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Tag: work experience

  • Working at Ernst & Young for a year

    14 June 2019 by Chris
    1 minute read

    Hi, I’m Chris, an Economics student here at York. I’m currently doing a Placement Year working as an Assurance Associate at Ernst & Young. Why did you decide to do…

  • Internship Opportunities at York

    Internship Opportunities at York

    18 October 2018 by Tara
    3 minute read

    My Internship Over the summer, I had the amazing opportunity to complete an internship with the University’s social media team. The amount of independence and creative freedom I was given…

  • 5 things I wish I knew before starting my degree

    28 February 2017 by Alice
    3 minute read

    University is the next step in your life and can be a very contrasting environment to school life. To follow are some things that I wish I had a better…

  • 5 Ways To Gain Employable Skills at University

    5 Ways To Gain Employable Skills at University

    28 February 2017 by Jess
    3 minute read

    The end goal of university for most people is a good job and career. Employers are not only looking for graduates with good grades, but work experience and transferable skills…

  • A dozen top tips for getting the most out of your internships

    A dozen top tips for getting the most out of your internships

    3 January 2017 by Jake
    7 minute read

    Internships are like test drives. They give you an opportunity to test out different industries and to weigh up their pros and their cons, before you decide which one to…

  • What to do over the holidays

    What to do over the holidays

    21 December 2016 by Finn
    2 minute read

    The length of the holidays when you’re at uni is slightly absurd, by real-world standards, but its existence is well justified. What you choose to do in your 3 months…

  • Internships, work experience, student placements, etc, etc…

    22 November 2016 by Emma
    4 minute read

    Internships, work experience, student placements, I’m sure you’ve probably had six million careers talks all about the merit of doing them. The ‘transferable’ skills you’ll gain and how great it’ll…

  • Spinning Plates – it can be done!

    19 September 2016
    3 minute read

    As a mature Masters Student studying Global Marketing, I considered that doing an internship would be invaluable experience and I was eager to find one. I couldn’t believe how many opportunities there…

  • Work work work work work….

    Work work work work work….

    11 April 2016 by Laurie
    3 minute read

    I’m now well and truly on the “home straight” of my degree (which I cannot believe as I’m writing this!) and in the last year I’ve been thinking a lot…

  • In the words of Rihanna, “Work, work, work, work, work..”

    6 April 2016 by Grace
    5 minute read

    There are loads of opportunities to be involved in something at university; I hope you’ve gained a small insight of that from these blogs and the things I get up to…

  • Work experience on campus

    16 March 2016 by James
    2 minute read

    Overall, this past term has been yet another success for the IM students at York. We have learnt many new skills through both personal and group projects. Nevertheless, with the…

  • What do your fees get you?

    23 February 2016 by Poppie
    5 minute read

    Have you ever thought about what is actually available to you when you go to university? Here are 10 insights on what you can get for your fees. Before I go…