Archive for July, 2010

DVD Giveaway: Win Banksy’s ‘Exit Through The Gift Shop’ Film

banksy-film-exit-through-the-gift-shopTo share in our success of having reached the 1 year milestone, we’ll be giving away copies of the new Banksy film ‘Exit Through The Gift Shop’ on DVD to 5 lucky students. It’s an awesome film and has received some great reviews.

Competition Details

To be in with a chance of winning simply fill out our quick and easy FreelanceStudents survey. It should take no longer then 2 minutes (unless you’re going for gold) and most questions are tick boxes. There are only 11 questions in total. You can find the survey here. Good luck!

Small print

Now, there’s one unfortunate caveat. The competition is only open to FreelanceStudents members that are UK residents, due to shipping costs for international rates. Additionally, by entering the competition we reserve the right to publish the name, university, and town of the winners on FreelanceStudents.co.uk. Note we will never publish your full name.

Competition ends at 5pm Friday 13th August 2010.

FreelanceStudents 1st Birthday

freelancestudents-one-year-celebration-v1As you may have noticed, if you’ve been keeping your eye on FreelanceStudents over the past couple of weeks, it’s our 1 year anniversary. It’s our first birthday! It seems like only yesterday when the idea was dreamt up in a South London flat. It’s been a tough 12 months and to celebrate we underwent a re-design and we’ll also be giving away a few prizes. Here are some highlights from the past year… Read the rest of this entry »

New Year, New Design and New Features – It’s FreelanceStudents v2

freelancestudents_redesign_v216th July 2010 was a momentous day… it marked the end of our first year in operation. High 5s all around! We didn’t think we’d make it past two months, but thanks to you guys we’re still here, and looking forward to the year ahead. To celebrate we embarked on a slight re-design and re-programming of the site. Today it gives me great pleasure to show you the final result … Read the rest of this entry »

8 Office Personality Types and How to Handle them

office_geek_student_jobsWhether you’re a student working in a large corporate firm or an independent start-up with just a few employees, you will encounter some interesting personality types. We reveal 8 ‘wonderful’ different personalities, and advise on how to handle them and stay sane in the office! They are not in any particular order. Read the rest of this entry »

The Rise of the Social Media Intern

social_media_iconsDemand for Social Media skills amongst start-up and small businesses is soaring. We’ve noticed on the FreelanceStudents job board that more and more opportunities are being posted! Yet, it seems that students have not yet woken up to this growing opportunity despite the fact that many are already equipped with these skills. Perhaps because a bit like ‘terrorist’, or ‘love’, ‘Social Media’ is one of those terms which seems to be banded around from hither to thither without anyone being exactly sure where it came from, what it does, or what it really means. We break it down and we strongly advise you to take note. Read the rest of this entry »

How to be an Awesome Intern: 5 Tips

awesome_intern_student_jobsIt’s that time of year when many of you will be embarking upon your first steps in the professional world as a fresh faced intern. You’ve got a new shiny suit from Next, an unnecessary amount of pens in your bag, and you’ve been practicing office-speak.  But, have you considered what it will take to ensure that the company come grovelling back to hire you after graduating? No, being nice, arriving on time and being organised are not good enough. These are the basics! Well, fortunately for you, we’ve got inside knowledge on how to be an awesome intern. Read the rest of this entry »