Two down, one to go!

So, this is my last day in the Strategic Partnerships team. When I come in on Monday it's all about making sure I remember to walk to my new desk in Marketing.

Throughout this rotation I've had the chance to develop  my writing skills and learn about communicating to a range of audiences.  I have written a brochure for one of our programmes, been involved in some grant funding applications and also tried my hand at a few more Chemistry World articles. February 2015 was the first anniversary of our Yusuf Hamied Inspirational Chemistry Programme which we launched in partnership with The Salters' Institute. To celebrate this, I was tasked with creating a brochure about the programme. One of the great parts of writing this was getting to talk to all the different people involved and hearing about what they've been doing on the project, although I didn't get to talk to Dr Hamied himself! But it was really satisfying when I got to see the end product designed and printed.

Over the last six months I have learnt so many new skills, one of the biggest for me being in commercial sales. I have been talking with a number of our Enterprise Plus members to ensure they are aware of all the benefits we provide and to help them advertise their company in Chemistry World. It's been a great way of finding out more about our Commercial Sales team.

As well as the various projects I've been working on, I've had the opportunity to attend events and go on visits to meet with partners which has been really fun. I was so pleased to be invited to the Bill Bryson Prize for Science Communication award ceremony back in October which was held down in Westminster at the House of Commons.

I’ll be sad to leave the Strategic Partnerships team but I'm really looking forward to what the final six months of the Graduate Scheme have in store for me.
 

Geri is a Graduate currently working in the Strategic Partnerships team on the Royal Society of Chemistry's Graduate Scheme. To see if we are currently recruiting for the RSC Graduate Scheme click here.