The Importance of Engagement and Attendance: How Praful Excelled in His Placement
Praful’s engagement with Step and perfect workshop attendance was one of the factors that played a major role in him securing a placement and excelling at it. Step supported in building his CV, Cover Letter and Shared job opportunities. Praful started his placement search in August 2021 and got the job in November of the…
Student to Technical Auditor: Nilupa’s Career Advancement at Greenhalgh’s Craft Bakery
Nilupa Weerakkody was one of our successful placement students from the September 2022 cohort, here Is why. Nilupa enrolled at the University of Greenwich for a Master’s in Applied Food Safety and Quality Management (AFSQM) with Industrial Practice. She started her placement search August/September 2021 after completing her laboratory-based research project on PCBs in Fish…
Is the Prestige of attending a Russell Group University Overrated in the Graduate Job Market?
What is the Russell Group? In the UK, the Russell Group is a prestigious association of 24 research-intensive universities, many of which are consistently ranked among the best in the world. It’s no surprise, then, that many students and graduates believe that attending a Russell Group university can improve their employability and career prospects. But…
Planer Limited extends contract of top performing engineering student after successful placement
Planer Limited extends contract of top performing engineering student after successful placement Planer Limited is an engineering company located in Sunbury-On-Thames, Middlesex, that helps hospitals, research laboratories, pharmaceutical companies and the IVF industry with the safe storage and preservation of medical and biological specimens. The Step Team spotted a job advert for a Production Technician…
Why low levels of unemployment make students and graduates more attractive
Why low levels of unemployment make a placement scheme more attractive. The economy is in quite a questionable position at the moment with many crises occurring. With the mini budget causing the pound to fall, the media saying that the cost of living is skyrocketing and inflation steadily rising. One area that is being overlooked…
Unlocking the Potential of the Graduate Visa Route: A License-Free Way to Hire International Talent
Use it or lose it! The Graduate Visa route is a simple way to hire international talent without the need for costly and bureaucratic Sponsorship licenses. Overview of the Graduate Visa Route A recent article with contributions from the Institute of Directors, Kaplan and the Higher Education Policy Institute showed some worrying trends around the Government’s…
Navigating the Job Market as a Graduate:
Graduating from university can be a thrilling and proud moment, but it can also bring with it a sense of uncertainty about the future. One area that many graduates may be concerned about is their future salary. After all, starting a new career as a graduate can be expensive, and it’s natural to want to…
Electrical Power Engineering student secures dream job at Eaton thanks to proactive job search strategy
Who is Vasili? Vasilii Urenev completed a Master’s in Electrical Power Engineering with Industrial Practice at the University of Greenwich. He already had a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Technologies from Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas, Moscow, Russia. He was one of our exceptional students from the September 2020 cohort.…
How perseverance helped a Masters Student secure an Industrial Placement
Who is Bharat? Bharat Yadav completed a Masters’ in mechanical and Manufacturing with Industrial Practice at the University of Greenwich. He already had a Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering from Visvesvaraya Technological University, India. He successfully secured a placement as a Student Proposals Engineer at Wozair Limited in October 2021. Wozair are HVAC specialist…
What is University Life Like Post-Covid ?
If you’re starting university in 2022 or you’re simply considering whether this is something you want to do in the future, you might be concerned about the impact Covid-19 has had on university life. The best-case scenario is that by the time you start, things will have returned to pre-pandemic normality – but this cannot…