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/