living in london

If you’ve noticed that an overwhelming number of placements are based in London and you're starting to freak out about the prospect of moving to the big city, this blog post is for you. As someone who definitely had reservations...

Hi everyone, I’m Ben and I’m a Communications & Corporate Affairs Industrial Placement Student at Unilever. Today, I’m stepping outside of the office to share all about London life. A placement year is an amazing opportunity to immerse yourself in...

Hi everyone, I’m Ben – a Politics and International Relations student currently undertaking my industrial placement with Unilever. Having completed the first month and a half of my placement, I have been able to reflect on a period of remarkable...

A – Alcentra. The obvious place to start this list. Alcentra is an Asset manager in the fixed income space with 4 different investment strategies: Direct Lending, Liquid Credit, Structured Credit and Special Situations. B – Bonds. As a fixed...

Hello and welcome back to my blog. My name is Chris, and I am currently doing a 12-month work placement at Alcentra in London as part of my Economics course. Something that I think is worth discussing is all of...