Ellie's placement so far: September to December 2017
Hi, I'm Ellie! I鈥檝e been on placement for nearly three months now, working within BU鈥檚 press team.聽I鈥檝e already been managing social media channels, met and interviewed people, had stories published in the local newspaper and I鈥檝e attended events, among many other things 鈥� some weeks I鈥檓 out of the office more than I am in it!
Although I don鈥檛 have a set-in-stone career path in mind, (which is fine), my placement is really helping me see what avenues I鈥檇 like to follow and which careers to cross off my list (which is fine too!), so聽I聽feel really fortunate to have landed this role, as the wide range of elements that the job involves matches the variety of my course, Communications and Media.
I really like being able to see what I鈥檝e accomplished in black and white for personal reference, so I鈥檝e been building up a portfolio of everything I鈥檝e done since I started. This also means it鈥檒l be easy to put into my logbook once it鈥檚 become available, as well as being great for future job reference so it鈥檚 definitely something I would recommend you start doing if you鈥檙e not already.
My Placement Development Advisor has been really helpful, I鈥檝e been in contact with mine to arrange my placement review and they鈥檝e set up a Facebook group posting handy information. Check your BU emails too because they send out useful updates through those as well.
I鈥檓 really enjoying meeting new people, increasing my confidence and learning new things 鈥� and I鈥檓 definitely excited about the next few months.
The whole experience is a learning curve, so really try and get the most out of it - enjoy it, push yourself and make your mark!"
