Ultimately, a placement year provides you with a more rounded and versatile skill set, which has the potential for opening up doors when it comes to the job search
With this year of university into full swing, student finance is dwindling and the looming pressures of finding an internship or placement are increasing. Not to panic! These words of wisdom may just...
This past week, I started my industrial placement year. Over the weekend I remember feeling increasingly more on edge and tetchy and just not myself at all. I wasn’t actively worrying about everything...
The words 'Graduate Scheme' are used far too often these days, without any explanation. Over the past 18 months, I have been enrolled on one and I can now safely tell you what it meant for me and what...
An industrial placement year might be an essential part of your degree, or an optional add-on. Either way, Kathryn Woodward from UWE, currently doing her placement year in GRB's marketing department,...
Considering a year in industry but not sure where to start? GRB's marketing placement student from UWE Bristol reflects upon her 7 ways to secure a placement year so you can be one step ahead of the...
No summer internship? No problem. History & Politics student from the University of Warwick, Alex Exact, runs through 5 reasons why not doing that 'prestigious' work experience isn't the end of the...
Our current industrial placement student, Lewis Whitehead from the University of Brighton, reflects on the last six months of his placement at GRB. From recruitment, to marketing, to finding his...
Our final intern of the summer, Russell, a Politics student at York, gives us an exciting insight into what the workplace would be like if it were full of current politicians. Which office...
Got an internship coming up, but not sure how to impress, let alone dress? Our recent intern, Rob, runs through his top 5 internship tips for students...
With half the academic year almost up, there is a very different life being lived among the many students all over the UK doing their industrial placement years. We wonder how the culture shock has...
It's 2014. It's a new year and a fresh start. This year is your year, the year you get your dream job! Here are your five essential New Year's resolutions to make this your best year ever for your...
Every workplace is a diverse environment. There's a wide mix of cultures, races, religions, genders and sexualities. It should be a safe place, where people feel secure and can be themselves no matter...
Work experience, that all-important part of your CV that could launch your career. In the case of marketing Charlee Owen covers the easy work experience you didn't know you could get
A quarter of a century ago I fell into the world of graduate recruitment by accident. It's a long story so let's not go there. Instead let me explain how I came to develop a passion for making...
Studying at university is really good preparation for later life, but there is usually one thing missing from the traditional degree - real work experience. Some degrees offer a year in industry, but...
Whether out of a sense of benign purpose or sometimes just trying to bulk out their CV credentials, many undergraduates get involved in volunteering in their respective communities. Regardless of why...
With the UK economy still struggling and employers being cautious about hiring new recruits, getting a full-time graduate job is difficult indeed. Still, you need to remain determined and keep looking...
