The pressure to find a graduate role within six months
The outgoing head of UCAS, Mary Curnock Cook, has said that university students ‘should not feel compelled to get a job until six months after graduating.’ It’s advice that goes against the grain. Typically students are encouraged to find a graduate scheme early, to tie up their future while they are still studying or otherwise…
Learning from experience with a smaller business – Kamile
Kamile is a 2016 Business and Marketing graduate from Sheffield Hallam University. In December 2016 she started in a new graduate role as a Sales and Marketing Executive with Banner Box, a nationwide supplier of bespoke textile and fabric products In this blog, Kamile walks us through her first months as a Sales and Marketing Executive, including…
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Data, Research and the Digital World – Amy
Amy is a 2016 University of Edinburgh graduate. Over the summer she completed an IPA AdMission internship as a Junior Digital Planner with The Leith Agency, a creative agency based in Edinburgh, known for their work with Irn-Bru, Aldi & RBS Digital? Is that like, Facebook and stuff? This has been my most-asked question since…
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Putting Engineering Principles into Practice – Konstantinos
Konstantinos is a 2016 Mechanical Engineering & Aeronautics Masters graduate from the University of Patras in Greece. He has recently embarked on a permanent role as a Graduate Technical Support Engineer with L.B. Foster Automation. Eight months ago I was still in the process of writing my dissertation, as part of an integrated 5-year master’s…
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Finding a career for life – Leticia
Leticia is a Maritime Business and Logistics graduate from the University of Plymouth. She has recently completed a Graduate Internship as an Accessories & Parts Management Co-ordinator. She has since been taken on permanently in the position. In this blog Leticia guides us through the first two months of her Accessories & Parts Management Co-ordinator…
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What students and new graduates can do for you.
A question we are often asked here at Step is “what can students and graduates actually do?” It’s a good question as it’s not always apparent from their actual course of study. Many of our internships have completed valuable and substantial projects; below are just some examples showing the breadth and diversity of what Step…
“Why use Step when my local Uni will do everything for free?”
“My local University offers businesses a free service, why should I pay for yours?” This is a question we sometimes hear at Step, and on the face of it, it’s a reasonable question, particularly when European funding is available to take students and graduates from Universities. But what of the many small to medium sized…
A truly other-worldly experience – Amber
Amber is an Events Management graduate from the University of Hertfordshire. Over summer 2016 she completed a 12-week Event Management graduate internship In this blog Amber tells us about her experiences, six weeks into her Event Management internship. Six figure budgets, overnight stays at stately homes and weddings in Italy. This is now the norm…
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From indecisive psychology student to ambitious programmatic trader! – Lexi
Lexi is a 2nd year psychology undergraduate from the University of Leeds. Over summer 2016 she completed an IPA AdMission internship as a Programmatic Trader with Mindshare, a leading media agency who’ve worked on advertising campaigns for the likes of Three, Unilever and Jaguar In this blog Lexi tells us about the skills and experience she…
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Manchester City Council’s Paid Internship Programme Brings Success
Manchester City Council has worked with Step for a number of years on their undergraduate summer internship programme. For the past two years the Council’s Policy, Partnerships and Research service has taken on two students for 12 week internships to assist with research projects around developing the evidence base for the city’s economic growth. This…