Welcome.  Returning from placement

Session Outline

• Welcome back!
• Reflection: Benefits of your placement
• Mentoring & Ambassador scheme
• Demonstrating your increased value
• Planning ahead for the final year

Now is a great time for reflection. Let's hear your thoughts.




What do you feel have been the key benefits of your placement year?
What are the key things you have learned?

The benefit of your placement year

"Nearly half the recruiters who took part in the research repeated their warnings from previous years – that graduates who have had no previous work experience at all are unlikely to be successful during the selection process and have little or no chance of receiving a job offer for their organisations’ graduate programmes"

High Fliers Report 2015

How has your placement impacted the following?

Task, in pairs - 5 mins: What skills have you developed?

Your Feedback

Mentoring & Ambassador Scheme

1. Working with other students

2. Showcasing and practicing your skills

For the rest of your placement

• IBM: Identity, build & maintain your network.
• Recruitment for grad scheme.
• Identify the skills needed
• Think. What skills can you develop before you leave?

Returning for your final year

1. To do list
2. Our Service

Final Thought..

“Candidates that understand the world of work, understand their own skills and can translate that into a compelling proposition are much more likely to be successful in the jobs market”.
Stephen Isherwood, Chief Executive of the AGR (2015)