Category: Work placement
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Why studying Biology at York was my best decision!
Studying biology at the University of York is one of the greatest decisions I have ever made, and doing so has greatly nurtured my passion and fascination in my loved…
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My Placement Year at Enterprise Rent-A-Car
I’m Megan, a third-year BA Politics student at the University of York. I had an unconventional placement experience as I chose a role unrelated to my degree, and I also…
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Global Development Ghana Trip 2024
In April and May 2024, a group of BA Global Development students, led by Dr Ellie Jew and Dr Gideon Baffoe, travelled to Ghana to learn first-hand insights into the…
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Assemble: My Top 6 Placement Skills
Here are my “Core 6” placement skills and how my experiences have helped me develop as an individual and employee. When thinking about how to write about the skills I…
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Stepping outside the lecture hall – what a placement year can teach you
Just a little over a year ago, I could’ve never imagined myself working a corporate 9-5, much less enjoying it. However, when I took the initiative to expand my horizons…
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My internship at CoSTAR Live Lab
Hello everyone! My name is Emily and I am a student on the Bsc Interactive Media course in the School of Arts and Creative Technologies. My blog shares an insight…
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Reflections On My Industrial Placement Journey
Hello! Back in late April 2024, I decided to undertake an integrated Master’s program, due to my placement applications not quite panning out the way I would have liked them…
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The Benefit of a Year In Industry Detour: Three Months at the Earlham Institute
At the start of second year, I hadn’t considered a year in industry. I felt like I was on a roll with uni so spending a year away seemed like…
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Your Essential Guide to Securing Placements and Jobs at UoY
The pressure to balance degree demands with career planning can be daunting. As students, we often feel we lack the professional experience employers demand. However, the University of York’s Careers…
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Applying for the Placement Year I Never Planned
From a student who sidelined the prospect of a placement year to an intern at one of the UK’s leading dairy companies – here’s how I secured the dream role…
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Year in Industry: How I got my placement.
When I started my degree, I knew that I loved learning about ground-breaking scientific discoveries, but always wondered: what is it like to follow that discovery from start to finish?…
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From Square One to the End – my complete Placement application journey
At the start of my degree, I had absolutely no intentions of doing a Placement Year. I had wanted to focus solely on my studies and graduate as quickly as…