I’m Laura, a BA Business and Management student at the York Management School. For my year in industry I’m taking part in Aldi’s industrial placement scheme. I discovered Aldi’s scheme at one of the University’s careers events. I was impressed with the structured training plan for the placement year. It provides the opportunity to learn … Continue reading My experience on Aldi’s industrial placement scheme
Hi, I’m Anish. I study BSc Business and Management and I’m currently on placement with Unilever for my year in industry. I found out about Unilever because a business student on placement there from York came in to do a talk during my first year. I applied directly on the company website. Matt from the … Continue reading Working for Unilever on a year in industry
I love my course as it’s really relevant to what I want to do in my career. Instead of essays we do more practical assessments, like creating an innovative product and planning its launch, or carrying out market research. I’ve decided to do a year in industry because I want to work in marketing as … Continue reading A day in the life of a Management student
My name’s Rhiannon and I’m currently on my year in industry for my degree in Actuarial Sciences. I have wanted to be an actuary for several years now due to the technical and mathematical nature of the work. It’s a challenging and varied career. I’m a keen linguist and wanted to use my placement year … Continue reading My actuarial modelling internship in Paris
Hi, I’m Abigail. I’m studying a BA Business and Management with a year in industry. My placement is with Lloyds Banking Group, working as a Risk Analyst. Finding a placement I found my placement through Rate My Placement online. I had applied for other placements before and had taken a few rejections along the way, … Continue reading My placement with Lloyds Banking Group
Hi, I’m Charlie, a 3rd year BSc Accounting Business and Financial Management student. Currently I am working at Unilever on their industrial placement scheme as a customer account manager. Finding a placement One of the most surprising things when looking for a placement is that there are so many opportunities out there. You just need … Continue reading Unilever industrial placements: my experience
It’s a little hard to write about a normal day in the life at the moment because I’m on my Summer holiday from Sydney University, travelling around Australia and New Zealand. I’m currently staying and working on a vineyard in Western Australia. But here’s a typical day for me when I’m at uni: Academic life … Continue reading Studying in Australia: a Day in my Life
Hi there! My name is Felix, I am a student Mental Health Nurse here at York, currently studying in my second year. Nursing stood out to me as a distinct career path since I began working in secure mental health services when I was 18. Studying at York was a very wise choice and has … Continue reading A day in the life of a Nursing student
Hi there! I’m Amy, I started a BA in Archaeology and Heritage in October and I’m loving it! The staff are so enthusiastic and happy to help, and my course-mates are lovely. There really is something for everyone on this course from the depths of the paleolithic right up to today: if you’re interested in … Continue reading A day in the life of an Archaeology student
I’m Zain. I’m a first year Interactive Media student and beyond loving it! I started off at The University of York as a Biomedical Sciences student (what?!) and although I really enjoyed it, I found that my passion for it was dying out. I was instead using most of my free time learning web development … Continue reading Day In The Life of a 1st Year Interactive Media Student
