Student stories

The placement year was an opportunity to learn and develop a number of transferable skills including stakeholder management, analysis and reporting, as well as be able to experience and get a sense of a professional working environment.

I plan and create organic social media content for different clients such as Hard Rock Cafe, CarFest, and many more. It's a really fun job and I'm certain that the skills and knowledge I developed during my time at Surrey were a great contributor in securing it.

Jonathan's extensive career spans across Europe and Asia Pacific, showcasing their expertise in financial management, commercial negotiations, and sales support.

My course was delivered in such a way that felt encouraging for discussion and learning, offering seminar like lectures that enabled critical discussion at a reasonable pace for learning. I particularly enjoyed the plethora of external talks from industry experts offered as part of the many interesting and unique modules."