Student Placement with the Eventus Recruitment Group – Ellie’s experience
Starting a new job can be scary, especially when it’s a different role to what you’ve done before. Having no prior experience in marketing or the workplace before joining Eventus, I wasn’t so sure how it would plan out, but I’ve now realised there was no need for doubts in the first place.
I’m in my third out of four years at Loughborough University, studying BSc Management. Having just completed a study exchange for a semester in Amsterdam, I thought it was time to get some industry experience. In this blog I will share my experience of working with The Eventus Recruitment Group, what I have gained from my placement, and what I think they have benefitted from me too.
Working alongside the marketing team, I have taken on multiple different tasks. To name a few:
Social media content creation
- Website editing
- Blog writing and editing
- CRM database cleansing
- Survey analysis
- Email marketing
Learning such a wide range of responsibilities, I have managed to build a great insight into the real corporate world. I have been able to take what I’ve learned in the lecture hall, and apply it to the practical experience at Eventus Recruitment. But although I had a good understanding of management and marketing from my degree, it could never have prepared me for all the new and exciting challenges that I have faced on my placement.
Benefits of student placements
Working with Eventus Recruitment has been extremely beneficial to me, and I want to discuss the benefits of it and the skills I’ve gained along the way.
Teamwork
An absolute non-negotiable skill needed in the business world. Working together with different people on a project can only make the outcome stronger than imagined. With only a small team, I have been able to really delve into working with others and making the most of it. I have been listened to, and my opinions have been taken on board, and vice versa, compared to a larger firm where voices might become a little lost.
Business insight
Understanding how a business actually works is key. From the simple things like taking lunch, to weekly team meetings, to the support we offer each other and more, seeing how a business actually runs is so important, as what we hear in the classroom is barely even the half of it.
Communication
At Eventus, we demonstrate good communication weekly with our full team meeting. One by one we go through our successes of the previous week and aims for the next. We listen to each other and offer advice and suggestions where we can. I’ve learnt the importance of communication being at Eventus, when communicating properly you can really boost morale. Additionally, it can help build employee relationships, which for a new starter is key, and it can improve employee engagement. More so, in companies like the Eventus Recruitment Group, where people work from different locations, with a mix of office, hybrid and remote working.
Networking
At Eventus I have built my network in multiple ways. Firstly, I have developed a strong LinkedIn profile which will help me in my final year at university and future job searches. Secondly, I now have a team that I know I can go to for help whenever needed, and they will always stay in my business network.
Other benefits
Other benefits and skills I have gained from a student placement include:
- CV growth opportunities
- Employment chance maximisation – marketing is a competitive field to get into and practical work experience is vital
- Increased knowledge of the route I might want to go down
- Introduction into professional workplace
- Identify my corporate strengths and areas for improvement.
Employer benefits
Not only can the student benefit from being on placement, but the business offering one can also see many advantages towards it too:
Fresh Ideas
Bringing in a new recruit, particularly a student who is younger or has a different background, can bring your firm a new perspective. Coming in open-minded and with motivation to perform well, lots of new ideas will be brought to the table with a fresh mind.
Balanced Workload
Student placements work great in a smaller team. Once trained, they can take on a portion of the workload, leaving more time for bigger projects or more tasks to be taken on. Balancing the workload allows a lot more time for other things to be done.
Good Publicity
From the employer’s perspective, you can gain positive publicity from bringing on a student recruit. Being open to new talent and offering work experience and a different type of staff training shows to future employees and clients that you are an open-minded and friendly firm. This has all sorts of benefits for your firm that can only lead to good things.
Boosted Morale of Team
Bringing a new challenge, such as training the new recruit, to an existing team can help them boost morale. They want to help and impress the student so have more motivation in the workplace. Fresh perspectives from the student can also boost team morale as they begin to look at the workplace and tasks in new lights.
Written by Ellie Pomfret, who excelled during her placement at the Eventus Recruitment Group. We are delighted that Ellie is now joining us as a Marketing Assistant part-time whilst she is completing her Business Management degree.