Why choose a sandwich or placement?

10 reasons to go on placement

Sandwich courses and placements give students the perfect opportunity to go out and experience the ‘real world’ whilst studying for their degree. This is a great opportunity for you to find out about a particular job that interests you and get the necessary skills to help you secure a job when you graduate.

If you’re still not convinced, here are ten reasons why placements are so good!

1. Understand your industry sector better
2. Help you to decide exactly what you want to do after you graduate
3. Increase your chances of employment after graduation
4. Gain a better degree classification
5. Have the chance to put the academic theory you have learned into practice
6. Enhance your CV
7. Develop as a person and grow in confidence
8. Make valuable industry contacts
9. Make new friends
10. Earn extra money

Don't just take our word for it though. The BBC recently reported that more than a third of jobs for new graduates are taken by people who have already had work experience with that company. You can also hear what our students think about their recent placements in the videos below.

Straight from the students’ mouth:

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:11:00 GMT