Placements – Ready, Steady, Go
October 14, 2019
By Caroline Nolan, Employability Officer You are about to start your penultimate year of study. You may already have a Placement Year as part of your course or… you hear the term ‘placement’ mentioned by one of your friends. But what is the value of a placement? Why should you apply? What will you gain …
First Year Students Should Plan Ahead to Build in a Placement Year
May 3, 2019
By Chris Colegate, Careers and Employability Placement Consultant Did you know that students on a course without a work placement year or year in industry can now build one in? The University introduced a new approach in 2018 that allows students to add in a full year work placement in their penultimate year of study. This …
What You Need To Know About Postgraduate Placements Nottingham
March 9, 2018
By Debra Fearnshaw, Placements Delivery Manager What is Postgraduate Placements Nottingham (PPN)? PPN is a paid, flexible placement programme for all students and researchers studying masters or PhD courses. Placements are very flexible and usually consist of a 200-hour project worked to fit around your studies over the course of several months. What type of …
Why You Should Be Thinking About a Placement In Your First Year
February 28, 2018
By Bethany Ramshaw, second-year studying animal sciences As the snow continues to fall, summer may seem far away. However, that doesn’t mean it’s too soon to think about a placement. Short-term, work experience style placements are ideal for the summer. They keep your mind working over those months away, and help you begin to build …
Micro Lady in a Big World
November 1, 2016
Sophie Parfitt. BSc Microbiology. Industrial placement student at Redx Pharma, 2016-2017. At least, that’s what my CV will say by the end of this year. There’ll be a lot of trials and tribulations ahead – but I’m certain I’ll learn a lot too! This February, I got a call that frankly I wasn’t prepared for, …
Exploring the Internship Fair
December 4, 2015
By Lydia Percival, student blogger Last month, I attended the Internship Fair. The fair provided students with the opportunity to find out about internships offered by a wide range of employers. While I greatly enjoyed my long summer of relaxation and part-time work at the student accommodation services at Loughborough University, I think next summer it would be a good …
Internships: How to Get Them and Why You Should
June 19, 2015
By Hannah Somers, studying a PhD in molecular microbiology I have recently completed a three-month placement with Cancer Research UK. I secured this internship as part of my course – the funding for my PhD programme stipulates that I must take a 12-week placement away from the lab. I know from experience just how tricky …
The more experience, the better
February 27, 2015
By Charlotte Lambert, student blogger At the start of the second year of my degree I sent email upon email to various publishing houses. As I am currently considering either the marketing industry or the publishing industry, I decided to aim for a little taster of both to determine which suited my interests best. Stepping …
My Placement with Sky
January 13, 2015
By Charlotte Lambert, student blogger The autumn term is generally a time for settling back into university life, but as a second-year student, this autumn involved dozens upon dozens of applications for work experience, internships and summer placements. For the most part these applications led to nothing which was more than a little disheartening, but …
Hundreds and Thousands of Vacancies for You!
December 3, 2014
By Jackie Thompson, E-Information Manager There are lots of job sites out there listing graduate and internship vacancies and we often get asked, where to start? Here are 10 compelling reasons why you should begin your job search with My Career, our online vacancy service. Just log in and start to explore! 1. Employers want …
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