• Question: how did you come across this job that you have now?

    Asked by need519rote on 31 Mar 2025.
    • Photo: Kate Belson

      Kate Belson answered on 31 Mar 2025:

      I was looking at jobs through a company called the “Bright Network”, who have a great listing of graduate jobs and internships! https://www.brightnetwork.co.uk/

    • Photo: John Easton

      John Easton answered on 8 Apr 2025:

      When I was at university there was an event known as a “milk round” where companies would come to the university and talk about their graduate intake schemes – think of it as just like a careers fair. I applied through that.

      I don’t think such things happen nowadays as a lot of this has moved online. Interestingly enough one place to look is https://www.milkround.com/

    • Photo: Martin McMahon

      Martin McMahon answered on 11 Apr 2025:

      The job I have now was created entirely by myself after I started my own consultancy for 3D printing. This was after working for other companies in this sector for about 12 years, which itself was after working in several other industries for many years. For me, one of the best things about being a scientist and an engineer is the ease of changing jobs.

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  • Photo: aureliabrzezowska

    aureliabrzezowska commented on :

    I took a common route for many students, following from GCSE to A-level and finally University. Most universities offer the chance to do a placement year, which is a paid year in industry that you apply for and work full time! If you are considering taking this traditional route, I highly recommend you read up on placement years and consider doing one at University.