The year has been very structured and allowed me to experience various elements of the department, such as working on continual permanent recruitment, graduate schemes and exit and retention.

The training, support and variety of work included in my industrial placement has not only allowed me to develop my knowledge and skills in the field I hope to go into after university, it has allowed me to develop skills that will help me in all areas of life. For example, I have become more confident when communioneing, more efficient when working and more comfortable approaching and overcoming challenges – all of which will come in handy when I return to university”

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Completing a placement with PPS has allowed me real responsibility from day one and an invaluable insight in to how an SME company works.

Alongside my day to day role, I have experienced a variety of different areas of the business and in turn have been lucky to gain knowledge of a variety of different recruitment process for a various companies.

My placement has allowed me to develop my own confidence, as well as communioneion, team working, problem solving and time management skills which will prove invaluable throughout my final year at University and future career.

Prior to completing my placement I had limited employment history, but now I am able to graduate with industry knowledge and real work experience, which I know will make me stand out as a Graduate and prove to be beneficial when applying to future positions. Having completed my placement within Recruitment, I am now certain this is the career path I wish to pursue. ”

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One of the real benefits of choosing PPS as a placement organisation was the supportive and autonomous environment provided. My role went far beyond its administrative title, and I was given the opportunity to work closely to clients in many aspects of recruitment. Not only did I support both on and off-site meetings and chair conference calls, but I was able to respond to client needs by designing and implementing e-recruitment updates. Many ad hoc projects like this, allowed me to develop a number of skills which I was able to apply on my return to Aston, and following graduation.

Many people asked me where I wanted to be following my time with PPS, and the answer was simple; back with PPS! Having graduated, I am an Account Manager, providing permanent and temporary recruitment support to a number of London’s largest Housing Associations. As you will find, it’s all about variety at PPS – we aim to give you the best insight to recruitment and all it has to offer.

We’re really looking forward to welcoming our next IPs to the PPS team - I’ll be on hand to support the successful candidates with their roles (and placement reports!) Good luck!"

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The year has been structured so I will be given the opportunity to work in the different sectors of the company such as volume recruitment, exit and retention interview, and graduate recruitment in order to develop a better understanding of the company as a whole. I have also been given the chance to meet with clients and visit the different companies we are recruiting for.

My experience so far has been thoroughly enjoyable. The people are always friendly and open to new ideas and innovations. I have received lots of guidance and support, whilst at the same time been given a free hand to develop my skills and put into practice what I have learnt.

The opportunities this placement has to offer are endless. It is a lively and vibrant environment to work in which entrusts upon you real responsibility.”

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The placement has been structured so that I will be able to gain valuable insight and experience of the workings of the recruitment sector as a whole, but in particular in the IT area.

There are always plenty of opportunities to widen my knowledge in many areas of IT, and I have been given free reign to develop IT tools for various teams in the office that will assist them in their day to day tasks. PPS is a great company to work for. I have been treated as a permanent employee and so far received loads of guidance and support from everyone.

Later in the year, I participated more in the development, implementation and testing of new bespoke recruitment systems that will further streamline the current business flow.

In terms of first impressions; In my first few weeks, I was introduced to all of the team and then proceeded to go around and work with them all to find out what they did, everyone in the team is always willing to help and there’s loads of social outings and activities where I met lots of people throughout the company.”

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I had in place a structured training programme for the year that allowed me to gain knowledge and experience of the recruitment process from start to finish.

PPS gave me the opportunity to manage and be responsible for a major blue chip client. Support and guidance was always available from the team as and when required. PPS recognised employee’s achievements; these are always mentioned during our weekly staff meeting, in return we are rewarded with quarterly bonus incentives.”

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