university, internships & jobs

UNIVERSITY, INTERNSHIPS & JOBS

Aman Brar

Background

Runshaw 2007-2009 (A-levels: Maths, Econ, Physics, Computing)

University of York 2009-2012, BSc. Economics

Modules in Micro, Macro, Economic History, Econometrics, Experimental economics, Financial economics, Development, etc

Extra Curricular: YUSnow (snowsports), Bright Futures (careers society), College JCR, Economics society, Investment and Finance society, volunteering

Work Experience: 2nd year summer internship in Paris with a startup technology company

Job: Technology Management Consultant with Ernst & Young (starting September 2013)

Meanwhile: Working, travelling, volunteering abroad (International Citizen Service), interning with startups in London

The Long Term View

Get into a job you love

The facts:

You could graduate with up to £53,000 in debt

(http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-14488312)

83+ people are competing for each graduate job. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-13934518)

Don’t worry! All is not lost! To get a graduate job you need to do TWO things:

Stand out from the crowd

Play the Game

Stand Out!

Play the Game (and win!)

How I did it...

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Knowledge

Effort

Getting an internship

Life in Paris

Books for Economics

Predictably Irrational, Dan Ariely

Thinking, Fast and Slow, Daniel, Kahneman

This Time Is Different, Reinhart & Rogoff

The Bottom Billion, Paul Collier

Keynes Hayek: The Clash that Defined Modern

Economics, Nickolas Wapshott

Links

http://milkround.com

http://enternships.com

http://workinstartups.com

http://inspiringinterns.com

http://freelancestudents.co.uk

http://escapethecity.org

http://allaboutcareers.com

http://brightfutures.co.uk

Thanks!

Contact me:

Twitter: @44Aman

LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/44Aman

Email: mail@amanbrar.co.uk