Careers Advice

Think of this as like Battersea Dogs Home, but instead of cats and dogs, it's the home of the best application and student career advice on placements and internships you'll ever get.


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Mental Health: Taking Care of Yourself

University is tough, there's no question about it. That's why looking after your mental health is so important. Here are some ways to do that.

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A week in the life of a GSK placement student

GSK are one of the UK's top employers - here is an insight into what it is like to work for them, written by a GSK placement student!

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The Exciting Life of a Deloitte Placement Student

Meet Henry Parker, a student from Durham university who tells us about his seven-month placement as a scholar at the prestigious Deloitte.

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A Day in the Life of a Marketing Placement Student

Meet Holly, a BSc Marketing student from the University of Southampton who tells us what her placement was like working at Fresh Relevance.

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Case Study: How Your Careers Office Can Help You

This week I completed my first five months on placement. All it took was five minutes talking to a member of the careers office to change the course of my university journey forever...

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A Day in the Life: ProspectSoft

Meet Ted, a current placement student at ProspectSoft. They gave us a full rundown of what their day as a placement student looks like.

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Case Study: My Placement Experience in an SME

Abigail Shelvin, marketing placement student at ProspectSoft, joins RateMyPlacement to tell us all about her experience working in an SME.

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Work as a Web Designer: Do a Web Design Internship

One major reason to go down this path is because web designers are always going to be in demand in the IT industry.