What were the challenges of your year and how did you overcome them? The main challenge of my placement year was when my coworker – another placement student – had to move to Singapore after only a couple of months of working together. There is an 8-hour time difference between England and Singapore, and therefore […]
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Introduction So, A quick introduction to myself, I’m Lewis Learoyd and I’ve just finished my second year of a degree in Business Management, I’m on the Placement Enterprise Pathway – this means I will be using the year to set up and run my own business, supported by Student Enterprise at the University. My catering […]
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Working for Caterpillar has provided me with many opportunities, one being the chance to mentor a manager. After I applied for the scheme, I was shortly paired with Bruno Emilio de Oliveira, a manufacturing and supply chain professional who manages a Caterpillar factory in Brazil. As a mentee, I have been sharing the point of […]
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To introduce myself – I’m Joao, starting next semester I will be in my final year studying BSc Economics at the University of Surrey. I recently finished my one-year industrial placement as an Economist for the British Government’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Here I acquired valuable competencies such as analytical, communication and […]
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Hi everyone! As an insight into my volunteer role at City Year, I would like to show how I use psychology at the primary school I work at. Professionalism My approach to being school staff involves a fine balance between being professional vs being friendly. At the start of the year, I was too friendly and […]
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Hi, I’m Hammad Imtiaz and I should start by mentioning I’m an electrical engineer from Pakistan. Back home, the situation was a bit rough regarding the job market, and at some point, I managed to lose what little interest I had in the electrical and electronics field. However, I still had my lifelong affinity for […]
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