BT placement has given me shot at my dream job

Through its Skills for Tomorrow programme, BT are helping 10 million people to make the most of life in the digital world. It is completely free and designed to help everyone – from school children and teachers to jobseekers and small businesses: those with no or low digital skills. Through it, BT has helped thousands of people like 23-year-old Anne-Marie to get into work. Here, she explains how...

“I wanted to get into sports broadcasting. But it’s so rare for companies to offer work placements. I thought a placement with BT Sport would be a great way to go and get experience, as well as learn about BT as a whole.

“I met stars like Rio Ferdinand, but I was really interested in the assistant producers and people like that. They did the interviews and edits and they’d put the broadcasts together. That’s what interests me.

“If I was to give advice, I’d say focus on the small but important things, like not being late, behaving like you should in the workplace, and showing you care. Make contacts, get email addresses, make your CV perfect, talk to people and ask questions.

“I worked in BT Sport as a production secretary for 11 months and then managed to secure a job as a junior researcher in Sunset+Vine, the production company that covers Premier League and Europa League coverage for BT at the studios.

Since then, I’ve been lucky enough to have been promoted to assistant producer and have been in this role since November. My next ambition is to move into the more creative stuff and hopefully the role of match co-ordinator. That’s the dream.”