I have been part of the HR Operations team at Olympus for almost 6 months, it is crazy how fast time flies! I’m so grateful to be part of such a talented team who are open-minded, considerate and determined to help me grow. My manager and colleagues are incredibly supportive and have shown me nothing…
I’m Lauren, a DMU Marketing BA(Hons) student currently on placement as Sales and Marketing Co-ordinator for Adey Steel in Loughborough. I ended up securing my placement through the EDT Year in Industry scheme, after a lot of rejections through the application process. Perhaps I was optimistic in the beginning as I thought by starting to…
Hi everyone! I am Jenusiya Krishnakugan currently on my industrial placement year at Colas Ltd as a Marketing Assistant. Let me share my experience and tips on balancing academic work and applications, as you already may aware it can be very stressful and strenuous. Get Started Early… I began my application in September, previously during…
Since I’ve been able to travel to the US and actually work in the office, I have really enjoyed the days that have followed. I didn’t know what a day working in marketing would look like before coming here, so I was excited to see what I would experience. The company I’m doing my placement…
I was first introduced to the importance of a placement year during my first year at De Montfort university. As an international relations student, I initially believed that only doing well in my essays would get me far in my career prospects. However, through attending placement talks provided by De Montfort university I learnt that…
A key skill throughout the placement search is resilience and motivation because there will be knock backs and rejections that are likely to push you close to giving up. Dave’s support throughout the whole of my placement search was exceptional. From encouraging me not to give up to providing me with feedback on where to…
The Number of Roles Available Firstly, there weren’t a lot of placements advertised for legal roles when I was applying, possibly due to covid. I wanted to apply for as many as I could and planned to apply for 25+ placements. In the end, I only applied for 8 in total. I was debating whether…
Hi, here is a mini introduction about me. I am Jenusiya Krishnakugan, studying International Marketing and French. Currently, working at Colas Ltd where I secured a placement role as a Marketing Assistant. I must admit that as much as there is enough complications in securing a placement, this year there was further hindrance added by…
Doing a placement year is extremely valuable to your degree learning and future career. Whilst knowing I would be graduating in a very competitive job market, I understood how important it was to gain work experience, as well as studying. If you are considering doing a placement year, here are my top 5 reasons of…
Hi, my name is Blessing and I am currently on placement with DMU. My current job title is Careers and Placements Assistant, the role has allowed me to have a great balance between the creative and the administration tasks which I greatly enjoy. I have learnt a lot in the first few months and grown…
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