Phil Intro

Sunday, 26th October 2008 0 Comments

Phil Hazelton vital stats
Company: Currently looking for a placement
Age: 19
University: Bournemouth

“My name is Phil, and I’m a second year currently studying Business at Bournemouth University. I’ve always had a passion for entrepreneurship, and I’m also a keen web developer; a combination which has naturally led me to select e-Business as my field of specialty. When looking for universities a couple of years ago, Bournemouth stood out to me right from the start as being head and shoulders above the rest. The balance of reputation, location, course content and social life just seemed perfect, and a year on I’m confident it’s the best decision I’ve ever made.

As I settle into my second year I’m very conscious of the fact that my placement is looming just around the corner, and with that in mind (and with a little encouragement from the staff here) I’m hoping I can get a head-start on sending out at least some of my applications.

At the moment I am torn between two types of company: the first being giants like HP or IBM, which have an excellent record for student placements, yet seem to offer (in my mind at least) less chance of a graduate job. The other category would be SMEs, which have the added appeal of being much more approachable, and hopefully the chance to become a “bigger fish in a smaller pond”, as it were. My current strategy is to apply for both like crazy, whilst keeping an eye out for any unexpected opportunities that might come my way.”

Read Phil’s latest blog entries here.

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