university, internships & jobs
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My background from A-Level to university and a graduate job offer. Find the accompanying blog post here: http://amanbrar.co.uk/getting-onto-the-career-ladder-tips-for-a-level-uni-students/TRANSCRIPT
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: [email protected]