Student Blog: Starting a Virtual Placement!
COVID-19 has changed the way we all work currently, and the ongoing impact for 2020-21 will continue to challenge us all to adjust and adapt. Starting a placement (or new job of any kind) is daunting...
View Article4 Skills You Get From Working From Home
Although society and offices are opening up, a significant percentage of people are still working from home and will work from home for a while yet. Many of our graduating students will start their new...
View ArticleStudent Perspective: Finding a placement and getting the most out of it!
Third year BBA student Caitlin tells us about her experience in finding and securing a placement: “The BBA (BSc Business) course requires you to undertake two sixth month placements within the...
View ArticleStudent Perspective: Keji tells us how a placement abroad developed resilience
Spanish and Politics student Keji tells us about turning a disappointing internship on the other side of the world into a positive experience for developing skills... 'As a student of Spanish and...
View ArticleStudent Perspective: Marketing finalist Lauren tells us about applying for...
My Placement Placement is mandatory on my course and I managed to secure mine at BMW Group UK Head Office in Farnborough, as the Customer Experience and Innovation Assistant in the Marketing...
View ArticleStudent Perspective; Millenia tells us why she is not doing a placement and...
One reason I didn’t choose a placement was because I didn’t really know what a placement was when I first started my university application on UCAS. As an international student, my careers adviser in...
View ArticleStudent Perspective: Sohail provides some much needed positivity; sharing...
What an eventful year 2020 has been! I went on a placement year, Parasite won best picture, a giant star went missing, and the Pentagon finally admitted to three UFO sightings. Unfortunately, the main...
View ArticleStudent Perspective: Overcoming pressure to find the perfect placement...
I am currently a first year PhD student in Biology and Biochemistry, but was previously an undergraduate pharmacology student and did a placement in 2018/19. The application process started during the...
View ArticleStudent Perspective: Anushka shares her takeaways from the recent Finance Panel
Are you interested in pursuing a career in finance? If yes, then this blog is for you. Recently the Careers Service team hosted 5 panellists from varying backgrounds in the finance sector. These...
View ArticleStay Ahead with MyFuture's New Opportunity Alert Emails!
We are excited to announce a fantastic new feature on our MyFuture platform designed to make your opportunity search easier and more efficient. Introducing Opportunity Alert Emails – your personal...
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