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Get a Head Start
Exclusively for first-year undergraduates with an optional placement year on their course.
Our Placement Preparation Programme continues into the summer, designed exclusively for students heading into their second year of undergraduate study with an optional placement year. We'll give you the essential information you need to successfully find and apply for placements at the start of your second year - when most vacancies open.
Placement Top Tips - Searching and Applying for Placements: ALL SUBJECTS
Understand your options when it comes to Placements, get an overview of where to start when it comes to searching for roles, and get advice on how to apply using CV's and Cover Letters.
This session will be repeated throughout the summer to ensure you are ready to start applying at the start applying next year. As a result, you will only need to attend one of these sessions.
Book your palce on the Placement Top Tips Session
Placements in the Creative Industries: Searching and Applying for Placements
Monday 29 June, 2pm-3pm, Online
In this session, we will be covering expectations from the creative industries when it comes to Placements. This will include:
- Creative CV's
- Portfolios
- Speculation Applications
- Self-Employed Placement
- Previous Placement student experiences
- A chance to ask questions
Placements in STEM related industries: Searching and Applying for Placements
Thursday 2 July, 12pm-1pm, Online
In this session we will be covering what to expect from STEM related industries when it comes to Placements. This will include:
- A guest talk from AWE (Nuclear Security Technologies) to explain their placement offer and to answer questions
- Top tips when considering roles in industries such as Advanced Manufacturing, Clean Energy, Defence, Digital and Technologies, Automotive companies
- How to approach application forms and assessment centres
- Early recruiters and deadlines
- A chance to ask questions
Placements in the Professional and Business Services: Searching and Applying for Placements
Monday 13 July, 11am-12pm, Online
In this session we will be covering what to expect from professional and business related industries when it comes to Placements. This will include:
- Top tips when considering roles in Business Services such as finance, HR, marketing, project management, sales
- Pros and cons of working for large or small companies
- What to expect from psychometric tests and assessment centres
- A chance to ask questions
Book on to Placements in the Professional and Business Services
Placements in the Public & Life Science Industries: Searching and Applying for Placements
Tuesday 21 July, 2pm-3pm, Online
In this session we will be covering what to expect from public and life science related industries when it comes to Placements. This will include:
- Top tips when considering roles in healthcare, education, third sector, charities and the NHS
- What to expect with application forms
- Considerations when taking on an unpaid placement
- A chance to ask questions
Book on to Placements in the Public & Life Science Industries
Why join our sessions?
Our Placement Preparation Programme is ideal for those who know they want to complete a placement year, or those who just want to learn a little bit more before they make up their mind.
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Get expert guidance on searching and applying for placements.
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Learn about different placement options and how they can benefit you.
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Gain practical skills to improve your applications.
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Hear from previous placement students and get their top tips.
Spaces are limited, so book your place for each session that you want to attend.
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