Global Placement Stories: Navigating Your 1st Year & Beyond With a Placement Experience

Thousands of students graduate from university with a degree. To distinguish ourselves in the competitive graduate crowd, itโ€™s imperative to highlight our employability and individuality. One way to achieve this, especially as a KCL student, is by undertaking a Placement Year.   Part 1: As a 1st year student To go on Placement, you mustโ€ฆ More Global Placement Stories: Navigating Your 1st Year & Beyond With a Placement Experience

Global Placement Stories | Stanislas Jacquet at Capgemini Invent

Hello everyone, My name is Stanislas and I have just finished my placement as a Data & AI consultant at Capgemini Invent! It has been a great experience, not always easy but definitely full of learnings. In this post, I would like to share some insights and tips to help you make the most ofโ€ฆ More Global Placement Stories | Stanislas Jacquet at Capgemini Invent

Global Placement Stories | Alexandru Matei at Tata Steel

Hi! Iโ€™m Alex, and Iโ€™m 11 months into my placement at Tata Steel in Shotton. Itโ€™s been a lovely learning experience, with both ups and downs, which Iโ€™m really grateful for. I would definitely recommend taking on a placement, especially if youโ€™re unsure about what you want to do in the future. You get toโ€ฆ More Global Placement Stories | Alexandru Matei at Tata Steel

Global Placement Stories | Alexia Ambrus at Bank of America as a Scala Developer (Update!)

Alexia Ambrus is a current Computer Science student at Kingโ€™s College London. You can read more about her impressions at the start of her placement here, today she reflects on her year on placement! Starting a placement can feel like a very daunting experience. The life transition of coming out of university into the workplaceโ€ฆ More Global Placement Stories | Alexia Ambrus at Bank of America as a Scala Developer (Update!)

Global Placement Stories | How to Start a Placement Successfully

Katinka Singh is a student in Informatics at Kingโ€™s College London. In this entry of Global Placement Stories, Katinka Singh gives advice on how to start a placement successfully! Starting a new job at any stage of your career can be a daunting experience โ€“ but maybe more so when itโ€™s your first. The firstโ€ฆ More Global Placement Stories | How to Start a Placement Successfully

Global Placement Stories | Esther Okusanya at Microsoft as a Technology Strategist

Esther Okusanya is a current Computer Science with Management student at Kingโ€™s College London. In this entry of Global Placement Stories, Esther Okusanya talks about her tips to secure a placement, and what her role at Microsoft entails! Tips for Securing a Placement  Start early  Utilise Kingโ€™s Careers for reviewing CVs and Cover Letters andโ€ฆ More Global Placement Stories | Esther Okusanya at Microsoft as a Technology Strategist

Global Placement Stories | Hristina-Andreea Sararu at Sainsbury (Update!)

Hristina Sararu is a current Computer Science student at Kingโ€™s College London. In this entry of Global Placement Stories, Hristina talks more about what sheโ€™s learnt so far on placement and what a placement in data analytics can look like! I am working as Data Analyst in my placement at Sainsburyโ€™s within the Supply Chainโ€ฆ More Global Placement Stories | Hristina-Andreea Sararu at Sainsbury (Update!)

Global Placement Stories | Tayyibah Uddin at Vodafone as a Software Engineer

  Tayyibah Uddin is a current Computer Science student at Kingโ€™s College London. In this entry of Global Placement Stories, Tayyibah Uddin talks about how they went from a student attending a KCL Employer speed meet to a becoming a representative at the same speed meet! Why I decided to take a placement year  Aroundโ€ฆ More Global Placement Stories | Tayyibah Uddin at Vodafone as a Software Engineer

Global Placement Stories | Shehzmani Shams at Lloyds Bank as a Software Engineer

Shehzmani Shams is a current Informatics student at Kingโ€™s College London. In this entry of Global Placement Stories, Shehzmani Shams describes a typical day at work, and what sheโ€™s learnt from it so far. I work in the โ€˜Savings and Investmentsโ€™ lab and my official title within the team is of a Quality Engineer. Myโ€ฆ More Global Placement Stories | Shehzmani Shams at Lloyds Bank as a Software Engineer