Current employer: State Street
Current job title: Associate 2
Current location: Guernsey, Channel Islands
What have you been up to since graduating?
Coming from Guernsey, location was significant to my situation. The course itself grabbed me, as ideologies behind drug taking, articles in the media and historical events are still topics I find interesting to this day. The course was also adaptable to how and what I wanted to learn to an extent – which was particularly important.
I wouldn’t say it changed them, I’d say it strengthened them. It encouraged me to prepare myself for life after University while there and upon obtaining my degree it helped me to obtain a job and later a Graduate Internship.
Were there any aspects of the course that you found particularly useful?During my time at Plymouth I was lucky enough to take part on a placement at Groundwork Southwest, working with unique individuals that had struggled with mental health. The course taught cultivation skills, and aimed to assist in reintegrating people into society.
What is the best, most exciting or fun thing that you have done in your career?State Street offers employees the opportunity to take two paid voluntary days a year to help out the local community on a project, chosen by the company. We recently helped replace tree guards, stakes and cut back thistles at St Germain. Working for a finance company doesn’t often present opportunity to give back to the local community and for this reason it was a very exciting opportunity for the team.
For more information about studying sociology, visit our BSc (Hons) Sociology course page. For more information about our range of courses within the School of Society and Culture, please visit the school page.
If you would like to find out what other relevant alumni are currently doing, please visit the psychology and social sciences interest area.
