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Work experience

Rebecca Churnside: summer placement student

Rebecca Churnside discusses what she's done on her four summer placements with a contractor - and how they led to a job offer.

Tecwyn Griffiths: industrial trainee

Tecwyn Griffiths explains how he found an industrial placement, describes the work it involved and discusses what he learned.

Work wonders with work experience

Improve your chances of landing a job in civil or structural engineering by showing potential employers that you’re not afraid to get your hands dirty. So many graduates now achieve a 2.1 that recruiters need a way to distinguish between candidates – and work experience could be the thing to make them say ‘yes!’ to you.

Clothilde Contestin: placement, site management

Work experience profile

Work experience in construction

In the construction industry, on-site experience is essential to make sense of your theoretical studies and to show potential employers that you understand what is involved in real project work.

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