1. Name: Ajesh Patel Course: Business Information Systems Tasks: (Business Analyst Orientated) Quarterly developments of Enterprise/GELink application, Customer Service for GELink helpdesk phone, Point of contact between business users and Offshore IT Development, Resources used: Laptop, Phone, Video Conferencing, Teleconferencing, Printer, Scanner, Meeting Rooms, Office Location: Reigate, Surrey Travel: 10 minute walk to office Job Title: IT Intern Pay: £15,500 Holiday: 25 days Skills Acquired: Requirements Analysis Management skills developed Professionalism and Communication skills developed Enhanced Microsoft SQL management skills Refined Organisation skills Problems: Isolated role Achievements: Management and Leadership skills developed Lead Provisions project – designed and implemented successfully Personal Skills Developed: Refined team work and time management A placement year provides an excellent opportunity for students to get out there and get a feel for what its like to work for big companies in todays ever competitive industry. & Don’t be afraid to explore and move away!

2. Brendan Scott -T006886 Business Information Systems Functional Test Team – Involved with heavy hands on project work dealing with testing systems (NPS) and all the functional areas within this (NPS,PAYE,I2K) adhering to tight deadlines and high pressure fast paced project work. Quick progression of time management development is key to achieving the deadlines set. Personal Development – My Functional skill set has now doubled at least as a result of the placement, I attained a number of additional test qualifications attained a strong profile within Accenture and attained strong references and boosted my CV all within the space of a year, dealing with a client has also strengthened my level of professionalism in the workplace. Working Life vs. Student Life - The main difference and difficulty I faced was to integrate into the Monday to Friday routine cutting out any social weeknights I had in previous student years. The new working lifestyle however opened up a plethora of long term opportunities as a result of acquiring a placement at Accenture and performing to a high standard built my professional profile within the firm. Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive capabilities across all industries and business functions, and extensive research on the world's most successful companies, Accenture collaborates with clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments.

3. Job Profile Title: IT Intern Salary: £16500 / annum Holiday: 25 days /annum Location: Hounslow Duration: 11 months Perks: Flexi Time Subsidised/Company Gym GE Shop Subsidised Canteen Company Parties/Events Student: Emma Sutton Course: Business Information Systems Job Role Working within the commercial leasing department of GE Capital I worked in a wide range of roles across several different projects. In these roles I used both my business and technical skills and enhanced my knowledge of management, communication and web development. My Experience I moved to London for my work placement which was located in Hounslow, near Heathrow. I lived in South-West London in a flat share and commuted to work by train. London was an amazing city to work in and added to the excitement of being on placement. Working in GE was definitely an experience. I was treat as a full time employee and managed my own projects as well as working on other peoples projects. I learnt a lot from working in such a large organisation and the support available really helped me to achieve a lot in a short space of time. Employee Profile Operating at the very heart of UK business, GE Capital enables customers to efficiently and successfully run and manage their operations every day, providing finance to over 90,000 UK businesses and keeping some 45,700 company car drivers on the road. On a global scale, GE Capital is one of the world’s largest providers of credit for over one million business, large and small and operating in 55 countries.