement before taking their Masters qualification or even undertake it part-time whilst working..

I've seen this done several times in recent years with the students at a certain university being employed on placement as HR Business Partners with a major blue-chip employer for a year. If it takes longer to get qualified at MA/MSc then it doesn't matter as the placements will be setting the student up with their career.

In reply to Paul:

Wow. That’s good planning. hrbp at university already. I guess it’s too late for me now.