See below for:
- Details of how to apply for all areas of BBC Work Experience in early 2018
- History Career discussions - appointments available next week
- Careers Events - Bloomberg; Politics/Think Tanks; & Teach First
BBC WORK EXPERIENCE - DEADLINE IS 29 NOVEMBER
The BBC offer work experience opportunities 3-4 times a year, and are now accepting applications across a number of areas. Below are links to some of the opportunities in London, but there are lots more across the UK, particularly in Salford. So you need to investigate the website as a whole.
BBC Q1 Work Experience Opportunities in London within Television
Placements available in the following areas:
- Entertainment and Events
- Factual London - Arts
- Factual London - History & Business
- Factual London - Science
- Horizon
- The Victoria Derbyshire Show
- BBC Three Content Team
BBC Q1 WORK EXPERIENCE OPPORTUNITIES IN LONDON WITHIN RADIO
- Factual Central Planning – Radio & Music
- Asian Network
- Radio 1
- Radio 1Xtra
- Radio 2 Production - Jeremy Vine
And an opportunity in a non-broadcast area:
BBC Media Action: Communications Team ... We are offering the opportunity to support the busy team communicating the work of the BBC's international development charity to a range of audiences. This is a great opportunity for someone interested in PR and communications or those wanting to work in an international environment.
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To book any appointment, call 020 7882 8533, Monday-Friday from 9.30-5.00pm.
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Upcoming Careers Events: click on the links below for more information and to RESERVE your place. Careers events are a great way to either build skills to help you get the job you want in the future (e.g. the events with Bloomberg & Teach First), OR they help to increase your career knowledge in areas that you think might interest you (e.g. the Parliament/Think Tank event). N.B. When you click on the event link, you will need to login with your normal QMplus login details.
27/11/2017 - Collaboration and Communication skills with Bloomberg
Bloomberg believes that the more diverse a team, the more innovate and successful it will be! Take part in this workshop and learn from the team at Bloomberg how to switch off your 'cultural cruise control' and develop skills to help you collaborate and communicate more effectively in today's workplace.
30/11/2017 – How to submit a great job application - with Teach First
This skills session will focus on our application process - with a particular emphasis on the situational judgement test (SJT). These skills can be transferable across many employers as an SJT is becoming more and more popular as a selection method.
***This is a great opportunity, even if you are not applying to Teach First as many employers including the Civil Service, KPMG etc, include SJTs as part of their application process***
5/12/2017 - Careers in Parliament, Think Tanks & Communications
This event brings together professionals from three different industries to discuss their careers, the opportunities available in the sector, and the challenges they have met.Speakers:
Gavin Freeguard leads the Institute of Government's (a leading think tank) work on data and transparency, including their Whitehall Monitor project. He has also worked on government contracting, preparing politicians for government and digital government. Gavin was previously political adviser on culture, media and sport to Harriet Harman MP and, before that, deputy director of the Orwell Prize and senior researcher at the Media Standards Trust. He holds an undergraduate degree in Modern History and Politics from the University of Oxford (2007) and a Masters degree in the History of Political Thought and Intellectual History from Queen Mary/UCL (2012).
Tiffany Trenner-Lyle is a Consultant at Jefferson Communications. Before that, she worked in Parliament for a Government Minister and worked at Conservative HQ. She has four years’ experience as a freelance political researcher for the editor of The Spectator, having work also published in the The Telegraph. Tiffany has a first-class degree in Politics from the University of Nottingham, where she was a research assistant to a professor working on Parliamentary rebellions and contributing to several published academic works.
Karin Wasteson is a Freelance Journalist and Founder & Director of Blue Iris Capital Ltd with a six-year track record of interviewing global business leaders, CEOs, entrepreneurs, politicians, celebrities, world renowned experts and artists.
