Gradcracker

Carla and Jess from Gradcracker speak to summer interns Eric, Anna and Kirill about working in the armed forces and the experiences they've had along the way.

Ben and Dan speak to Carla about the importance of work experience and explain why you should consider doing an internship with the Royal Navy.

Carla and Jess are introduced to Ben, Weapons Engineer Officer, and Dan, Marine Engineer Officer. Their highlights so far – such as climbing in Kenya and playing football in Egypt – show that the Royal Navy play as hard as they work.

Find out who the Royal Navy are and what they do – from counter-piracy and protecting UK trade routes, to providing humanitarian assistance around the world.

Jess is introduced to Tesco Graduate Taylor, who goes on to describe the video interview stage of the application process; hear his hints and tips on how to get it right!

Hackathons, Inductions, Store Placements and Presentations: Maria, Taylor,Robyn and Eli tell Carla what they got up to in the first few weeks of Tesco’s graduate programme.

Robyn, who studied Biochemistry at the University of St. Andrews, talks Jess through an important stage of Tesco’s application process: The Discovery Centre.

Oliver, Senior Product Manager, tells Carla and Jess about his experiences since starting as a technology graduate four years ago. He and Linda, Recruitment Manager, share their hints and tips and state that there is no ideal candidate…

Mark, Senior Technical Programme Manager, talks to Carla about his experiences at Tesco since starting out as a Technology graduate. Hear how to get off to a successful start – from someone who is involved with the grads from day 1.

Luke, Technology Director and sponsor of the graduate scheme, gives his advice on how to be successful at Tesco.

Jamie talks Carla through his journey at Tesco: from starting out on the Technology graduate scheme six years ago, to becoming Software Development Manager.

Eli, a Cybersecurity Graduate, tells Jess why he was initially attracted to Tesco and describes the gamification stage of the application process.

The students tell Jessica all about the life of an intern at P&G, including projects, rotations, support and maintaining a work/life balance.

Kunal, Megan and Surajan, who are doing a year-long internship, describe the process prior to their first day - from preparing for the interview, to relocating.

Kirsty, Operations Department Manager, has been with P&G for eight years. Hear about her different roles - including the part she plays in the recruitment process - alongside some helpful hints and tips for those thinking about applying.

Tamara, who has been with P&G for four years, tells us about her experiences since starting as an intern. If you hadn't heard of P&G before, we're sure you will have heard of the brands she’s worked on…

Emily, Process Engineer, tells Jessica how she went from starting as a university-leaver, to managing a team of over 10 people and then moving into her third role with P&G.

Emma helped develop the neurodiversity programme at P&G. Here, she outlines to Carla how P&G can individually tailor both the application process and the career development for everyone.

Georgie talks to Carla about the application process for graduates at P&G and gives her hints and tips on everything from CV’s and cover letters, to P&G’s career academies.

At The Gillette R&D centre in Reading, Georgie, Talent Supply Manager, tells us why P&G is the most exciting place to come and start a career.

Maria, Ricardo, Veronica and Tom share with Jess their experiences on the graduate programme, including projects they’ve worked on, life outside work and the biggest challenges they’ve overcome so far.

CGG’s graduates share their advice on what to expect and how to succeed for those thinking about applying.

Cian, Isabel, Mel and Andrei trace their journeys from studying at university to working as graduate geophysicists at CGG.

Natasha and Gemma talk us through the second stage of CGG’s application process: video interviews. Get ahead of the game by finding out what they involve, and how to succeed.

CGG understands that there’s more to life than work. Listen to the podcast to find out what’s on offer for graduates.