How long have you been accepting placement students from BU, and how many do you usually employ each year? The Football Foundation’s placement year scheme started in 2010 and since then the organisation has recruited several BU grads. 2. What sort of roles are available at your company as placements? The Football Foundation’s Communications Team… Read more » about Feedback from the Placement Supervisor (and BU BAPR Alum) – Niall Malone at The Football Foundation
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MAMC Li Dang – My homeland return for my placement with a slightly different ‘ME’
For my thirty-week placement, I used to think that it would feel like a long time but in a blink, I find myself now preparing for the last weeks of my placement with a heavy weight carried on my shoulders. The decision on securing a placement in Vietnam was made after a period of careful… Read more » about MAMC Li Dang – My homeland return for my placement with a slightly different ‘ME’
How I found my sandwich placement – James Thompson on BA Advertising
MY PLACEMENT & 5 TIPS TO FINALLY GETTING A PLACEMENT IF YOU ARE FINDING IT IMPOSSIBLE Initially when I started looking for my placement back in December 2014, I was sending out generic emails that showed no personality – likewise on my CV, just grades and irrelevant work experience. This then led to a situation… Read more » about How I found my sandwich placement – James Thompson on BA Advertising
Polly Harris-Saunders, advertising student on placement at Wunderman in Singapore
Placement Job Title – Account Coordinator Good things don’t come easy… well that’s what I kept telling myself. As 75% of my peers had secured a placement, I was determined to do something that excited me, rather than just confirming something so that I could stop thinking and stressing about getting a placement in time…. Read more » about Polly Harris-Saunders, advertising student on placement at Wunderman in Singapore
Placement Pals to the rescue!
Aimed to support second year CMC students currently applying for their sandwich placement experience for next year, selected final year students have been chosen as this year’s group of 2015-16 Placement Pals. After attending a training session delivered by the Placement Development Advisors and Programme Leaders, they are now working with their designated seminar groups… Read more » about Placement Pals to the rescue!
PR student Ieva Severinaite on sandwich placement at Airbus
I joined the PR course at BU as an international student from Lithuania eager to make the most of the opportunities that a degree in the UK offers. During my placement year I was lucky enough to work as the Internal Communication and Community Engagement Intern at Airbus in the UK. My role included anything… Read more » about PR student Ieva Severinaite on sandwich placement at Airbus
CMC placement adviser presents at international conference
CMC’s Placement Development Adviser Vianna Renaud presented at an international conference on work-based and placement learning in September. Below she shares her experience at the conference and talks about her work on last year’s successful placement and employability event for the PR degree. Vianna Renaud, Placement Development Advisor, Faculty of Media and Communication Last month,… Read more » about CMC placement adviser presents at international conference
Tillie Smith, BAMC student, on sandwich placement at Honda UK
Where are you originally from? Originally from Wokingham, Berkshire Why did you come to BU? As the Media School is the best in the country. BU is also close to home, yet far enough away for me. How was your placement search? I found it interesting and it really surprised me how much you start to… Read more » about Tillie Smith, BAMC student, on sandwich placement at Honda UK
Melody Duarte on sandwich placement with Qatar Airways in Zurich Switzerland
Course & Home Country A few years ago I was a 2nd-year student in Marketing Communications seeking a work placement, preferably at an international company and abroad. Before coming to Bournemouth University, I had always lived in Switzerland, my home country, more precisely in the French area near the city of Lausanne. I like a… Read more » about Melody Duarte on sandwich placement with Qatar Airways in Zurich Switzerland
Nicola Barnes, sandwich marketing placement at Grapevine Digital
Course – BA Marketing Placement Job Title and Company – PR and Marketing Assistant at Grapevine Digital Describe your role and responsibilities The role was really varied and I was able to get involved in the majority of campaigns that Grapevine worked on throughout the year, contributing to different parts. I also found that my… Read more » about Nicola Barnes, sandwich marketing placement at Grapevine Digital