Key skills learnt: Working and integrating in a culture vastly different from ours, working to rigid timeframes, coming up with solutions when things went wrong, taking over unfinished work when the Marketing Manager suddenly left. Roles included conversing with companies around the world, organising a promotional event in LA, regularly updating social media platforms and doing vital research for new and existing products.

Skills learnt: caring for vulnerable people, delivering a flawless service daily, working under pressure in difficult situations.