My role as a student mentor, is to support current second year students with any issues or questions they have regarding the placement year application and interview process. This involves being there to aid with assessment centre prep and any overall advice or help they need with searching for and securing a placement. I am a friendly face to turn to when students need a little bit of reassurance.

I recently finished a 13 month year in Industry placement at Reckitt Benckiser in Hull, working in the R&D Operations and Local brands team for the Aircare department. I mostly worked on all non-aerosol Airwick products, such as Candles, Reed Diffusers, Plug-ins and Gels, performing all laboratory testing required for product qualification, but also helped with some aerosol based projects. During my time at the company, I worked on over 30 different projects and took ownership of many of them, enabling me to build on my project management skills. Aside from laboratory work, I confidently led meetings with and presented to internal company members and external parties, which aided me to strengthen my communication skills and also to network with and build professional relationships with other colleagues of the company globally.

• Catering and bar waitress at high profile events, including the CEO of Betfred’s birthday party • Professionally engaged with members of the public, delivering a high standard of service• Highly attentive to all customers • Highly trusted with a bar service card, to deal with customer money and the bar

-Waitress at a lively Italian restaurant.-Built up communication skills with the public. -Dealt with consumer complaints.-Worked under pressure at busy periods.