Mitchell's Staying Social at UCLan

I wanted to study Event Management because of the originality of the course. I wanted to do a course that had a hands on approach and constantly tested my skills and knowledge of the industry. Upon my interview for the course I automatically got a warm welcome from the head of the course Rod Train and I made my mind up there and then that this is the course I would like to study at UCLan.

I chose to study at UCLan do to the accessibility of the university. With most universities everything is segregated, meaning that the accommodation and university buildings aren’t in close proximity to each other. This isn’t the case at UCLan, my halls of residence was only a 5 minute walk to most of the buildings. It was extremely close to the train station. The variety of onsite services available were also a deciding factor for me. There is a campus doctors, dentist, 24 hour library, gym and even a Starbucks which is always handy. 

I managed to secure a job a month prior to graduating, working for UCLan themselves. Initially I started out on the Events Team assisting them with the DS16 degree shows and the Lancashire Science Festival. A month into the role a position opened up within the marketing team which I applied for and managed to secure the job.

Graduate Jack inspires third year Event students

We always enjoy seeing our graduates and hearing about their success, and last week it was good to catch up with Events graduate Jack Barron. Jack was the guest speaker at our Events Alumni Day; this is an annual event for third year students when graduates return to UCLan to share their experiences of study and of leaving University and finding a job.

Jack, who graduated in 2014 with a First Class Honours Degree in Event Management, is now Marketing and Business Development Director of Shush Media Ltd, a digital marketing company based in Manchester. In his very entertaining and inspiring presentation, he talked about how he changed from being a serving member of the Armed Forces in Afghanistan to studying Event Management at UCLan, sharing some of his own tips for surviving the pressures of the 3rd Year.

He went on to give some useful tips on how to approach job searching, and networking especially using social media tools such as LinkedIn. Jack explained how much his studies had helped him in his current job, from his Consultancy Project which he took along to his job interview, and which he still shows to prospective clients, to Strategic Management which he says he uses every day. He finished his presentation with an insight into his job and the new technology that is now available for marketing.