Tag: placement

Global Placement Stories | Gunamay Sachdev at Content Guru as an applications engineer

December 5, 2022

Gunamay Sachdev is a current Computer Science student at King’s College London. In this entry of Global Placement Stories, Gunamay Sachdev talks about his misconceptions on being a software engineer and what it actually entails. This time last year was vastly different to now. I wasn’t even thinking of doing a year in industry, just… More Global Placement Stories | Gunamay Sachdev at Content Guru as an applications engineer

Global Placement Stories | Alexandru Toma at RazorSecure as a React Developer

November 29, 2022

Alexandru Toma is a current Computer Science student at King’s College London. In this entry of Global Placement Stories, Alexandru Toma talks about his time as a React Developer at RazorSecure so far. Why did you want to do a Placement? Many reasons. Quick oversight – getting a degree in whatever domain is a learning… More Global Placement Stories | Alexandru Toma at RazorSecure as a React Developer

NUE Awards | Finalist Luke Szpiek’s speaks on his experience and why placement students should nominate themselves

September 5, 2022

The NUE Awards are a great opportunity to evidence future employers the high calibre student they are. In addition to succeeding during studies, the ability to evidence an Industry known award, such as the NUE Award, shows the impact you have had during your time at University. For Luke, he is able to not just… More NUE Awards | Finalist Luke Szpiek’s speaks on his experience and why placement students should nominate themselves

Student placements in their own words: Serena at Unilever

May 10, 2021

In this blog, International Management student Serena Rand Bardi talks about her industrial placement experience in a sustainability role with Unilever. Read more to discover the many ways Serena built knowledge and developed her employability, and how she found career direction,  helping businesses through sustainable innovation.… More Student placements in their own words: Serena at Unilever

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Student placements in their own words: Jay at Jaivel Aerospace

May 6, 2021

A placement offers lots of ways to develop your skills – perhaps its the ones that bring you out of your comfort zone that really help you grow! In this blog, Computer Science with Management student Jay talks about what he got out of his placement experience, as well as his advice to students who are currently thinking about a year-in-industry placement.… More Student placements in their own words: Jay at Jaivel Aerospace

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What’s it like being part of an Insights Project? BSc Psychology student Priya’s virtual work experience story!

March 16, 2021

From 15th – 26th February 2021, 26 students took part in our first round of King’s Insights Projects. The Shared Value project was a 2-week virtual internship, which placed students in teams to work as consultants to a real business. They were tasked with researching new ways for their client to grow their business in alignment with one of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.… More What’s it like being part of an Insights Project? BSc Psychology student Priya’s virtual work experience story!

My tips for finding and securing an internship during lockdown: KCL student Danielle’s story

March 10, 2021

In today’s blog, Danielle, guest blogger and King’s Careers & Employability Microintern talks about finding an internship during lockdown. Tune in for some advice and inspiration about what it’s really like, and Danielle’s top tips for students thinking about internships.… More My tips for finding and securing an internship during lockdown: KCL student Danielle’s story

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Create your own work experience: tips for entering the video industry without placement experience

November 11, 2020

Today we’re talking about how students can get creative about work experience in the film and video sector – it doesn’t always need to be through a placement. How can students present university coursework and passion projects in a professional context? Find out here!… More Create your own work experience: tips for entering the video industry without placement experience