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INTERVIEW REPORTS

Below are a selection of interview reports completed by University of Kent students after they have been to interview. They give details of questions asked, tests administered and tips for candidates. Please note that these are subjective views of individual students and may not always reflect the latest practice by a particular employer. Other candidates may have come away with completely different impressions. (MOST ARE VIEWABLE ON-CAMPUS ONLY). Several hundred more replies are stored in File 014 in the Careers Information Room covering a wide range of companies, plus teacher training interviews and others.

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Company
Position
1st Interview

Phone
Interview

Selection
Centre

Placement Interview

Notes

COMPUTING/IT
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Accenture Technology Solutions
Graduate Software Engineer
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2010
Accenture Technology Solutions
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2007
Accenture Technology Solutions
Software Engineer
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2005
Accenture IT Consultant
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2007
Accenture IT Consultant
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2004
Accenture IT Consultant
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2003
Accenture
Software Engineer
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2005
Accenture Senior Consultant
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2004
Accenture Business Consultant (experienced)
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2004
Accenture IT Analyst
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Accenture IT Analyst
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PhD
Interview
Atos Origin Managed Operations
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2010
Axa IT Graduate Scheme
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2010
Axa IT Graduate Scheme
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2010
British Airways IT Graduate Professional Programme
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2007
Cable & Wireless Graduate Programme
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2010
Cable & Wireless Graduate Programme
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2010
Cisco Systems Graduate Trainee (IT)
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Cognizant Technology Solutions E-testing
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2004
EDS Graduate Programme
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2008
FDM Graduate Programme     *   2010
Flambeau Europlast IT Support Administrator *       2010
Ford Motor Co Summer Intern Process Leadership/IT
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2003
Google Software Engineer
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 2010
GSK IT Graduate Scheme * . . . 2012
HP Technical Graduate Scheme
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2007
HP Technical Graduate Scheme * . . . 2012
HP Technical Graduate Scheme . . * . 2012
IBM IT Specialist Trainee
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2003
IBM IT Specialist Trainee
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2003
I-Flex Solutions Software Engineer
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2004
J. P. Morgan Chase IT Graduate Scheme
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2003
Logica Graduate Scheme
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2012
Logica Graduate Scheme
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2011
Logica Graduate Scheme
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2008
Logica Computing
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Logica Computing
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2003
Morgan Stanley Applications Development
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2006
Morgan Stanley Applications Development
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2005
Morgan Stanley Applications Development
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2005
Nortel Trainee Software Developer
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Oxford University IT Officer
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2005
Thompson Reuters Technology Graduate Programme
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2010
Reuters Technical graduate programme
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2008
SAS UK Graduate Scheme for IT consultant.
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2008
SAS UK Graduate Scheme for IT consultant.
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2008
Selex Sensors & Airborne Systems Software Engineer
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2007
Sky Technology Graduate Programme     *   2008
Sun Microsystems Graduate Trainee
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Sun Microsystems Graduate Trainee
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Sun Microsystems Graduate Trainee (IT)
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Surrey Oaklands NHS Trust IT Support Officer
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Vodafone Graduate Scheme
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2010
XKO Communications Systems Trainee Systems Technician
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2004
Company Position
1st Interview

Phone
Interview

Selection
Centre
Placement Interview

Notes

Chartered Accountancy
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Baker Tilly Audit ACA Training
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2007
Baker Tilly Audit ACA Training
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2007
BDO Stoy Hayward Tax trainee     *   2008
Burgess Hodgson Trainee Chartered Accountant
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2011
Burgess Hodgson Trainee Chartered Accountant
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2007
Deloitte Corporate Tax Trainee
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2008
Deloitte Corporate Tax Trainee
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2008
Deloitte and Touche
Corporate Tax ACA Trainee
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Ernst and Young

 Audit and Assurance
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Ernst and Young Corporate Tax
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2005
Grant Thornton Audit Trainee
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2008

Grant Thornton

 Graduate Tax Adviser
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2005
Grant Thornton Trainee Chartered Accountant
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2004
KPMG Auditor
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2006
KPMG Crawley Office
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2008
Mazars Trainee Chartered Accountant
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2005

Pricewaterhouse Coopers

 Trainee Chartered Accountant
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2004
Price Waterhouse Coopers Audit and Assurance
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Smith and Williamson Corporate Tax
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2008
Tenon Trainee Accountant (ACA)
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2005

ACTUARIAL
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Axa Actuarial Trainee
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Britannic Assurance Actuarial Trainee
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Deloitte and Touche Actuarial Trainee
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Grant Thornton Actuarial Trainee Consultant
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2003
Hewitt Bacon and Woodrow Actuarial Trainee
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2006

Hewitt Bacon and Woodrow

 Actuarial Trainee
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KPMG Actuarial Trainee
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KPMG Actuarial Trainee
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Mercer Investment Consulting
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2008
Mercer Retirement Consultant
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Mercer Retirement Consultant
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Mercer HR

 Actuarial Trainee
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Mercer HR Actuarial Trainee
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Prudential Actuarial Trainee
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2006
Watson Wyatt Actuarial Summer Placement
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2008
Company Position
1st Interview

Phone
Interview

Selection
Centre
Placement Interview

Notes

Other Finance

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Abbey National Finance Accountant
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2007
Barclays Leadership Program
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2004
Barclays Capital Analyst: Global Operations
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2009
Bloomberg Analytics & Financial Sales
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2009
Bloomberg Graduate Sales Programme
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2007
BP Financial Controls and Accounting
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2007
BP Financial Controls and Accounting
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Brit Insurance Trainee (Global Markets)
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Citigroup Financial Sales Executive
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2004
Fidelity Investments Customer Service (languages)
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Goldman Sachs Operations: Industrial Placement
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Goldman Sachs Operations: Industrial Placement
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Goldman Sachs Operations: Summer Placement
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2010
Goldman Sachs Operations: Summer Placement
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2011
JP Morgan Global Credit Risk Management
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2006
KBC Financial Markets Middle office
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Morgan Stanley Summer Intern - Analyst
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Nationwide Building Society Trainee Accountant
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Tesco Finance Scheme
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United Bank for Africa
Banker
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2007

CONSULTANCY

  
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CSC Project Management Consulting
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2012
L.E.K. (Strategic Consultants) Associate Consultant
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Marakon & Associates (Management Consultants) Associate Consultant
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Marakon & Associates (Management Consultants) Associate Consultant.
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McKinsey & Co. Consultant
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McKinsey & Co. Business Analyst(Fellow)
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Organisation Position
1st Interview

Phone
Interview

Selection
Centre
Placement Interview

Notes

LAW

  
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Allen & Overy Summer Placement
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Berrymans Lace Mawer Trainee Solicitor
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Berwin Leighton Paisner Trainee Solicitor
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2011
Berwin Leighton Paisner Law training contract
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S.J. Berwin Summer Placement
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Clarkson Wright & Jakes Trainee Solicitor
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Eversheds Vacation Scheme
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Freshfields Trainee Solicitor
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Freshfields Trainee Solicitor
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K & L Gates Trainee Solicitor
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Herbert Smith Summer Placement
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Middle Temple Inn of Court Scholarship
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Kaplan BPTC
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Kaplan BPTC
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Kaplan BPTC
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Law Society Bursary Scheme
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Laytons Trainee Solicitor
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Laytons Trainee Solicitor
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Linklaters Trainee Solicitor
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Lovells Trainee Solicitor
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MacFarlanes Vacation placement
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Palmers Trainee Solicitor
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Paul Hastings Trainee Solicitor
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Simmons & Simmons Trainee Solicitor
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Slaughter and May Trainee Solicitor
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Slaughter and May Trainee Solicitor
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Vodafone Legal Summer Student
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2010
Organisation Position
1st Interview

Phone
Interview

Selection
Centre
Placement Interview

Notes

TEACHER TRAINING

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Bath Spa PGCE Science (7-14)
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Canterbury Christ Church PGCE Primary (5-11)
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2004
Canterbury Christ Church PGCE Upper Primary
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Canterbury Christ Church PGCE Primary (languages)
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2007
Exeter University PGCE Primary (maths specialism)
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Exeter University PGCE Primary (English specialism)
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Greenwich PGCE Primary
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London Institute of Education PGCE Primary
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Oxford Brookes PGCE Primary
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University of Bedfordshire PGCE Secondary Science
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Greenwich PGCE Secondary Science
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Christ Church PGCE Secondary English
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Canterbury Christ Church PGCE Secondary Languages
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Exeter University PGCE English and Drama
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London Institute of Education PGCE Secondary English
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Goldsmiths PGCE Secondary Drama
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Goldsmiths PGCE Secondary Drama
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Strathclyde PGCE Art and Design
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Sussex PGCE Secondary History
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Canterbury Christ Church Post-Compulsory Teaching
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JET programme Teaching English in Japan
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JET programme Teaching English in Japan
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JET programme Teaching English in Japan
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JET programme Teaching English in Japan
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1st Interview

Phone
Interview

Selection
Centre
Placement Interview

Notes

ADVERTISING, MARKETING, AND SALES

 
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Grey

Advertising
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Ogilvy Advertising account executive
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TBWA Advertising
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Pfizer Marketing Internship . . . * 2012
3M Marketing
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Cable & Wireless Graduate Trainee Marketing
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Orange Marketing
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MORI Trainee Market Research Executive
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Taylor Nelson Sofres RSGB Market Research Trainee
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Taylor Nelson Sofres Market Research Trainee
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GlaxoSmithKline Field Sales
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GlaxoSmithKline Field Sales
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Bloomberg Graduate Sales Programme
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Bloomberg Analytics & Financial Sales
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ICI Summer Internship in Sales
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TRANSPORT, LOGISTICS AND TRAVEL

 
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British Airways

 General Management
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British Airways BA Pilot
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Oxford Aviation Academy Pilot Training
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CTC Pilot
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Maersk Engineer Officer Cadetship
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NFC European Management Training Scheme.
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NFC European Management Training Scheme
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Thomsons Holidays Assistant Product Manager
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Organisation Position
1st Interview

Phone
Interview

Selection
Centre
Placement Interview

Notes

PUBLIC SECTOR

          
Civil Service Summer Diversity Internship
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Home Office Administrative Officer
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Home Office Immigration Officer
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2005
Home Office Immigration Officer
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Metropolitan Police Intelligence Analyst
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2008
Kent County Council Advanced Development Programme
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NHS Human Resources Management Scheme
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NHS Management Training Scheme
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2003
NHS Management Training Scheme.
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NHS Management Training Scheme
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NHS Finance Management Training Scheme.
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2006
NHS

Management Training Scheme.

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SCIENTIFIC AND MEDICAL

 
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AWE Research and Development Graduate
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AWE Laser Physicist
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BP Amoco

 Chemist
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University of Cambridge Senior Research Technician: Biosciences
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DSTL Operational Analyst
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2007
DSTL Operational Analyst
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Forrester Ketley Patent Attorney
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GSK Selection Day
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2011
Newport Spectra-Physics Internal Sales Engineer
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2007
NHS Medical Physics trainee
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QMC AND Warwick Medical Schools Trainee Doctor
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Peninsula Medical School Trainee Doctor
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Scientists Training Programme Medical Physicist * . . . 2011
Organisation Position
1st Interview

Phone
Interview

Selection Centre
Placement Interview

Notes

OTHER

  
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Amec Commercial Graduate
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2009
Barratt Homes Commercial Graduate Scheme
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Body Shop Graduate Scheme * . . . 2011
BP Commercial Management
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2003
BP Financial Controls and Accounting
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2007
BP Financial Controls and Accounting
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2007
BT Retail Assessment Centre
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2003
BT HR Management Graduate Scheme
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2008
BT Human Resources
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Centrica General Management Programme
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2005
Community Housing Group Graduate Housing Officer
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2005
Hays Recruitment Consultant          
Journalism Interviews Journalism Interviews
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LIDL Retail Management
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2006
Mars Management Training
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Mars Management Training
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Oxford University Press Production Assistant
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2005
University of Kent Masters in Psychotherapy          
Reuters Administrative Assistant Internship
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Sainsbury's Supply Chain Graduate Scheme
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2008
Tesco Finance Scheme
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Thames Water Graduate Business Generalist Scheme
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Trader Media Group Editorial Assistant
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2004
Unilever Internship
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