Fiona C.
About me
| Fiona C. | |
| Politics | |
| Politics with International Relations | |
| Undergraduate | |
| 2013 | |
| United Kingdom |
My employment
| Policy & Parliamentary Assistant | |
| Charity and voluntary sector | |
| 2014 |
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A day in the life of a Policy & Parliamentary Assistant in
My advice to students considering work
Internships were invaluable to securing a permanent position. I did a couple during university and plenty afterwards. They really helped me to figure out what career I wanted and gave me plenty to talk about at interview.
Work hard at tailoring your applications/ CVs to the role. Don't let "rejection" deter your ambition.
Get involved with charities you're passionate about during university, it's a lot easier to give time to a cause.
Internships in this sector are often unpaid - consider how you will fund this.
My advice about working in my industry
Get involved with charities you're passionate about during university, it's a lot easier to give time to a cause.
Internships in this sector are often unpaid - consider how you will fund this.
What I do
I monitor parliamentary business to see where my charity can influence the government. I liaise with our in-house policy teams to ensure that our research projects can be communicated to a political audience, both in the media and to policy-makers. I help our volunteers and members organise political campaigns and meet with their MPs and prospective parliamentary candidates.
Skills I use and how I developed them
Extracurricular skills:
Communication - gained from many part-time sales roles & academic writing
Organisation - developed by managing many different projects simultaneously during internships
Political awareness - education & keeping up-to-date with current affairs across the political spectrum was vital.
What I like most
I am often juggling six projects at once - the work is varied and therefore holds my interest.
What I like least
There's always administration tasks to ensure good organisation.