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It’s a privilege to work in a community of professionals who constantly strive to achieve the best possible results, through the common belief that what we do is special and everlasting.

I’ve decided to pursue a career in the industry after graduation and am going to join the Amazon Alexa team in London." 

The modules offered by the University have been very useful and relevant, the lecturers have always been knowledgeable and passionate about their subject, and the placement year has been instrumental in my future career. The Â鶹ÊÓƵ has played a huge role in my current career success.

My three years at Surrey have enabled me to enhance my development skills, which I’m now using to maintain existing tools and develop new tools to provide customers with applications to support their businesses.

I believe the placement year is an important part of every student’s experience at Surrey and crucial in discovering your next career goals.

During my placement I picked up an enormous amount of technical knowledge, but I believe that the soft skills I acquired are even more important. By working in a team on a day-to-day basis, I increased my team-working, communication and presentation skills which were crucial during my final year.

The broad scope of my role on placement... showed me that I like to be involved with different stages of development on a number of projects. For this reason, I accepted the role of software engineer with my placement company after graduation.

The academic staff at CES are incredibly accommodating. They’re always there to support students, making themselves available, and offering advice and guidance wherever needed. The support I received from my dissertation supervisor in particular was amazing.