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Academic Section - Career Services

Read about Alex and Ben's career story and how they used their strong entrepreneurial mind-set and business ideas to affect the charity industry

Essex Business School

22 June 2020

In this episode we discuss getting into the right headspace, upskilling whilst at home (or anywhere) and how we can support you.

Careers Services

21 May 2020

I’ve gained a permanent, part time job that pairs up well with my degree as well as gaining professional experience while studying.

Chelsea Millward

20 June 2019

I was largely aware of what an internship was before I decided to do this one, but did not quite appreciate the doors they could open for a graduate.

James Cook

20 June 2019

As it is only an internship I did not expect to get any real responsibility, however, from the day I joined I was given important tasks and was made to feel like an important part of the team.

Syed Mahian

19 June 2019

I decided to do an internship because I really value the importance of experience alongside education.

Anu Popoola

15 May 2019

I was given leadership responsibility straightaway and was given my own shows to market.

Nathan Garwood

15 May 2019

Feedback from interviews I got was that I lacked experience in a professional environment. I therefore sought an internship to help me get a permanent job.

Edward Hooper

15 May 2019

My internship was very fast-paced in terms of learning lots of information about the virtual reality industry in a relatively short space of time.

Luke Roberge

15 May 2019

This internship cemented my desire to pursue a career in the third sector.

Michael Flynn

15 May 2019

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Academic Section - Career Services

Alex and Ben's Career Story with the Essex Business School

Episode 01 | Careers Services Podcast

Intern story: Finance Assistant at TT Education

Intern story: Marketing Assistant at Invest ESSEX

Intern story: Project Coordinator at The BIG Alliance London

Intern story: Finance Intern at Colchester Arts Centre

Intern story: Marketing Project Officer at Mercury Theatre, Colchester

Intern story: Development Intern at Churches Conservation Trust, London

Intern story: Marketing and Events Assistant at VR Bound Ltd, currently AIXR

Intern story: Communities Programme Project Assistant at National Literacy Trust, London