“Bringing student Bogdan on board for a 12-week placement afforded us the time and support to consider the opportunities available through digital technology. We gained new insights and a better understanding of how technology can save time and generate new talking points by presenting our data in different formats.”
With opportunities for both parties during a student placement, Nicola said: “I would highly recommend the Technology Placement Programme to other businesses and students as both employer and employee can learn from each other.
“The student can step into ‘the work world’ and gain an understanding of teamwork, how a business is run and more generally, the workplace dynamics.”
Committed to nurturing the next generation of talent, this was Campbell’s of Beauly’s third student placement hire. Highlighting the particular benefits of taking up a placement with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and the doors this can open, she continued: “Those who’ve taken part in a placement here have had full access to the owner so while they gain insight from the project they are working on, they are also exposed to so much more. They get the opportunity to shadow those working in the organisation, take part in different business conversations and topics, and absorb all they can - the opportunity to ask questions at their leisure is a big advantage.”
