Well, I've been busy getting to grips with a new aspect of my job. I've taken on the role of University Placement Liaison. Sounds very fancy doesn't it?
Here at MERU we offer two 48 week placements to undergraduate students from design/engineering courses. The students work at MERU for an academic year and gain hands on experience of making and building equipment. The closing date is the end of this week, so I'm currently getting lots of emails from students wanting to apply!
We also offer a 10 week summer placement for anyone with workshop skills who want to gain some experience in a work environment.
It's very interesting as I get to see what the student engineers have done; they have to send a portfolio. For someone like me, who isn't very creative, it's fascinating to see how they come up with ideas. I deal with the admin side of this - sending out details of the placements and replying to the students. It's up to our engineers to decide who will get the placements.
Hopefully we'll get another couple of brilliant students for the next year!
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