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Career opportunities.

At Vita Student, you can access career opportunities and advice every month. We know students are concerned about getting a job after university, so we put the tools to succeed in your hands. We have regular career events to help our residents prepare for post-university life, a monthly jobs board, a careers handbook for every resident and plenty of advice and tips through our blog.

RESIDENT STORIES:

Start at Vita Student, and leave ready to take on the world. Throughout the past 10 years of Vita Student, many of our former residents have achieved incredible careers. Discover their stories here.

YASSHMITA
VITA STUDENT BIRMINGHAM 02/09/2023
ZIHAO
VITA STUDENT LEEDS 27/08/2021
LAKECHIA
VITA STUDENT YORK 01/09/2018
AARON
VITA STUDENT NEWCASTLE 31/08/2019
JUAN
VITA STUDENT BARCELONA 24/08/2023

YASSHMITA

Yasshmita Jadishkumar – Pro Squash Player

Many people want to be the best in the world at what they do – but not many actually manage to achieve it. However Yasshmita, a current resident at Vita Student, is already on her way there. At the young age of 19, she is a professional squash player representing her home-country Malaysia and is ranked in the top 100 players in the world.

Yasshmita started playing squash in her early teens and has quickly risen up the ranks. But it hasn’t come without perseverance and commitment – Yasshmita trains multiple times a day and has sacrificed a lot of her university life to succeed in her dreams.

ZIHAO

Zihao Yang – Brand Manager at Huawei

Despite only leaving Vita Student a few years ago, Zihao is already forging a successful career in China as a Brand Manager at Huawei, China’s biggest telecommunications manufacturer.

LAKECHIA

Lakechia Jeanne – Founder of Girls in Science

With a background in both science and media, Lakechia Jeanne has combined her experience to advance the career opportunities of women. She is the Founder of Girls in Science, a social initiative to help women into careers in STEM.

Lakechia started Girls in Science while living at Vita Student Lawrence Street in York, and since then she has helped around 3000 women into scientific careers. She hosts events, connecting graduates with employers, provides one-on-one mentorship for women, and takes part in public speaking engagements to inspire women in scientific fields.

She has won multiple awards including the Women’s Leaders Awards, which she now judges.

AARON

Aaron Langford – Social Influencer

Aaron Langford has always strived to use his platform for change. In his daily life, he works as a Business Development Co-ordinator for Cognassist, an education-tech start-up that works to help businesses develop supportive frameworks for employees with neurodiversity.

Outside of his daily role, he is a TikTok social influencer who livestreams on a weekly basis to raise awareness of androgenic alopecia, a condition that he was diagnosed with at age 13. His livestreaming journey began after posting a viral video while living at Vita Student Westgate in Newcastle.

Gaining millions of views on his content, and up to 30,000 live viewers in a single livestream, Aaron answers questions about his alopecia and uses the power of social media to spread positivity to his audience across the world. In addition to this, he has launched multiple social and community initiatives, and is nominated for this year’s England Business Awards.

JUAN

Juan Rodriguez Pablo Falcon – CFO at Shalion

Many students face the difficulty of juggling their studies with their job – and for Juan, this feeling is all too familiar. As the Chief Financial Officer of Shalion, a start-up data services company in Barcelona, he has mastered the art of handling pressure and balancing time.

Juan is a Vita Student Alumni who formerly lived in our Pedralbes building in Barcelona.

RESIDENT STORIES:

Start at Vita Student, and leave ready to take on the world. Throughout the past 10 years of Vita Student, many of our former residents have achieved incredible careers. Discover their stories here.

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