Is your lack of experience limiting your ambition?
4 October 2016
Yousef Essali tells you why lack of experience should not limit your ambition
In the 2nd year of my BSc at Salford I applied for a lot of placements. Not even once did I get to the interview stage! What was I doing wrong? That was during my undergraduate degree where everyone was fairly similar in age and experience. But, when you think about the postgrad level it gets even tougher. Suddenly you find yourself competing with peers with wider levels of experience and talent.
Why did I return straight away after graduation to start MSc International Business? One reason was the opportunity to do an internship or placement as part of my course. However, after the rejection fiasco in my Undergraduate degree I knew I needed a new approach! How could I change the playing field to my advantage, bypass the traditional recruitment process and get face-to-face with potential employers?