Interviews: What not to do…
I had little experience of interviewing before applying to be an intern at Step. So little, in fact, that even to this day I still need a good twenty minutes (and a YouTube tutorial) to properly tie my tie. Wrought with nerves as I waited in reception, I remember worrying that a lack of experience…
Paying interns – why does it even matter?
A recent poll conducted by Step found that 41% of respondents believe work experience is the most important asset in being able to secure a graduate job. So if a company is willing to offer this valuable experience and a young person is willing to complete the work and not get paid then everyone’s a…
From Step placement to finalist of undergraduate of the year! – Amrit
Amrit is a Business Management student from The University of Birmingham. For his placement year he joined Allegion (UK) Ltd. Amrit has recently made the final of the ACCA Future CFO Undergraduate of the Year competition. I saw the initial vacancy on my University’s career page and applied straight away. After reviewing my CV, Tamsin…
Amrit
Personal Development and Industry Experience – Andrew
Andrew is an Electrical and Electronic Engineering graduate from the University of Plymouth who has recently completed an internship as a Graduate Electronic Designer for a company based in Cornwall. He has recently accepted a permanent position with the company. Andrew attended the University of Plymouth as a mature student with a background in auto…
Andrew
Putting Theory into Practice – Hanif
Hanif is an Electronic Engineering graduate from Queen Mary, University of London. He has recently completed a Automation and Electronics internship and has since been taken on permanently in the role After graduating with a MEng in Electronics Engineering 2.1 Class (Hons), I jumped eagerly into applying for jobs within my chosen field. For whatever reason I…
Hanif
How long will it take to find your first graduate job?
According to our June poll, 18% of respondents suggested they would find a graduate role within one month. I like your attitude, to use an old cliché, you miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. However, of the 45% of you who think it will take six months or more, at Step we have…
The fascinating field of digital forensics – Beth
Beth is an English Literature graduate from the University of Edinburgh. She has recently completed a graduate business internship at Create Intelligence, a specialist provider of data-analytics solutions to law enforcement, government, and defence agencies. Originally Create came to Step to find an intern to help out with product testing and training coordination. Beth was…
Beth Johnson
Reflections on our Spring Campus tour – Careers Fair FAQ
We are coming to the end of our spring campus tour and boy have we been busy. In the last couple of weeks, we’ve travelled up and down the country visiting the likes of the universities of Birmingham, Lancaster, Loughborough, Manchester and Man Met (both in one day which tested my capacity to be in…
Our 30 year story
For those of you who don’t already know, Step was actually established way back in 1986 following a conversation between staff in Durham Business School and the far-sighted team in Shell UK’s social investment department, hence the acronym Shell Technology Enterprise Programme. While the idea of placing students to undertake business-critical projects in small businesses…
How internships can help with innovation, growth and diversity
Just 10 years ago, the idea of an intern was associated with a privileged & well connected few spending part of their summer vacation doing unpaid jobs in the city, at law firms or working as parliamentary aids at Westminster. But this is no longer the case. Companies of all shapes and sizes are now…
