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Placer for students
Gaining workplace experience alongside your studies is more important than ever if you want to secure your dream job. In a highly competitive job market, employers will want to see that you have job-specific skills and practical experience of work. This experience could be anything from an hour, some buddying, involvement in a discrete project, to longer-term placements.
Work experience will open doors and create opportunities for you, which is why we’ve launched Placer. The Placer concept is unique and is revolutionising work experience for students – it is the only work experience platform that brings together an extensive network of employers and universities/colleges and promotes their work experience opportunities to students like you through a free app.
And Placer is easy to use. Simply create a profile with a personal statement outlining your education, training and any existing experience, and start finding work experience opportunities based on industry, role type, duration and location, now.
Having an app that is going to help you to find work placements as easily as going onto Facebook is going to create opportunities for students, especially for students on really competitive courses.
Economics student, Manchester Metropolitan University
I have to arrange work placements as part of my course but don’t have much time to do so. To have an app that’s quick and simple to use will be really helpful. The app is good because it’s connecting you to future employers, and it allows you to personalise your search to find the experiences you need to build up your CV.
Economics student, Psychology and Education student at Manchester Met
Placer offers lots of different placement opportunities and it’s simple to use and you can use it when you are out and about, you don’t need to use your laptop. I like that you can upload your CV and add your details and then apply for lots of placements – it’s like a one-click apply!
Economics student, Psychology student Manchester Met
How does Placer work for students?
To improve your chances of finding the perfect job once you've graduated, you need to develop word-ready skills alongside your studies. But finding work experience opportunities isn't always easy. We have an answer ... Placer
If your university/college has signed up to Placer, you can use the free Placer app to browse the work experience opportunities generated by your university/college, alongside a whole load of others curated by Placer. And, who knows, if your work experience goes well, you might just have connected with your employer of the future.
Set yourself up on the Placer app
- Download the app.
- Create your personal profile outlining your skills and interests.
- Use your app to track shortlisted opportunities and those you have applied for.
Browse work experience opportunities
- Placer's clever matchmaking technology will tell you about work experience opportunities that might be of interest to you.
- Refine your search by duration, type of work and location.
- All you need to do is swipe left and right to select the ones you like the look of.
Review your placements and receive feedback
- Leave and receive feedback on your placements.
- Some employers award skills badges you can use to demonstrate the experience you have acquired.
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30TH MAY 2019
The work experience revolution, Entrepreneur Awards 2019 and the future of Placer
Unite Students have published an insightful blog post about the Placer journey, featuring our Project Director David Barker where he talks about some of the great things we have acheived this year and where we are heading in the future. We are always looking to interact with partner organisations, so if you would like to find out more about Placer or are interested in being featured on our bl..
22ND MAY 2019
Making the most of graduate talent
A Placer guide to the future of early career prospects Work experience was the start of the Placer journey, though after conversations with universities, students and employers Placer are now able to support employers looking to tap into graduate talent and help students into a great career. There are many ways your organisation can engage more with students and graduates: Work experien..
10TH MAY 2019
The work experience revolution is rising up…in Salford, Manchester!
19th century poetry was influenced by popular revolutions of the past – namely the French and American revolutions. Today, at a work experience revolution session in Salford, a poet crafted a poem inspired by the coming together of Salford Council, Salford University and Placer. When our product innovation team worked with employers, universities and students for two years in 2017 and 201..