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employability, employability

BA Film and Literature student Koushiki Chowdhury talks about her first week as an intern at Disney.

Koushiki Chowdhury

23 July 2024

My experience as a Marketing and Recruitment Intern

Final year BSc Management and Marketing undergraduate student Katya says not to underestimate campus jobs when looking for work experience.

Ekaterina Shcheneva, Essex Business School

18 April 2023

My marketing placement with Greater Anglia

BA Marketing and Management student Karolina Szpigiel explains how taking a placement year with Greater Anglia will boost her future career in Marketing.

Karolina Szpigiel, Essex Business School

31 January 2023

Essex student Asja discusses her experience on a placement year working for the Bank of England

Asja Karanusic

11 April 2022

Careers Services

07 February 2022

Employers in all sectors are increasingly keen to recruit graduates with strong commercial awareness, and an opinion to share, yet many students and graduates are still unsure what commercial awareness really means.

Careers Services

05 May 2021

How can we emphasise employability in higher education?

Katherine Emms of The Edge Foundation presents three innovative case studies, featured at an Edge symposium, which demonstrate how work-based learning with integrated industry support can make new graduates more work-ready and employable.

Katherine Emms

07 January 2021

For those that are a bit confused about how to get a part time job while studying, here are some ideas!

Ellie Matthews

08 March 2018

Ensuring that our students are equipped with the knowledge, skills and experiences that prepare them for the world of employment, is central to an Essex education.

Professor Anthony Forster

01 March 2013

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employability, employability

Navigating Your First Week on Placement: Insider Tips from a Disney Intern

My experience as a Marketing and Recruitment Intern

My marketing placement with Greater Anglia

A life changing year

Job hunting with confidence

What is Commercial Awareness?

How can we emphasise employability in higher education?

Working and Studying at the same time – is it possible?

National Employability Week and an Essex education