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I don't really see the value of a placement year. Whether you do a placement or not, in two years from now you'll still have the same result, a degree plus one
by sjf 17y ago
I don't really see the value of a placement year. Whether you do a placement or not, in two years from now you'll still have the same result, a degree plus one years experience. Except if you worked after graduation you will be paid as a graduate, not an intern. Why delay graduation so you can get paid less to do work they only trust an intern to do?
- zxcvb 17y agoGenerally good companies give interns real world work in the UK. So much so, the teams you work with may not even know you are an intern. A year in industry is what secures good jobs for alot of good people. Coming out of Uni without a placement in the UK makes it harder for you to land a good job as you are seen as having no experience, but with a year in indsutry you have real world experience plus a degree, it sounds like you know someone that had a crap placement, dont that that skew your thoughts on placements, there are alot of excellent ones in the UK