 Hi, my name is Magda and I am studying Human Resources Management with Organizational Behavior. The best thing about my program is that I get a lot of not only theoretical knowledge but practical HR knowledge that I will be able to use in my career moving forward, but also it is a CIPD accredited course which will open the doors for me in the future when I graduate as an HR professional. I chose to do an industrial placement because of the opportunities it will give me. At the beginning I didn't want to do a placement. My program leader really encouraged me to do a little bit of research and get into that mindset of possibly doing a placement and once I started searching and getting to know alumni and people who have done a placement it has encouraged me so much more to do a placement because I saw that kind of confidence that they had and professionalism that I definitely wanted to gain. I did a placement with IBM and it wasn't hard to find the placement because the university has such a good relationship with the company. There were mock assessment centres held at the university by alumni that worked at IBM at the time or students that were on a placement and I made relationships and it went really smoothly. I got to know the people. Securing a placement was challenging I would say and it took a lot of devotion and time management organisation. You have to prepare your CV, tailor it to the role that you're applying for, prepare for the psychometric tests. I use the playability office for the CV checks, cover letters and kind of the support to get me there. I think doing a placement has immensely helped me with my career prospects especially when I graduate and enter the job market I feel like I have competitive advantage. I know what I want to do within HR and I want to do talent development and talent management. I want to reskill people, develop their skills, upgrade their skills and help them progress in their careers. If I were to give advice to students who are looking for a placement it would be to push forward to keep going and persist many times you will be rejected but this is where you are tested on your resourcefulness and resilience and that you will then use going forward. If you're thinking about applying to Greenwich come to an open day, attend a taster lecture, talk to current students, see the campus and plan your future here.