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Academic Section - Career Services, academic section - career services, faculty of arts and humanities

Our experience as Frontrunners: discovering Library and Cultural Services

Mimi and Sofi, two undergraduate students from the University of Essex, took on a paid Frontrunners internship with the University of Essex Library and Cultural Services teams. This is their summary of their experiences.

Sofia Landa Alvarez Del Castillo, Mimi Safira Binti Sabri

28 March 2024

Edge Hotel School

21 September 2022

An Essex History student shares her experience whilst on placement during her studies at the University of Essex

Department of History

08 February 2021

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

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

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

Michael Flynn

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

After graduation I assumed that I would be able to get a job fairly easily, however this was not the case.

Esohe Iriowen

15 May 2019

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Academic Section - Career Services, academic section - career services, faculty of arts and humanities

Our experience as Frontrunners: discovering Library and Cultural Services

Edge Summer Internship Profile – Sam Grant

Department of History: Anca Arhip's work placement

Intern story: Marketing Assistant at Invest ESSEX

Intern story: Development Intern at Churches Conservation Trust, London

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

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

Intern story: Education Project Co-ordinator at East London Business Alliance (ELBA), London