Advantages of doing an Internal Placement at DMU Hi! My name is Fariha and I am the current Employer Engagement Assistant for the Employer Engagement Team here at DMU, within the Careers Department. You may have read my previous articles, but if not, I’ll be speaking about the advantages of doing an internal placement! To…
I am currently on placement with DMU as a Careers and Placements assistant. It has been a wonderful experience full of opportunities for me to grow professional and personally. I think the hardest part of your placement is the first couple of months. You are getting used to the work environment and your team members…
Networking It is important to network and having a broad range of contacts throughout the company, as this will allow you to understand different areas of the business and potentially help you when applying for a graduate scheme. Building your network and introducing yourself to others will give you access to a wide range of…
Video interviews are now becoming more popular in the recruitment process, especially amongst large organisations. Employers find this a convenient, efficient and a time effective way of hiring, so it is critical to master the video interview stage. Overall, my experience of video interviews was very positive. I found it much more relaxing and stress…
Additional Training / Workshops To make the most out of your placement year, one thing I would highly recommend is to get involved in as many additional training sessions or workshops as you can. These may be on topics like networking, negotiation, problem solving etc. They might not be super specific to your role, but…
I’ve been working on my placement for six months and it has been an exciting six months. I found myself undertaking various projects, both big and small, and every project had its life cycle. The result at the end of each project always varied but my personal goal was to make sure the outcome was…
My role as a Digital Communications Undergrad consists of designing and scheduling Pfizer’s social media posts, designing website layouts of articles written and published online, as well as writing some of the articles published on the webpage, designing graphics for different campaigns that run externally and so forth. I am always focused on working creatively…
Hi everyone, my name is Aneeka – I am a Business and Management BA(Hons) student and currently 6 months into my placement year as a Service Delivery Analyst at IBM. Below I have shared some useful hints and tips to help best prepare you for your placement journey. Be Consistent Many companies conduct their application…
I am so glad to have received the opportunity to work as an internal placement student, within the Employer Engagement Team here at DMU. Working at DMU as a staff, rather than being a student, has given me an insight into the framework of the organisation. One in particular is our intranet, My Gateway. My…
My Experience and Top Tips The idea of an interview, in a nutshell, is daunting. Having to face a potential employer and convince them of why you’re the right person for the job, marketing yourself as the best candidate for the position over the many other applicants that are vying for that same position, can…
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