Where are they now – Amna, Associate at PwC
Amna is an associate with PwC – in 2015 she completed an internship with Manchester City Council. Amna has recently graduated with a master’s in International Relations and also completed a bachelor’s in Business and Economics. We recently caught up with Amna to reflect on her internship experience and how that might have influenced her…
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What an Intern can do for your business
At Step, we are often asked by businesses where we feel students and graduates can add value and help them. There is sometimes a misapprehension that they will require constant supervision, and will not contribute significantly in return. However, many of our students and graduates have completed valuable and substantial projects through 8-12 week internships;…
Social Media, Digital Marketing & Events! – Festus
Festus is a 2018 Marketing Management graduate from the University of Northampton. He is currently completing a Digital Marketing & Events Internship with UnLtd, a business which finds social entrepreneurs with bold solutions to today’s challenges. Through funding and support, they help entrepreneurs to realise their potential and create lasting change. After leaving university, I…
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Answers to the top 5 career fair questions
Our recently completed autumn tour was our biggest for some years. We visited many of our frequent partner universities as well as others that we, like an old friend, have lost touch with over the years. We’re always excited to begin and exhausted at the end, and this was truer this year with the added…
Money saving tips for new graduates – GUEST BLOG
After spending approximately 18 years in the education system, life after graduation can be quite daunting. Whilst it feels good to be free of exam stress, you’re suddenly faced with a lot of important decisions to make and routes to consider. The first step is to just relax, and not let these big decisions scare…
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Exceptional Event Management! – Steph
Steph is a recent Chemistry with Biomedicine graduate from King’s College London. She has recently completed an events management internship with PESGB – The Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain. She has since been taken on permanently as an Events Officer. I approached this internship from a completely different background than most people working in events; with…
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Step and Social Mobility
Set up in the late 1980s by Shell, the original Step programme existed to provide paid summer placements for STEM students in smaller businesses. Originally supported by government and granted both business funding and skills-based funding, a network of partners (including universities and business links) administered the programme. Students applied to be a part of…
Tea with the Speaker – Celebrating the 8th Cohort of the Speaker’s Parliamentary Placement Scheme
Yesterday Tamsin (Step Director) and I were invited to tea with the Speaker to welcome the 2018/19 cohort of interns to the Speaker’s Parliamentary Placement Scheme, the eighth such cohort. It was fascinating to see the inner workings of Government, including the rich history of the Speakers House in the Palace of Westminster, and great…
Combining Strategy and Creativity with Puma – Eliza
Eliza is a Fashion Buying and Merchandising student from Manchester Metropolitan University. She is currently undertaking her placement year with Puma UK as a Merchandising Intern. At the beginning of my journey, in securing for my placement year, I had a very specific idea of what I wanted to do. I have always wanted to…
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Preparing for my future career with the Isle of Man Step programme – Tia
Tia is studying Creative Writing at York St John University. This summer, she completed an internship with the Isle of Man Step programme. We recently caught up with Tia to find out more about her experience. It is great to hear that you enjoyed your internship with the Isle of Man Step programme. Which organisation…
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