WELCOME
How many times have you heard or read the line “must have work experience”? Yet how do you get work experience when nobody seems to want to give you a job? It’s the biggest hurdle for anyone leaving university – to get that elusive experience.
However, there are ways in which you can get placements and experience. Many degrees now offer sandwich courses and industrial years as part of the course – of course the onus is on you to secure a work placement, but there are plenty of companies that have internships and placements on offer, many of which you’ll fi nd in the pages of this magazine.
There are also plenty of opportunities to gain experience, whether you’re opting for a gap year after university, or are simply still deciding on your dream job after you graduate.
It’s then up to you to ensure you make the most of the opportunities on offer and also understand how you can apply any work you do or experience you get – no matter how long or short, no matter how relevant it seems – to what you can offer a potential employer.
Visit the National Work Placement Exhibition on 28 October 2010 at Birmingham’s NEC for a range of specialised advice on getting a work placement and making the most of your experience. With a CV Clinic and programme of free presentations, as well as an array of employers offering work placement opportunities and advice, it makes an invaluable visit for anyone looking to gain a place- ment or internship. Full details of what’s going on at the show can be found on page 7.
We look forward to seeing you there! Alison Church Editor THE PUBLISHING TEAM
PUBLISHING DIRECTOR Tracy Shah
EDITOR Alison Church
DEPUTY EDITOR Hannah Abbott
DESIGNER Tom Kilpatrick
ADVERTISING Scott Bannerman 020 8394 5201
recruitment@vmgl.com
PRINTING Holbrooks Printers Ltd
Find out what’s inside…
Discover what it’s like to work at Vauxhall Motors – on page 4
SHOW GUIDE
Browse the show guide for the
National Work Placement Exhibition on 28 October in Birmingham, including what’s on, who’s exhibiting and recruiter profi les – on page 7
£10 travel subsidy!
Did you know that full time students can claim up to £10 towards their travel costs?
Well, you do now! To claim, take your student ID, train/bus ticket or receipt to the Refunds Offi ce onsite and you will be given an application form to send off once you’re home. For more details on what you can and cannot claim, go to
www.work-placement.co.uk or before you travel email
transport.ngr@
vmgl.com
The Student Guide to Work Placements is published by: Venture Marketing Group Ltd, Carlton Plaza, 111 Upper Richmond Road, London SW15 2TJ Tel 020 8394 5100 Fax 020 8785 3388
www.work-placement.co.uk
Copyright Venture Marketing Group (VMG) Ltd. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of information in The Student Guide to Work Placements, VMG Ltd accepts no responsibility for any errors or omissions or for the consequences of actions based on data contained herein. Views expressed in The Student Guide to Work Placements do not necessarily refl ect those of VMG Ltd or its employees.
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