Four years ago, I won a placement with Rollright Facilities Ltd. via the prestigious Shell STEP scheme. I was 21, hungry for re
al work experience and completely unfamiliar with the world of facilities management. Fast forward to 2011 and I am responsible for five of Rollright’s strategic accounts covering around fifty staff with a budget of £5 million to manage. The journey from internship to manager has been exciting, rewarding and of course, hectic. But perhaps most importantly, it was a journey that would be impossible to achieve in a less dynamic industry.
As today is World FM Day and June is the month final year students embark upon searching for work in a tough market, I would urge graduates everywhere to consider a career in Facilities Management. Unfortunately, despite FM being a multi-billion dollar industry, we are still under the radar when it comes to graduate recruitment. So do your bit for FM and tell a student about our industry!
Tell a graduate about FM
Four years ago, I won a placement with Rollright Facilities Ltd. via the prestigious Shell STEP scheme. I was 21, hungry for re
al work experience and completely unfamiliar with the world of facilities management. Fast forward to 2011 and I am responsible for five of Rollright’s strategic accounts covering around fifty staff with a budget of £5 million to manage. The journey from internship to manager has been exciting, rewarding and of course, hectic. But perhaps most importantly, it was a journey that would be impossible to achieve in a less dynamic industry.
As today is World FM Day and June is the month final year students embark upon searching for work in a tough market, I would urge graduates everywhere to consider a career in Facilities Management. Unfortunately, despite FM being a multi-billion dollar industry, we are still under the radar when it comes to graduate recruitment. So do your bit for FM and tell a student about our industry!