{"id":1466,"date":"2017-03-27T10:05:16","date_gmt":"2017-03-27T09:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/uommaterialsblog\/?p=1466"},"modified":"2018-05-22T16:52:51","modified_gmt":"2018-05-22T15:52:51","slug":"industrial-experience-interview-with-ella-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/uommaterialsblog\/industrial-experience-interview-with-ella-row\/","title":{"rendered":"#MondayMaterials Episode 30 – Ella Row"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A professional shot of Ella taken during her placement<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hello all! Welcome to Episode 30 of #MondayMaterials. It’s a little different today as we’re meeting with recent graduate Ella Row to discuss her industrial placement. Ella was introduced to me by former #MondayMaterials<\/a> participant Patsy Perry<\/a>. Patsy was particularly excited by this student’s progression because Ella, after a year of industrial experience with them before her final year, has gone on to earn a full time role with fashion giant ASOS<\/a>. Like many of our students, Ella found the year in industry so valuable that she was desperate to tell you all about it. So I went along with my camera and my notepad:<\/p>\n

Hi Ella. Thanks for chatting to us! And huge congratulations on the new role. What course did you study with the School of Materials<\/a> and what did you enjoy most about it?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

I studied Fashion and Textile Retailing (Editor’s note: Our course names have changed since Ella started, but you’ll find similar degrees on the website<\/a>.) What I loved most about the course was how varied it was. We covered such a wide knowledge range of the industry which really helped me when I was on placement and in the job I\u2019m doing now when I liaise with people from all over the industry, such as buyers and garment techs.<\/p>\n

And why did you decide to do an Industrial Placement? <\/strong><\/h3>\n

Before starting Manchester I hadn\u2019t even considered doing a placement, but in my second year we were given so much information and it really appealed to me. Looking back it was the best decision I could have made.<\/p>\n

What, in your opinion, are the main benefits of an industrial placement?<\/strong><\/h3>\n