The Professional Training Placement Experience

Follow our current students through their Professional Training placements.

Four months at LSEG: My experience so far as a freshly settled placement student

My name is Cristina and I’m a third-year English Literature student. In mid-July, I started my 12-month placement at London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) as a Marketing Associate. In this blog post, I’d like to document the initial application process, how my placement is currently moving along, and some advice for first- and second-year students […]


The first 10 weeks of my placement

Hi, I’m Olive and I am currently on my placement at the University of Surrey’s Employability & Careers Service as a Student & Employer Engagement Assistant. It feels like time has flown by since I started, so I thought I’d share my experience so far… Settling into my role In the beginning, I found starting […]


Starting my placement as a molecular virologist at Cefas

My name is Aleksandra, I’m an ambitious biomedical sciences student who travelled thousands of miles to pursue her dream career. Sounds familiar? Then, you are on the right page. In this student blog I will openly speak about the transition from life as a full-time student to balancing work and life during my professional training […]


JAMINA JOY October Update!

(You can check out my September vlog update here). Hello, Jamina here! 🙂 As you may know, I’m starting a sustainable slow fashion brand, JAMINA JOY, with help from the funded PTY Enterprise Pathway by Student Enterprise. I get to work on my business for a year instead of doing a traditional placement! Each month […]


PEP Year FreedomFit October 2021 Update

I’m Sofia and I’m the founder of FreedomFit; the nutrition, fitness and wellness company that comes without the restriction and without the obsession. This year I am taking part in the PTY Enterprise Pathway which is run by Surrey Student Enterprise. I know I have often mentioned in previous blogs/vlogs that time is going by quickly, but […]


September Update: TheScoopShop

Hi everyone, I’m Josh from TheScoopShop, a sports supplementation company trying to change the way people buy and consume supplements. I am a law student on my placement year on the PTY Enterprise Pathway (PEP). This month has been largely more of the same, trying to find new and interesting ways to get my brand, TheScoopShop, out there for people to see and enjoy. […]


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