When in second year, you are faced with the opportunity to go into the world of work, for an entire year, via work placement. Advice from a current final year is, TAKE IT! It was honestly one of the best years of my life and I cannot commend Tourism NI enough for the way they looked after me.
Tag: Work Placement
Some of my classmates were very fortunate to be offered the first placement they applied for, this was not the case for me. I decided I wanted to spend a year away from the Emerald Isle and after a long list of rejections, I landed my placement on May 11th 2017 and made my move
Having been there myself, I know how daunting it can be to be faced with the uncertainty and panic of finding a company or organisation to carry out your placement year with. However, I cannot stress enough that this isn’t something you should rush, as realistically wherever you end up working is going to be
For months I was debating whether to do a placement year or continue to final year and with many pros and cons for both, many interviews and 2 placement offers, I decided, why not? It’s always good to have experience! I had heard so much about Ardmore Advertising and this was the place I knew
To anyone that has done a placement year in an agency, I salute you. I’m sure some of you were the same as me when it came to your first day of placement; you imagined walking into a spacious, penthouse office with floor to ceiling windows looking out over some trendy part of the
They say a placement year boosts your CV, gets you ready for work and gives you a break from university. What they don’t mention is it builds character and throw’s you in right at the deep end. With Summer approaching, most students in the year were already set with their placements, I was starting to
Applying for a placement year next year? One thought on your mind, scared?? Hearing people in class going to America, London, Spain, Dublin you name it… Little old me sitting there thinking is Armagh too far away for me to travel??? (Thinking about this now, I laugh a LOT) Having so much at home, family,
Just over a year and a half ago now I started my placement year with Loud Mouth Media. From back in my school days I have never been certain about what I wanted to be when I grew up and now I am “technically” a grown up I’m still not entirely sure what my calling
Full-time placement or final year at uni? Which is more stressful? If you are anything like me, I worry before the issue has even occurred or before there is any need to worry. Whilst searching for ideas and a little inspiration I had no idea what to write my first blog post about… the first
Who knew that a placement with The Irish News could give you so much real responsibility? Not that I’m complaining I LOVED it and you will love it too when you start your placement. You’ll find when choosing placements that it’s not about the salary it’s about the experience and which business/ organisation will stand