placement presentation 2010

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Finding your placement

Where to start…

Creating and defining your online presence

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Where to look

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• Magazines (.net, Computer Arts, Digital Art, etc)

• Shows, Events, Career Fair’s

• Internet/ Search Engines

Making contact and applying – it’s time to justify your hard work

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• Make a convincing cover letter… start applying now!

• Be very persistent – remind the company of your interest

• Log all details (names, numbers, emails, addresses etc.)

• Don’t let any setbacks stop you from looking

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The interview – it’s nothing like an interrogation

• Obvious or not, look presentable – it’s your one chance to impress your potential manager

• The company are only looking to know more about you. They understand we are still students

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• Make a cover letter template and make slight modifications for each application

• From my experience, placements abroad are incredibly difficult to come by

Recommendations

• Leave your choices open

Regrets

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• Start looking as soon as possible

• Consider the distance to commute

• Using initiative

The reality of a placement

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• Be prepared to work your socks off

• Amazing opportunity to make new contacts and friends

Utilising your placement

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• New business contacts

• Great opportunity to think ahead for final year project

• Develop personal and business skills

• Learn how to use new software that you previously might not have access to at home

Thank you

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Mail: jd285@kent.ac.uk, james.dolan@disney.com

… best of luck finding your placements!

Questions?

Links

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www.linkedin.comwww.xing.comwww.deviantart.comwww.audiotool.comwww.twitter.comwww.flickr.comwww.wordpress.comwww.vimeo.com