Before you apply for work experience, it's helpful to know what it will involve. We asked Bijal Savadia, 20, to describe her two-week placement in the Easter tax programme at Ernst & Young. Bijal is studying international business and French.
Annette Holman (24). She has a degree in BA recreation geography and environment, Staffordshire University (2002).
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