{"id":3555,"date":"2021-05-19T10:47:31","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T09:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paperound.com\/?p=3555"},"modified":"2022-08-17T10:56:10","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T09:56:10","slug":"student-case-study-julia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/i8i.711.myftpupload.com\/landing\/student-case-study-julia\/","title":{"rendered":"Case Study: Julia &#8211; Building my experience with Paperound Tasks"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3555\" class=\"elementor elementor-3555\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c644722 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c644722\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e210eed\" data-id=\"e210eed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9172a36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9172a36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 26-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><strong>A case study on how undergraduate student, Julia, used Paperound.com to build her experience and land her graduate role.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-202d58a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"202d58a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 26-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"345\" src=\"https:\/\/i8i.711.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_7860.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3557\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i8i.711.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_7860.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/i8i.711.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_7860-300x162.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c9e53b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c9e53b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 26-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Paperound & landing a full-time graduate role<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8847fa8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8847fa8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I have recently begun my full-time graduate role as an operations consultant, within a consultancy firm. It\u2019s a business-focussed and client-facing position, which is exactly what I was hoping for \u2013 it\u2019s a very exciting time for me.<\/p><p>I wanted to let other students know what helped me on this journey. Here\u2019s a snapshot of my story and how I used the Paperound experience to my advantage for graduate job interviews: I hope it\u2019s helpful!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4726ab1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4726ab1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\n\u201cUsing the experience gained through Paperound helped me immensely to demonstrate my initiative and delivering on \u2018real world\u2019 business tasks. I would recommend it to any undergraduate, to put yourselves forward, to help you get onto the career ladder.\u201d\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a42fd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a42fd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My previous experience as an unpaid intern<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcaacc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bcaacc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During my first year of uni, I undertook a 3-month unpaid internship (as you are probably aware, even these can be competitive). It was a lot of hours, so whilst I appreciate the opportunity to gain experience, it was tough: you kind of resent the fact that you\u2019re working so hard and not getting paid.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bb8463 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7bb8463\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Looking for the right paid work experience in lockdown<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92e02c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92e02c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As lockdown hit in March 2020, I was in the same situation as every other undergrad, looking for some paid work experience.<\/p><p>It was a difficult time \u2013 the graduate job market felt extremely saturated and I was receiving so many rejections. I was relieved to have discovered a new service called Paperound, which allows students to pick up ad-hoc paid work for start-ups &amp; SMEs, remotely, at the hours that suit you. It was perfect for me: I could continue with my other commitments, all whilst getting real-world work experience with different companies <em>and<\/em> being paid for my time!<\/p><p>So, while the whole country has been in lockdown, I found that small businesses were booking me for numerous and varied tasks, such as writing blogs, and helping with business development and outreach. All work that would contribute to my experience when it came to interviews.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e39210 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8e39210\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How did this help me in job interviews?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-708da62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"708da62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In interviews for graduate roles, they asked things like \u201cGive me an example of how you showed initiative?\u201d and \u201cCan you highlight your work experience to date?\u201d \u2026.<\/p><p>I was able to say with confidence that, despite the pandemic, I managed to get work experience by putting myself on the Paperound platform, where I did freelance tasks for different companies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d4293c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d4293c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\nNormally, as a student, I would have had to say things like \u201cI\u2019ve done an online course\u201d or \u201cI\u2019ve volunteered at XYZ\u201d but I was able to say I literally went out and did real work with start-ups. That was very powerful!<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a636f98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a636f98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Not only that, having delivered ad-hoc tasks for various companies through Paperound, I was always speaking to business people that were senior decision makers. From a personal learning point, this helps a lot, as the experience of how you talk to them and how you come across to them is important. Now, I can easily talk to senior clients in a professional manner, which I definitely need in my new graduate consulting role. Ultimately, I feel more confident as a result because of the interactions I had on Paperound.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87a03d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"87a03d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My advice and tips for other students<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baddb43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"baddb43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Getting a graduate role is a tougher process than getting into university, you get a tonne of rejections. So, crucial to landing a role is to find ways to show how you\u2019ve used your initiative and demonstrate what you\u2019ve achieved.<\/p><p>This might feel like stating the obvious, but on Paperound, you can simply put up your profile, and businesses will book you: it\u2019s as easy as that. This means you can actually make some money <em>and<\/em> have something to show for it at interviews. It also shows initiative as you didn\u2019t give up and made the most of your student time.\u00a0<\/p><p>You only need one employer to say \u201cyes\u201d\u2026 so keep going!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7f52ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7f52ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Amazing news for Julia!<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee610b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee610b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Paperound team are so pleased Julia has found her first full time role in consulting. With reviews like these on Paperound, it\u2019s no wonder Julia got snapped-up!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ed93f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ed93f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cGreat work, thanks Julia. You listened and followed the brief perfectly.\nWill be using you more in the near future.\u201d\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-657ef03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"657ef03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cJulia did an excellent job at writing a really engaging blog for us. I gave her a short brief and what came back was of real quality. She had thrown in extra points and ideas I didn't think of which was an added bonus. Great work!\u201d<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9520099 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9520099\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We founded Paperound to help high-calibre students have the opportunity to work with small businesses and start-ups and gain that valuable work experience. 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