{"id":689,"date":"2021-07-16T13:11:57","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T13:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/on-parade\/?p=689"},"modified":"2024-09-11T15:40:30","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T14:40:30","slug":"three-things-i-learned-at-bath-during-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/on-parade\/2021\/07\/16\/three-things-i-learned-at-bath-during-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Three things I learned at Bath during Covid-19"},"content":{"rendered":"

MSc Management student Bella Scanio shares her experience of studying during the pandemic...<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bella Scanio began studying for a master\u2019s in Management in 2020. Covid-19 restrictions made for a very different University of Bath experience \u2013 one full of online lectures; group work across different time zones; and Zoom quizzes with course mates. Here, she shares some of the lessons she\u2019s learned, in and out of the virtual classroom.<\/p>\n

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You have more in common with people than you think<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u201cIn usual circumstances, you\u2019d make friends with people on your course and immediately have something in common. But the UK lockdown meant we could only see other virtually. I\u2019m lucky to live in Hello Student accommodation with eight people in the flat and we\u2019ve become close.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love that we\u2019re all studying different courses and we\u2019re really multicultural \u2013 there are students from India and China \u2013 and I\u2019m Italian. On the surface we don\u2019t have anything in common, but you find random things. Outside of lockdown, I\u2019ve enjoyed meeting up with course mates and now I have an even bigger friendship group that I might have had before.\u201d<\/p>\n

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How to get a job over Zoom<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u201cApplying for a graduate job has been a challenge. All the interviews and assessment centres were virtual and it\u2019s difficult to form a bond with someone over a screen. The School of Management\u2019s careers team ran workshops every week to teach us ways of getting across how passionate and engaged we are over a video call, which was really useful. They also gave us tips on how to apply, where to apply and advice for online assessments, so we were helped at every stage of the job search.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really pleased that I\u2019ve been offered a position at Vodafone in the sales stream. In sales you need to know about every aspect of the company, and the master\u2019s in Management covers everything from marketing and HR, to finance and economics. I chose this course so that I\u2019d be more prepared when I go into the workplace.\u201d<\/p>\n

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To love the little things<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been strange getting up and being at my desk straight away. It was hard at first, but you adapt. I\u2019ve come to love the things I didn\u2019t enjoy before, like getting the bus or walking up the hill!<\/p>\n

\u201cThe University has been really supportive throughout \u2013 it\u2019s one of things that drew me here, aside from its great reputation for business. I\u2019ve heard other universities take a back step with master\u2019s students because we\u2019re older, but that\u2019s not the case here.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year has been incredibly challenging, but the course has been run so well that it hasn\u2019t felt daunting. I think there needs to be more recognition of that, which is why I volunteered to be an Alumni Ranking Ambassador to help spread the word about taking part in the surveys that feed into the School of Management\u2019s rankings<\/a> and reputation. It\u2019s something I\u2019m passionate about and I\u2019m excited to help in any way I can.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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