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\u201cMy name is Holly, I am a second-year BSc Psychology with Clinical Psychology student and my future career goal is to be an Educational Psychologist.\u201d<\/p>\n
Why did you apply to the Enhance Programme?<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cI initially applied to Enhance as I wanted as much support as I could get when applying for placements for the next academic year, with the hopes I would learn skills that would increase my employability.\u201d<\/p>\n What support did you receive on the programme?<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThe Enhance group sessions focused on areas that everyone on the programme needed assistance with and I also received a lot of individual help.<\/p>\n \u201cI emailed my cover letter and CV to Roxanne from the programme, as I wasn\u2019t confident with it. She took time to go through it and make suggestions, which I worked from. After a few weeks of improving the cover letter and CV, I sent in my first application to an organisation that was only offering 2 spaces on their placement programme.<\/p>\n \u201cI ended up getting an invitation to interview! So Roxanne then did a practice interview with me. This was incredibly useful, as I had never been for a formal interview before, and Roxanne was able to advise me on what the interviewers would be looking for.\u201d<\/p>\n What impact has the Enhance programme had on your Year in Industry journey?<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cUsing the advice from the programme, I went into my interview feeling more comfortable and ended up securing the placement! It was the first placement I applied for, in an organisation I really wanted to work with and I don\u2019t think I would\u2019ve had the skills to have applied confidently if it wasn\u2019t for Enhance.\u201d<\/p>\n What do you want other students to know about the Enhance programme?<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cI would really recommend the Enhance programme if you want to do a year in professional practice or generally want to learn valuable skills that will help you for your future. I will remember everything I\u2019ve been taught and implement it into any future CVs, cover letters or interviews.\u201d<\/p>\n If you\u2019d like to know more about the Enhance Work Experience Development Programme, please visit our website <\/em>www.kent.ac.uk\/careers\/enhance<\/em><\/a> or email <\/em>enhance@kent.ac.uk<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n If you are a Stage 1 student in the School of Computing, School of Arts and Architecture or School of Humanities, you can apply to take part in the next Enhance programme today \u2013 <\/em>www.kent.ac.uk\/careers\/enhance<\/em><\/a>\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"