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Graduate Internship. Joshua Barnett. Marketing & Communications. Benefits. To have the opportunity to gain work experience and understand the requirements of the working establishment. To enhance key skills in a wide range of areas, to gain knowledge of strengths and weaknesses.
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Graduate Internship Joshua Barnett Marketing & Communications
Benefits • To have the opportunity to gain work experience and understand the requirements of the working establishment. • To enhance key skills in a wide range of areas, to gain knowledge of strengths and weaknesses. • To understand the opportunities or types of jobs that occur within the University sector.
Usefulness • Work Experience is essential and something that is difficult to find upon leaving University. • Placements or voluntary work is sometimes not enough to gain that first job. • It shows a willingness to continue learning and enhance your career post University. • To be Professional.
Skills Academic Skills: Ability to handle information, research, analyse, interpret, ability to use the information. Core Skills: Numeracy, Literacy, ICT, Communication, Speaking to Large Groups. Social Skills: Teamwork, Negotiation skills, Helping and Supporting Others. Personal Characteristics: Motivation, Self-Organisation, Creativity, Flexibility, Confidence.
Career • Opened a range of avenues or pathways which I did not know existed. • Gaining transferable skills which I can use in a considerable amount of jobs or careers in the future. • To have built up a strong base of knowledge, experience and new contacts within the field of further and higher education.
Future • To continue in the Marketing & Recruitment sector of Higher Education. • At this University or another. • Or • To go on to do a Post Compulsory PGCE to teach Sport Science in Colleges.
Any Questions……? Thanks for Listening Joshua Barnett