Grey College Alumni Careers Advice

Business Angel of the Week:
Paul Graham, SMBCE - Banking
Position: Chief Economist
Graduated: 1981 (BCs / MEng)

Advice
- Don't believe everything you read about the City.

Things I Wish I'd Known
- You don't need to rush to decide your career.
- Do what you enjoy, not just what you are good at.
- Languages are becoming a key requirement for success in business!

http://www.greyassociation.co.uk/angels/search/371

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Business Angel of the Week:
Al Strang, Aquafresh - Consumer Marketing
Position: Brand Manager
Graduated: 2004 (BSc Geography)

What l wish l'd known?
It is very competitive to get into Marketing, to get ahead of the rest you should:
1) fully research what marketing is, and what area you want to go into eg:
- agency or client side?
- Market to who: consumers or businesses?
- What type product or service do you want to market eg toothpaste, cars, events, online dating or oil?

2) Gain work experience where possible, before applying for graduate jobs.

3) A relevant sales job can be a great way of getting into Marketing.

4) Use your application form/interview to market yourself. Research for what the employer needs, and work out how your experience and skills best match this. Don't be modest.

5) Be persistent - you'll find a way of getting there if you want it enough!

Please do email me if you have any questions you can't get answered elsewhere!

http://www.greyassociation.co.uk/angels/search/242

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Business Angel of the Week:
Chris Lewis, Clareville Communications (Public Relations)
Position: Director
Graduated: 1978 (BA Classics)

For the last 8 years I have been a Director of a medium size consultancy in London (Fulham), where we handle PR (media relations)for business to business and consumer (food and household products) clients

I am happy to hear from and to advise anyone interested in a career in PR.
Work experience placements may also be possible - please get in touch .

http://www.greyassociation.co.uk/angels/search/190

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If anyone who attended the event yesterday could take two minutes to write a recommendation on this page (there is a box to the right of this message), this would be greatly appreciated to help with publicising any events in the future and letting students know how you found the day and what you wish you had known before..

Thank you to everyone who attended the Careers & CV Workshop yesterday; it was great to see so many faces and on behalf of the returning Grey Alumni, we thoroughly enjoyed meeting you all and hope you found the day useful for your future career plans.

As we mentioned, we are in the process for finalising plans for a 'mock assessment centre' day in Feb/March 2013 and will be releasing details for this event nearer the time.

Remember to check out the Business Angels Website and for a copy of the presentation from yesterday workshop, get in contact with Maddie Leaf (JCR Careers Rep).

We look forward to seeing you soon,

Andy Sparrow,
on behalf of the Grey College Alumni Team