You might remember back in June we that announced Graham Smith, who has been diligently completing his Year in Industry with us here in KMP Towers, had been selected to receive an award, nominated by the British Computer Society, as a reflection of the enterprise he had demonstrated while being with us.
For a student entering into a company on a Year In Industry (YINI) program it can be daunting and intimidating at first, because you have to start at the bottom of the ladder, making cups of tea and making sandwich trips to the cafe for the whole office but with hard work and persistence these programs can be hugely beneficial to both the student and the company.
As part of KMP’s support of the Year in Industry initiative we took on two new students in the summer. This is KMP’s 9th successive year in the program and the two students are 6 months into their placement.
We’ve had two degree students Sam and Harvinder (Harvy) working with us for almost a year now and as their placements near their end we thought it would be worth taking a little time out to ask them about how they got on during the year, some of their likes, dislikes and most importantly how [...]
