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Jerome Barrett

BSc Natural Sciences with Placement Year

Third Year

Maths & Chemistry

Studied Biology in Y1

Biology, Chemistry & Maths - A Level

Why did you decide to do a placement?

I felt it was necessary to get some serious work experience before graduating from university and a placement year solved this problem.

What is your placement doing and where?

I am working for Accenture in London. For the first 6 months I have been assigned to the client innovation services team. A client comes in asking for help solving a problem or coming up with ways to inspire their fellow executives to align on a new idea and we plan and run workshops in the innovation centre to achieve this. All in the meantime providing lots of logistical and help to make sure that it's a success. Clients and projects can vary across all areas of the business with some truly fascinating problems that need solving. The clients tend to be C suite so usually managing directors, executives, VPs etc which adds to the professionalism of each project.

Are you enjoying your placement?

So far it has been a bit slow but when the projects really get going I have been warned that a lot happens in a very short space of time so at the moment I feel like it's the calm before the storm.

What are you hoping to gain by doing a placement?

Gaining time and experience in an office is underrated and will prepare me for any work in the future. Also being part of such a large and global organisation, I am hoping to gain experience in many different fields and services and hopefully get to travel to!