Absolutely. I joined a scheme in the UK run by Shell called Shell Step. After talking to one of their in-house recruiters they sent me to a medium-sized company

Absolutely. I joined a scheme in the UK run by Shell called Shell Step. After talking to one of their in-house recruiters they sent me to a medium-sized company for an interview and for nine weeks I worked as a developer in this firms marketing and development departments. The experience was invaluable. I picked up ASP.NET/C# from working there and a year later I had graduated. I had this, and another internship on my CV and the second my exams started I had around six or seven offers for an interview.