From Campus to Careers

In this episode, we're joined by Aston Alumni, Pakhi Sharma.

She helps unpack what a career as a business analyst really looks like, talking about some of the challenges the role presents, as well as parts of the role she loves.

If you're thinking about exploring a graduate role in business analysis, make sure you give this episode a listen.

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In this episode, we're joined by Aston Alumni, Aaisha Begum.

She helps unpack what a career in consultancy really looks like, talking about some of the challenges the role presents, as well as parts of the role she loves.

If you're thinking about exploring a graduate role in consultancy, make sure you give this episode a listen.

Find Aaisha Begum on LinkedIn

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We're joined by current placement student, Jack McLarney to talk about all things placements. Jack landed his placement with Traffic Group Signals just before the coronavirus pandemic hit and has been working both on-site and from home since starting his role. He talks about some of the challenges he faced finding a placement, as well as the value of the placement year and all of the advantages it has to offer.

Show notes:

Aston Futures
https://astonfutures.aston.ac.uk/

How to contact the Placement Coordinators

Book an appointment on Aston Futures, or email your College Placements Team

• [email protected]
• [email protected]
• [email protected]

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On this episode, we're joined by Lucy Holder, staff member, baker and most importantly, owner of Lulu's Bakes. By day, Lucy works with the Careers and Placements team as the Placement Preparation Manager so some of you may be familiar with her already. However, what you may not know is Lucy also runs her own business selling delicious baked goods. Lucy chats about her journey from casual baker at university to building her own business and brand through social media. We talk about her favourite bakes, including a hot take on her very own cookie recipe. We also chat about the many challenges she's faced over the years and what she's done to overcome them. If you're interested in learning about running your own business, cake, or both - this is a must-listen!

Show notes:

Lulu’s Bakes on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lulus.bakes/
Lulu’s Bakes on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lulus.bakes1
Support from BSEEN: https://b-seen.biz/students-and-graduates/

To speak to the Placement Coordinators, you can book an appointment on Aston Futures (https://astonfutures.aston.ac.uk/), or email your college email address:

[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]

Subscribe for more episodes of From Campus to Careers – your go-to podcast for honest, practical careers advice, inspiring student stories, and insights from top employers : https://careersandplacements.buzzsprout.com/

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This episode we're joined by Howard Duffy, Enterprise Consultant with BSEEN and Aston Enterprise. Howard talks us through just some of the opportunities students and graduates of Aston University have to develop their entrepreneurial skills, including the opportunity to start your own business with the BSEEN programme. We talk about some of the success stories to come through Aston Enterprise, and some of the challenges the service has faced and overcame in the midst of the pandemic. If you're interested in developing your enterprise skills and perhaps have an idea for your very own business, this is a must-listen!

Show notes:

Aston Enterprise Website
Find them on Facebook
Find them on Instagram
Find them on Twitter
Find them on LinkedIn
Find them on YouTube

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On this episode we're joined by placement student, Meha Bhindi to chat about how she's finding her first few months on placement. Meha discusses the work from home experience and reflects on the value of doing a placement as an optional placement student.

Show notes:

Aston Futures
https://astonfutures.aston.ac.uk/

Online tools
https://www2.aston.ac.uk/careers/cv/psychometric-testing-and-assessment-centres/resource-library

How to contact the Placement Coordinators

Book an appointment on Aston Futures, or email your College Placements Team

• [email protected]
• [email protected]
• [email protected] 

Subscribe for more episodes of From Campus to Careers – your go-to podcast for honest, practical careers advice, inspiring student stories, and insights from top employers : https://careersandplacements.buzzsprout.com/

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In this episode, we're joined by First year Careers Coordinator, Emily Cunningham and Jobshop and Volunteering Services Manager, Cathy Laird to discuss all things work experience, focusing particularly on the virtual kind. This growing area of opportunity is new to many students, with Covid-19 leading businesses to take their recruitment into the virtual world. We chat about what virtual work experience is, how you can find it and how you can best prepare for working in a remote setting. 

Subscribe for more episodes of From Campus to Careers – your go-to podcast for honest, practical careers advice, inspiring student stories, and insights from top employers : https://careersandplacements.buzzsprout.com/

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Join us for a chat with recent Aston graduate, Jordan Smith. He fills us in on how things are going with his graduate job, what happened when he applied early for his placement and graduate role, how he tracked his applications to stay organised, what advice he would give to students, and much more!

Subscribe for more episodes of From Campus to Careers – your go-to podcast for honest, practical careers advice, inspiring student stories, and insights from top employers : https://careersandplacements.buzzsprout.com/

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On this episode, we're joined by Aston graduate Alix Twiggs to discuss all things study abroad. Alix chose to take the study abroad option for her placement year at Aston and discusses some of the challenges she faced as well as some of her favourite moments from her time in Valencia. If you're considering using the placement year to take a year abroad to study, this is a must-listen!

Show notes:

Link to Aston Futures

Subscribe for more episodes of From Campus to Careers – your go-to podcast for honest, practical careers advice, inspiring student stories, and insights from top employers : https://careersandplacements.buzzsprout.com/

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We're joined by Hollie from the Placements Preparation Team this episode to discuss all things placements. We chat about the things you should be doing at the start of second-year to get ahead, and discuss the many placement options available. This is a must-listen for all you second and first-year Aston students!

Subscribe for more episodes of From Campus to Careers – your go-to podcast for honest, practical careers advice, inspiring student stories, and insights from top employers : https://careersandplacements.buzzsprout.com/

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