Case Studies

There's no better way to gain understanding of what a career has in store than by asking those who have 'been there and done that'. Real World has gathered an extensive portfolio of successful graduates within a large range of careers and posed the questions not answered in your typical careers advertisement sites. We ask everything from "What does your typical day involve?" to "What do you enjoy least about your job?".

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	Julia Sloboda - TravelWorks I spent eight weeks in various national parks across Costa Rica as part of a TravelWorks gap year. Costa Rica: the best thing I have ever done in my life! I worked a total of eight weeks in various national parks - searching for turtle nests in the night, digging out eggs and burying them again in a safer place, bringing hatched turtle babies down to sea ... more
	Virendra - Teaching - Primary School When I was growing up attending school, the last thing that I wanted to do was go back to a similar setting and teach. However, during university I spent some time working in an orphanage in India during the summer holidays and really enjoyed the time I spent interacting with the children. ... more
	Charlotte - Translator and Interpreter - Freelance Whether you are a translator or an interpreter, you are a crucial communication link that conveys a message and enables people to understand it. Therefore, you feel very useful. Producing a high quality job brings a great feeling of self-achievement, which is even more rewarding if your name appears on the piece. ... more
	David - Accountant - Shell I wanted the opportunity to work in an exciting and growing industry. I was attracted to Shell’s global dimension, meaning I would be able to work with colleagues in other countries. The job also allowed me to develop skills that could be transferred to any part of the business. ... more
	Enterprise Rent-a-car - Tarv - Area Manager Enterprise Rent-a-car - Tarv - Area Manager ... more
	Enterprise Rent-a-car - Trevor - Management Trainee Enterprise Rent-a-car - Trevor - Management Trainee ... more
	Enterprise Rent-a-car - John - Group Daily Rental Manager Enterprise Rent-a-car - John - Group Daily Rental Manager ... more
	Rizwana Mahmood - work experience - America On my placement year I worked on death penalty cases in Kansas City Missouri and Jackson Mississippi in America for a year. ... more
	Ellie - Consultant - Detica I’m a business consultant for the government sector. Since joining Detica last year, I’ve worked on business change for two government clients. ... more
	Elroy - IT Consultant - Detica I am an IT consultant working in the commercial sector. I have consulted several companies on a variety of technologies in a number of industries. ... more

	Farah Bachache - Client Executive at Burson-Marsteller In a nutshell, PR works to influence the opinions and attitudes of consumers toward a company (and its products), by raising its profile in the media. ... more
	Lucy Abbot - Creative coordinator In my role as Creative coordinator, I am the main source of support for the consultants in the business. When I first started in the role, I provided creative and logistical support for client projects but I became really interested in the design side so my work has become more focused on that area. ... more
	Laura Murphy - Social Work - Children's Practitioner I work for the London Borough of Hackney in the Looked After Children Service. I work with children who, for various reasons, cannot be cared for by their families. The children are in foster care or in residential care. ... more
	Hannah Crampton - Sales Graduate At present, I am a Customer Analyst working across all product categories. On a day-to-day basis, I manage the Customer Marketing budget, and ensure as a team we are planning and executing relevant and effective marketing in store. ... more
	Natalie Chiang - Client Services Assistant Effectively, there are two main roles in my capacity of a client services assistant/graduate. The first is to help the Directors in handling client queries, requests or needs efficiently, and the second is to watch and learn. ... more
	Alex Calder - Junior account executive The majority of my day is taken up writing feature synopses, drafting press releases, arranging interviews, talking to journalists about what they are working on, and liaising between clients and the media. ... more

	Christopher Walton - Graduate Programme Commercial Banking, Barclays Bank plc (Durham MSc Economics and Finance) I chose Durham because of the reputation of the school and the university and my own experiences of life at Durham (I graduated from Durham with a first class degree in Economics). It was also recommended by my professors and ... ... more
	Elena Giorgiu - Graduate Transport Planner I’m on a scheme that consists of four, six-month placements in different business areas. I am currently based in Policy and Strategy where we formulate policies and proposals for the future of transport in London. ... more
	Razuana Siddiq - Recruitment Consultant "I love the fact everything about recruitment moves so quickly and is constantly changing. The market is fiercely competitive, which means I must always be on top of everything, ensuring I know the market and the clients inside out. I also really enjoy the contact with people at every stage of the recruitment process. " ... more
	Richa Grover - Social Worker - Enfield Social Services I work in the Looked After Children’s Team, Enfield Social Services as a Social Worker with children and families. ... more
	Allan Ferguson - Associate - Clydesdale Bank I work within the Specialist & Acquisition Finance team in the Glasgow Financial Solutions Centre (a one-stop shop with access to a whole team of local banking specialists and credit facilities all in-house at one location). We are not so active in day-to-day relationship banking, but instead work on a deal by deal basis. For example, we provide funding for companies wishing to make acquisitions of other businesses, or for management teams wanting to buy out the shareholding of a departing owner. ... more
	Laura Murphy - Social Work - Children's Practitioner I work for the London Borough of Hackney in the Looked After Children Service. I work with children who, for various reasons, cannot be cared for by their families. The children are in foster care or in residential care. ... more