Today we met with Nikki Soul-Gray, Graduate Programmes Advisor for Cancer Research UK, to get an idea about what it is like working for the organisation. We talked through what the application process is for this year 2009/2010 and gained an insight into what students should expect this year.
We also had the opportunity to talk with two recent graduates working at Cancer Research UK, Andrew and David, who took us on a tour of the office and also shared their experiences of their graduate schemes so far.
Photos of the afternoon are here and we should be able to put up a few videos of the day soon!
David will be answering your questions on the 24th June
Ever feel unable to ask a question through fear it would reduce your chance of getting the position?
Fancy talking directly to someone working in the role you’re applying for rather than searching Google for discussion groups of what it ‘might’ be like?
The ‘ask me anything’ feature is designed with you, the student, in mind. It’s an opportunity for you to talk to real people within the organisations you want to work for and ask all the questions you don’t feel comfortable asking in person! Every couple of days we’ll be talking to recent graduates who work in some of the top jobs in the UK and we’ll be presenting them to you to chat about what it takes to get to where they are at the moment.
How it works:
Each graduate introduces themselves to the community and says a little bit about them.
Students are invited to post up any questions they have about the role, the application, the office location, working like etc – pretty much anything you want!
The questions/comments will be open for 30 days and we’ll collect all the answers and post them back up in a new post at the end of that month.
