This is a guest blog organised by Ryan Seller of Royal Holloway's Enactus Society. Thank you to the Year in Business students, Becky, Alvaro and Lizzie who are currently out on placement who have taken the time to talk about how being part of Enactus Society helped them to secure a placement.
As Year
in Business students, the prospect of applying for placements can be
understandably daunting and can creep up on you very quickly – but Enactus is
here to help! We are an international entrepreneurial society with 72,000
members across 36 countries, passionate about improving our communities on both
a local and international level. At Enactus Royal Holloway, we run a variety of
student lead projects for our members to get involved in who, as well as giving
back to the community, gain valuable business skills that stand out on their CV
when it comes to the highly competitive job search.
in Business students, the prospect of applying for placements can be
understandably daunting and can creep up on you very quickly – but Enactus is
here to help! We are an international entrepreneurial society with 72,000
members across 36 countries, passionate about improving our communities on both
a local and international level. At Enactus Royal Holloway, we run a variety of
student lead projects for our members to get involved in who, as well as giving
back to the community, gain valuable business skills that stand out on their CV
when it comes to the highly competitive job search.
Our
previous members have found that potential employers are always impressed when
they find Enactus on your CV: Alvaro Ferreira, Becky Bryant and Lizzie Mellor
were all members of Enactus whilst at Royal Holloway and unanimously agree that
the skills that they gained in the society were pivotal in securing their
positions for their Year in Business placements.
previous members have found that potential employers are always impressed when
they find Enactus on your CV: Alvaro Ferreira, Becky Bryant and Lizzie Mellor
were all members of Enactus whilst at Royal Holloway and unanimously agree that
the skills that they gained in the society were pivotal in securing their
positions for their Year in Business placements.
Becky:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-bryant/
Having joined
Enactus in my
first year of
University, it
wasn’t until the time came to start applying to placements that I realised just how
useful it would be.
With the experience I
gained in my
role as vice project
leader and assisting
with managing the
project, I was
able to demonstrate in
interviews how I
had used skills
such as leadership and
communication. I found
that interviewers were
generally very interested in
the idea of
Enactus and the skills I gained enabled
me to stand out
against the other candidates. The employers were always interested in Enactus, wanting to
hear more about
the different projects
we run as
a society and
so it helped
develop an easy flow
of conversation in
what can often
be quite a
stressful and awkward
situation. I have
now started my
placement at Porsche
Cars and can
honestly say that
I don’t
think I would
be where I
am now without
Enactus.
Enactus in my
first year of
University, it
wasn’t until the time came to start applying to placements that I realised just how
useful it would be.
With the experience I
gained in my
role as vice project
leader and assisting
with managing the
project, I was
able to demonstrate in
interviews how I
had used skills
such as leadership and
communication. I found
that interviewers were
generally very interested in
the idea of
Enactus and the skills I gained enabled
me to stand out
against the other candidates. The employers were always interested in Enactus, wanting to
hear more about
the different projects
we run as
a society and
so it helped
develop an easy flow
of conversation in
what can often
be quite a
stressful and awkward
situation. I have
now started my
placement at Porsche
Cars and can
honestly say that
I don’t
think I would
be where I
am now without
Enactus.
Alvaro:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alvaro-ferreira/
Being a member of Enactus during my first year of University was a great experience for both my social and professional development. Working with like–minded people motivated me to take my commitment to Enactus even further, and I was elected as President, a role which held in until the end of my second year. My experience and work with Enactus cannot be fully explained in this short
blog post, but looking back over the past two years, it is
clear that it played an
undeniably significant role in securing my placement as a Wealth Manager Assistant at Ascot Wealth Management, making it to the Top 10 Management Undergraduate of the Year for TargetJobs and, most importantly, the great friends I have made. If you are as keen as me to put yourself out of your comfort zone and work on your career development, then Enactus is the society you
will want to join.
blog post, but looking back over the past two years, it is
clear that it played an
undeniably significant role in securing my placement as a Wealth Manager Assistant at Ascot Wealth Management, making it to the Top 10 Management Undergraduate of the Year for TargetJobs and, most importantly, the great friends I have made. If you are as keen as me to put yourself out of your comfort zone and work on your career development, then Enactus is the society you
will want to join.
Lizzie:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-mellor-0a126b12a/
Enactus played an influential part in
helping me secure a placement at Enterprise Rent-a-Car: as a society, it is
massively well known and valued by numerous businesses and so creates a common
ground and topic of interest within interviews. Enterprise is a large supporter
of Enactus and so this undeniably helped my CV catch their attention. Being a
member of Enactus enables you to showcase your charitable characteristics as
well as a passion for developing a business plan which benefits society on both
a local and international scale. As a member of our international project and
events coordinator, I was able to draw real life experiences from Enactus
including teamwork, leadership and organisation skills. My work with Enactus allowed
me to draw on current and noteworthy examples within my interviews,
successfully demonstrating the skills which ultimately secured me the job! Whether
you are on the committee or just a passionate member of one of our projects, Enactus
is a uniquely enjoyable experience that potential employers always find impressive
and so will make applying for placements just a little bit less stressful.
helping me secure a placement at Enterprise Rent-a-Car: as a society, it is
massively well known and valued by numerous businesses and so creates a common
ground and topic of interest within interviews. Enterprise is a large supporter
of Enactus and so this undeniably helped my CV catch their attention. Being a
member of Enactus enables you to showcase your charitable characteristics as
well as a passion for developing a business plan which benefits society on both
a local and international scale. As a member of our international project and
events coordinator, I was able to draw real life experiences from Enactus
including teamwork, leadership and organisation skills. My work with Enactus allowed
me to draw on current and noteworthy examples within my interviews,
successfully demonstrating the skills which ultimately secured me the job! Whether
you are on the committee or just a passionate member of one of our projects, Enactus
is a uniquely enjoyable experience that potential employers always find impressive
and so will make applying for placements just a little bit less stressful.
Find out more about Enactus:
Enactus Royal Holloway have an
introductory presentation at 6:00pm on 20th September in the Moore
Building Auditorium if you want to find out more about how you too can follow
in the footsteps of Alvaro, Becky, Lizzie and many other successful Enactus
alumni.
introductory presentation at 6:00pm on 20th September in the Moore
Building Auditorium if you want to find out more about how you too can follow
in the footsteps of Alvaro, Becky, Lizzie and many other successful Enactus
alumni.
Enactus
RHUL’s Freshers’ Calendar:
RHUL’s Freshers’ Calendar:
o
Year In Business Introductory Lecture: 18th Sept, 3:00pm, Moore
Building – We will be
at the Year In Business introductory lecture to answer any questions you may
have.
Year In Business Introductory Lecture: 18th Sept, 3:00pm, Moore
Building – We will be
at the Year In Business introductory lecture to answer any questions you may
have.
o
Enactus RHUL Introductory Talk: 20th Sept, 6:00pm, Moore
Building Auditorium –
Come along to our Introductory Talk to find out more about what we do and what
we have planned for this year.
Enactus RHUL Introductory Talk: 20th Sept, 6:00pm, Moore
Building Auditorium –
Come along to our Introductory Talk to find out more about what we do and what
we have planned for this year.
o
Enactus Taster Session: 21st Sept, 4:00pm, Stumble Inn
– We’re running a
taster session so you have get a hands-on experience of what being part of our
international organisation is like.
Enactus Taster Session: 21st Sept, 4:00pm, Stumble Inn
– We’re running a
taster session so you have get a hands-on experience of what being part of our
international organisation is like.
o
Pub Crawl: 30th September – Relax and the team for a drink at the
annual Enactus Pub Crawl! More details to follow…
Read more about the 2016 Enactus Conference: http://yearinbusiness.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/the-enactus-conference-benefits-of.html
Pub Crawl: 30th September – Relax and the team for a drink at the
annual Enactus Pub Crawl! More details to follow…
Read more about the 2016 Enactus Conference: http://yearinbusiness.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/the-enactus-conference-benefits-of.html
