How to spend first year uni summer

I'm currently in first year, doing Economics with Accounting at City uni and I have a micro-placement for the summer and a tutoring job. Are there any other opportunities I can apply for? (I know it's quite late for most) or anything I should be preparing or researching for over the summer, ready for second year in terms of academics or career?

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MMU-UGStudentRep

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Hi @Skittles_beans!

Sounds like you're already doing amazing having both a micro-placement and a tutoring job is a great way to build your skills and experience early on 👏

Since it's summer, there's still plenty you can do to keep the momentum going, even if most internships have closed:

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attend webinars or employer insight days

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read more around your subject, perhaps try books like The Undercover Economist, or podcasts like Planet Money (highly recommended apparently) to help connect academic concepts to real-world issues

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work on digital skills - try free courses on Excel, data visualisation, or finance software

To prep for second year you may want to:

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start building a list of target companies and roles that interest you

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brush up on applications and CVs

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check out linkedin learning and see if your uni has paid access

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academically, maybe review your first-year feedback and set goals (like improving referencing, time management)

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research the modules (if you know them) that you'll be studying next year so you're not blindsides when term starts to be ahead

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think about your career direction - economics is broad, so now is a good time to explore and see what appeals to you if that's the direction you want to go.

You're already on the right track - second year can be a big leap, but if you use summer to explore and reflect, you'll feel more confident going in 🙂 happy to share specific ideas if you need!

Innaya,
MMU Student Rep x