Find out what our Guest Bloggers are getting up to. Throughout the year we will be following the progress of our Guest Bloggers so read on to find out how David has been getting on!

“Yo! I’m David from Queens University Belfast. With a compulsory placement year as part of my course (Computing and IT) I have secured a year placement with the Computer Sciences Corporation.

Shall I be honest? I was so bored of computer systems and programming, and didn’t have too much interest in it’s career path. So I put my head down (and to somewhat strange reactions from the HR departments) I made my applications for Business placements. Not being too interested in staying at home for the year, I looked further afield to England, Scotland and ROI for the true opportunities.

To say the placement search has been beneficial to me in the long run of my forthcoming career would be an understatement. Running around in September of last year I was absolutely clueless about the process and what lay before me. My first interview, an assessment day with MS was woeful. Having hilariously turned up 2 hours late and causing one of the poor HR staff to come in on a snow day, in ‘casual’ dress I fumbled upon the numerical test and barely answered more than 40% of the questions. I swear I was passed to 2nd round out of sympathy alone!

Cut to now and I have the interview process down! I am now with a business that I felt was genuinely right for me and would make the most of what I could offer. With other offers on the table, it was RMP that referred me to CSC (Computer Sciences Corporation). Their professionalism during the interview stages and potential opportunities they offered were unrivaled. Also the fact they have an office in the Gherkin and didn’t ask too many questions about my Belfast travel expenses was maybe part of the decision process too!

Now I am awaiting my late start {Due to the nature of the job I was sent through a rigorous vetting procedure} on 1st September. It’s been the longest summer ever but it means I won’t get time off next year! I’m expecting to be up to my eyeballs in work that I won’t need a holiday… haha we will see!

I’ll be updating this closely alongside my UNI report for the year, So don’t be a stranger and make sure to comment ”

Find out more from David and our other Guest Bloggers in the next couple of weeks!