{"id":7220,"date":"2022-07-06T10:12:40","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T09:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paperound.com\/?p=7220"},"modified":"2022-08-17T11:26:09","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T10:26:09","slug":"building-my-experience-with-paperound-and-landing-my-graduate-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/i8i.711.myftpupload.com\/landing\/building-my-experience-with-paperound-and-landing-my-graduate-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Case Study &#8211; Duro: Building my experience with Paperound and landing my graduate job"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7220\" class=\"elementor elementor-7220\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e1a4a16 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e1a4a16\" 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-76e1248\" data-id=\"76e1248\" 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-ae531a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae531a2\" 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>Duro, University of Bristol graduate, and recently announced Finance Graduate at Liberty Global tells us his thoughts on navigating work experience as a student and crossing the void into a graduate job.<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ab2e87 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ab2e87\" 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-eb3a8a7\" data-id=\"eb3a8a7\" 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-edee30b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"edee30b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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Since I began around 2 years ago, I have been able to work on a wide range of projects with a variety of businesses, some of which offered me internships and full-time positions afterwards. Alongside this, I applied for internships, work experience and part-time jobs through the standard applications processes. This often required multiple rounds of screening, assessments and interviews but I was fortunate enough to get some assistance through the university and through my network.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I also got involved in university life, taking part in sports and societies, which I thoroughly recommend as they helped my social life just as much as my CV. Finally, I also attended professional talks and events to try and gauge which industries (and companies) would best align with my skillset.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><b>What did you think of the \u2018The Paperound Experience\u2019 itself?<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I worked with a wide range of businesses, from different sectors and on different types of tasks. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fact that Paperound customers are often startups means that you get more direct exposure to all of the business. Not only does this mean that the work is more impactful, but you can see how the cogs fit together. I was also grateful for the fact that, in most cases, I was working directly with the business owner, because it is not something that I would have experienced in more traditional forms of student work. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I had one client who needed help with designing a marketing strategy and needed key insights on how social media could propel the company\u2019s growth. The documents that I produced were then presented in the investor meeting they had just a few weeks after our project, and now months later they\u2019ve opened their first shop and are doing great. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To be directly involved in those critical phases of business inception and growth has been a really rich and rewarding experience that I would certainly recommend to others. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/i><b><br \/><\/b><b>How did you get the most out of your clients on Paperound?<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By getting to know the clients directly and recording the work that I had done, I was actually able to ask a couple to be a reference for me when I applied to grad jobs. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I also used them to endorse me on LinkedIn &#8211; just being able to show \u201cHey, here\u2019s another business owner that loved working with me\u201d provides tons of validation. All of a sudden I\u2019m not \u2018new\u2019 and \u2018risky\u2019, I\u2019m a reliable professional and I have validated examples of professional experiences.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><b>How did Paperound help when it came to graduate job opportunities?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><u style=\"font-style: italic;\">For the first time ever, I have more experiences than I can actually fit on a cv, <\/u><i>so <\/i>when it came to job interviews, or any opportunities, I was able to\u00a0 choose what experiences I wanted to showcase for that particular conversation. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And it made the conversation so much better, because I was talking about real problems I had solved. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I guess the other aspect would be this idea of \u2018learning how people work\u2019 and \u2018professionalising myself\u2019. We don\u2019t really think about this often but there\u2019s culture, etiquettes and norms that are commonplace between professionals that you\u2019re not necessarily aware of during university. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Paperound, I learnt quickly how to navigate that. Simply by talking to a range of different business owners I saw how opportunities moved forward from initial ideas, to meetings, to scoping out what needs to be done. It felt good to be professionalising myself.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even little things like having a Calendly link to arrange meetings, utilising Paperound\u2019s email templates to articulate myself in opening messages, knowing to arrange a \u2018discovery meeting\u2019 to kick off a project, just useful stuff that has helped me become a more rounded professional and be taken seriously as someone that can provide a valuable service.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> I remember remarking to my friends that <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">it <\/span><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">often felt like I was \u2018being paid to learn\u2019.<\/span><\/span><i><\/i><\/p><p><b>What tips would give to other students looking to build their experience?<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I think my overall message is to get involved and to do so as early as possible. Whether it be through university societies, part time work or Paperound, starting to build experiences early is key. By starting, you will have a lot longer to learn the skills that will help you thrive later and, more importantly, you will open doors for yourself; whether that be through building a network or for full-time offers and internships.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><b>What would you say to businesses thinking about utilising students for their digital projects?<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I would commend them as I think it is a great idea. There are loads of students looking for professional, paid, part-time work and numerous businesses looking to outsource work and gain access to graduate talent.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-86ac560 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"86ac560\" 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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8567d86\" data-id=\"8567d86\" 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-68b85db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68b85db\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I believe that it is a model in which all parties benefit and I hope that it becomes more prevalent in the future. <br \/>____<br \/><br \/>Duro\u2019s Paperound profile will be open until September 2022. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/marketplace.paperound.com\/en-GB\/listings\/1432907-duro-university-of-bristol\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Book him for a task here:<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e0f034\" data-id=\"0e0f034\" 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-fc560c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fc560c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"757\" src=\"https:\/\/i8i.711.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2019-09-01_23.03.03-1024x757.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7223\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i8i.711.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2019-09-01_23.03.03-1024x757.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/i8i.711.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2019-09-01_23.03.03-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/i8i.711.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2019-09-01_23.03.03-768x568.jpg 768w, https:\/\/i8i.711.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2019-09-01_23.03.03.jpg 1075w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Duro, University of Bristol graduate, and recently announced Finance Graduate at Liberty Global tells us his thoughts on navigating work experience as a student and crossing the void into a graduate job. 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