My placement year

Pauline P. Narvas

"NOT-TYPICAL-FOR-A-BMS-STUDENT" 

Communications & External Engagement Assistant

Projects: Green Impact, White Rose DTC, Insight Magazine

SKILLS

Communication

Working in diverse teams

Digital literacy

Networking

Organisational

Public speaking

Creativity

Negotiation / Persuasion 

Managing relationships

Project Management

Things I enjoyed most of my placement

Money & annual leave

Responsibility

Routine 9-5

Learning by doing

Making an impact

Committing to other activities

Overall... working life > student life

Meeting new people, creating networks

difficulties I faced

Adjusting from student life the first month 

 

Saying yes to every project

.... and so, taking on too much

A Placement year can open doors for you

TLDL: Should you do a placement?

Yes!

Thanks for listening!

Email: pnarvas1@sheffield.ac.uk

LinkedIn: Pauline Narvas

Twitter: @paulienuh

A detailed blog on my placement year: http://pawlean.com/2017/08/11/reflection-placement-year/ 

My placement year

By Pauline P. Narvas

My placement year

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