How Might We Help first Generation Scholars Gain Valuable Work Experience

This week my guest is Heather Suttie, she  is about to enter her final year at the University of Sussex with a degree in Psychology with Business Management. Currently an intern for Strategic Management Partners in Brighton.

 

As the first person to attend University in my family, I think it's so important that employers recognise this when looking for summer interns. I think I can relate to some students when I say that I come from a family were no one’s career has required a degree at entry level/ times have also changed a lot since when they were in their early 20s.

 

Heather shares her experience and discussed

• What can students do before University? (take your time! - this goes against most people’s advice)
• How can University's help students gain work experience?
• How can other Universities take note from Sussex
• Application for graduate schemes - things I wish I knew before I started the process
• Why is work experience actually important? - more than just a good cover letter story

 

01:56 – The challenge of the application process

03:39 – Look for support specifically for people who are going to university for the first time

05:25 Why are employers now looking for work experience rather than just qualifications

09:26 Using work experience to gain an internship

11:24 The internship process

15:17 Working for free

16:34 What type of interns are organisations looking for

19:46 Biggest bugbear about internship

25:47 Benefits of internship with smaller companies

30:59 heather provides her top 5 tips

 

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