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\"\"<\/a>I\u2019m Youn (on the left). I’m a 3rd<\/sup> year Chemistry student at the University of Manchester. Last summer, I worked in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering as the Welcome Week intern.<\/p>\n

The role is part of the Summer Experience Internship (SEI) scheme, run by the university Career\u2019s Service<\/a>. This scheme funds over 100 summer internships for pre-finalist undergraduates either within the University or with other charities in Greater Manchester.<\/p>\n

My role\u2019s primary focus was to plan and ensure the smooth running of the Welcome Week schedule for new and returning EEE students with a big focus on delivering a great student experience. The department has one of the most packed welcome week schedules on campus, from having its own tailored fresher\u2019s fair and society fair to a trip to Chester Zoo for newcomers. Each event required careful planning, \u00a0attention to detail and team work – I was surrounded by an amazing network of people within the department that I could rely on for any queries and issues throughout.<\/p>\n

Most days varied due to the nature of the internship, I spent some days contacting our external suppliers for decorations and confectioneries and others completing risk assessments for each event. I knew I had learnt a lot from the variety of tasks I was given, but I shocked myself at the start of my group project last November once I was back to studying. The internship had given me the ability to break a big task into smaller ones and to think ahead and plan clearly. Factoring in aspects such as budgeting came much more naturally to me. I was also used to the notion that everything does not always go according to plan. In that respect, I was commended by my tutors for having adequate contingency plans in my group project risk assessment. I would highly recommend students consider summer internships to enhance their transferable skills and gain an insight into the working World.<\/p>\n

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Words by Youn Affejee.<\/p>\n

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