# Careers Service
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# Careers Service
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## Meet the Placement Students
Over 1000 students a year from The University of Manchester opt to take either a placement year or take part in the Study Abroad programmes. If you are considering a placement, applying for a placement or have already secured your placement we’ve included some student stories below that we hope you’ll find inspiring. Read about our students who have completed their placement, how they went about choosing what to do, what kind of work they did and how it developed skills outside of academic study.
1. [Alex - Project Management Placement](https://www.careers.manchester.ac.uk/experience/placement/meet/sanofi/) Sanofi
2. [Ashleigh – Research Associate Placement](https://www.careers.manchester.ac.uk/experience/placement/meet/mccannhealth/) McCann Health
3. [Julie – Business Placement](https://www.careers.manchester.ac.uk/experience/placement/meet/pfizer/) Pfizer
4. [Audit Associate Placement](https://www.careers.manchester.ac.uk/experience/placement/meet/deloitte/) Deloitte
5. [IT Intern Placement](https://www.careers.manchester.ac.uk/experience/placement/meet/proctorandgamble/) P&G
6. [Alison - Research Placement](https://www.careers.manchester.ac.uk/experience/placement/meet/mrslshtm/) Medical Research Council
7. [Sam - Business placement](https://www.careers.manchester.ac.uk/experience/placement/meet/unilever/) Unilever
8. [Rachel – Lab Technician (Materials) Placement](https://www.careers.manchester.ac.uk/experience/placement/meet/efc/) English Fine Cottons
9. [Finance Assistant Placement](https://www.careers.manchester.ac.uk/experience/placement/meet/nhs/) NHS
If you would like to arrange an informal chat with a returning placement student you can ask your programmes placement team to arrange this.
> I held a real role within the company which I found extremely rewarding
> It was one of the best years of my life because I have learned so much and I developed from both a personal and business perspective
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