For example, in a normal working week, Eole had to:


In addition to good scientific training Eole also gained a number of transferable skills, as he was keen and open to new challenges. Put simply, he was not afraid to ‘roll up his sleeves and get his hands.’


1) 2) 3) 4) 5)


Do you think this sound like a lot of hard work? It is and you should be under no illusion that international placements are easy. Indeed, they are not easy to find for starters and when found ‘you have to be flexible and adapt to your environment.’ Even going to the supermarket is suddenly not so easy and mindless. You need to figure out where it is, how to get there and how to pay for your groceries. You may want to ask yourself if you really are ready for cultural overload.


The benefits of a cultured industrial placement should not be understated; however. You will get real life working experience that could turn into a future job. Placements also give you something that you can put on your CV and talk about at an interview. They enable you to work with different people in the business and get exposure to different areas of a business. By doing this you can also find out if you are suited to that type of


Conduct literature searches


Identify new clients in France


Research technical queries from clients


Manage the database of client test results


Update client information in


Customer Relationship Management system


work or not. Small businesses may not be something you have considered. A simple piece of advice is that you should not be put-off a company simply because you have not heard of it. Not everyone ends up working for industry giants such as BP and Google, and not everyone wants to. At the early stages of your career, you are looking for your first step in the door to show companies what you can do. What you need to consider is that placements can found in the UK and abroad. Trying to get an international placement may be something you want to consider. You can also have a lot of fun doing things you have never done before and gives you something to talk about at an interview.


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For further information contact: Dr Chris Wright or Eole Picot at Global Heat Transfer Ltd, The Global Group of Companies, Cold Meece Estate, Cold Meece, Stone, Staffordshire, ST15 0SP


Telephone: +44 (0) 1785 760555 Fax: +44 (0) 1785 760444 www: www.globalheattransfer.co.uk e-mail: ChrisW@globalgroup.org or picot.eole@hotmail.fr Twitter: twitter.com/G_HeatTransfer


About Global Heat Transfer: Global Heat Transfer is a thermal fluid specialist, providing heat transfer engineering assistance and thermal fluid supplies. Services offered include sampling and analysis, 24-hour delivery of premium quality thermal fluids, system drain down/cleaning/ waste management, planned maintenance programs and a broad portfolio of affiliated system design and installation services. It is part of the Global Group of companies.


Ref: GHT Grad Mag


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