It’s an exciting month for us all at Sorted Communications after welcoming our newest member of the team.
Laura Roberts, based in the North West, is our new communications assistant. She joined us in February on a four-week work experience placement. She impressed the team so much that she was offered a permanent contract before her placement ended.
“I applied to work for Sorted as a freelance proofreader, having done bits of proofreading for a year or so,” says Laura. “I have a bachelor’s degree in creative writing and have struggled to find work in that field. It’s a competitive industry, and I kept finding myself in the old catch-22 where I needed experience to get a job and needed a job to get experience.
“When I applied for the position at Sorted, I also sent in some writing work I’d done, on a whim.”
While Laura lacked the relevant experience to be taken on as a proofreader, our director and founder Ali Marsland saw her potential. She offered her work experience.
Untapped potential
“Looking at Laura’s CV reminded me a lot of myself when I was at a similar stage in my career,” says Ali. “I could see from her application that she had a really good set of skills. She just hadn’t been given many opportunities to use them.”
Here at Sorted Communications, we work predominantly with the NHS and other health sector organisations. Although she was new to communications, Laura did have some previous experience of working in the NHS.
During her placement, Laura took on marketing work for us and was introduced to some communications tasks. Three weeks into the placement, she was offered a permanent position as communications assistant.
“I began my placement with very little idea of what the world of communications involved,” says Laura, “but I found my feet quickly and really enjoyed taking on new tasks and learning new things. The support provided by Ali and the team was excellent.”
“We’re really pleased to have Laura on board as a permanent member of the team,” says Ali. “She’s a great writer and picks things up very quickly. I’m looking forward to working with her more and continuing to support her professional development.”
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