Lizzie Fane
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Ten ways to find a year abroad work placement
Monday, 11 March 2013We know that for your year abroad work placement you are looking for: 1) a salary which will support you to live abroad, 2) a job which includes something more interesting than photocopying and coffee-making, 3) an opportunity to develop your language skills, and 4) a CV boost. That's fair enough! So you need to 1) forget the words 'work experience' and 'unpaid internship', 2) think positive and remember you have a lot to offer a company, and 3) up your game. Here's our advice...
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Funding Opportunities - Awards, Scholarships and Grants
Monday, 11 February 2013On top of the university travel grants, Erasmus grants and Student Finance loan available to you, there are other ways which will assist you to cover the costs associated with studying, working or researching abroad. Here's a list - which will be kept updated - of scholarships, awards and fellowships you can apply for.Published in Money MattersTagged under -
ThirdYearAbroad.com is on Pinterest!
Tuesday, 05 February 2013ThirdYearAbroad.com is on Pinterest! Bright and colourful ideas, inspiration and wanderlust for year abroad students... Follow us now!Published in Blog -
The Language Graduate Video Project
Wednesday, 16 January 2013Are you a graduate who has an interesting job which uses your language skills? Could your experience inspire young people to continue their language learning?
We're working with the European Commission to video interview people from a broad range of careers based in London (for logistical reasons) where language skills and studying/working abroad have helped them get their jobs. If you'd like to be involved, please fill in the form below and if you fulfil our criteria we'll be in touch :)Published in BlogTagged under -
Interview with Tom Adams, Chairman of the Board for Rosetta Stone
Wednesday, 05 December 2012Tom Adams is the Chairman of the Board for Rosetta Stone, having joined the company as CEO in 2003. He was named the Ernst & Young 'Entrepreneur of the Year' in 2009 and SmartCEO 'CEO of the Year' 2009. A native of Sweden, Tom grew up in France and England and is fluent in French, Swedish, English, and Spanish. He has a working knowledge of German and Chinese and is currently in the process of learning Russian.
I recently had the chance to speak to Tom for the brief 'Last Word' of my Languages and Entrepreneurship report, but his answers are so brilliant that I thought it would be useful to transcribe the interview in full...Published in EntrepreneurshipTagged under
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Career ammunition for language graduates
Wednesday, 13 February 2013As a business which works with year abroad students, we are constantly hearing stories about how important the year abroad and foreign language skills are for your graduate career prospects. It's when employers start talking about "the lack of linguistic graduates in the UK" that it gets really interesting. You are a linguistic graduate! You are a valuable commodity! You need to understand that with a grasp of a foreign language or an inside knowledge of another culture, you are in a position to approach employers speculatively and offer your services to help them develop new business in those geographical areas.
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Your year abroad is eighteen months, not nine! Make the most of your summer holidays!
Thursday, 21 February 2013Think about it.
Your exams finish in May or June, and then you're FREE! You don't need to be back at university until the following September/October! That's a maximum of 18 months you have to play with. And you can do anything you like! Why does everyone think about their year abroad in terms of the Academic year?! Here's why you should go to your year abroad destination early, and how to make the most of your summer holidays...Published in Making the Most of Your Year AbroadTagged under -
Top tried-and-tested iPhone apps for year abroad students
Sunday, 20 January 2013These tried-and-tested apps will help you plan, enjoy and make the most of your time abroad...
Published in When You ArriveTagged under -
Non-language university courses which include a year abroad
Tuesday, 08 January 2013The year abroad is not just for linguists! There is an absolutely HUGE range of UK university courses for scientists, humanists, artists and mathematicians which include a year abroad.Published in Sixth Form -
Interview with year abroad graduate entrepreneur Nick Holzherr
Thursday, 22 November 2012BBC Apprentice Finalist Nick Holzherr studied International Business and Modern Languages at Aston University (2009), and founded his first company, Co-Go Coffee to Go, on his year abroad in Frankfurt, Germany. Here he talks about how his language skills, intercultural skills and experiences abroad enabled and inspired him to set up his business.Published in EntrepreneurshipTagged under
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