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A Scot in London...

As I write this post I find myself sitting in my room on a mild summer evening in London, in the Bloomsbury area to be precise. This, of course, is a far cry to where I was about roughly a week ago in my home, in Glasgow preparing to embark on an important...

Published 16-Jun-2013 22:08 by Aneesa Malik

Filed under: Saltire Foundation, Giles, London 2012, insurance, aneesa malik
Taxi To The Runway

On reflection from the Leadership Day, I know that I am in the right place with the Saltire Foundation. I was extremely impressed with the input provided by Pamela, Rebecca & Alasdair about their experiences last summer. I was also impressed with...

Published 07-Jun-2013 18:21 by Omari Whyne

Filed under: Saltire Foundation, Marketing, Strategy, Networking, leadership day, Edinburgh Airport, Omari Whyne
So the other side of the internship, back in Scotland processing the whole summer, my last blog...

I wanted to write this blog before now, but in a way its worked out that I have more precise thoughts about the summer in Florida now due almost being home for two weeks with time to think. I cannot believe I felt like I had forever in St Petersburg at...

Published 03-Sep-2012 14:49 by Raymond Leadingham

Filed under: Saltire Foundation, USA, St Petersburg, Florida, Jabil Circuit, Scotland, Raymondnd Leadingham
Goodnight St Louis.

0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false So this is it- my final work-related blog for the Saltire Foundation. The last few weeks have been insanely busy, and I have absolutely no idea where the last eight weeks have gone. I should apologise for the...

Published 13-Aug-2012 18:41 by Fraser Porteous

Filed under: Saltire Foundation, Monsanto, St Louis, Fraser, Porteous
Livin' on a Prayer

I hear back in Scotland it has rained pretty much every day since I left… Well, I can say the same about Florida! Never did I think the weather in Tampa would ruin outdoor plans. I was wrong. Apparently, making outdoor weather plans in Summer requires...

Published 01-Aug-2012 2:35 by Brittany Emma Brown

Filed under: Saltire Foundation, Heriot Watt, Jabil Circuit
Keeping the Scottish Pride Wherever We May Be.

To date back to a previous blog of mine ('Honeymoon Period in a City of Culture'), I mentioned meeting a fellow Scot by chance in the NY office here. And so after a few chats and a coffee session, hearing how she ended up working in New York from...

Published 16-Jul-2012 13:17 by Letitia Lam

Filed under: Saltire Foundation, New York, alumni, Glasgow Caledonian University, Scholars, Glasgow, barclays
The WOW effect

1. What’s your compelling story? 2. Do you have a clear and consistent message? 3. What is it? 4. Can you deliver it in one statement? 5. Do you feel you’re convincing? 6. Why not? 7. What are you doing with your hands? 8. Can you give evidence...

Published 12-Jul-2012 15:42 by Mariza Scheer

Filed under: Saltire Foundation, wood group, Presentation Skills, audience, story, key message
Bring your dog to work ... LITERALLY!

Hi I'm Julie and a first time blogger! I know many of the other undergraduates are jetting off all over the world and that you'll all be ridiculously jealous that myself and Kevin are interning in sunny Dumfermline to be precise Rosyth :) I'm...

Published 15-Jun-2012 10:27 by Julie Griffin

Filed under: internship, saltire, Saltire Foundation, week 1, Week 1., Vets Now, intern, Scotland, Undergraduates, 2012, Saltire Internship, Scottish Internship, 2012 Scholar
Hi Ho, Hi Ho, it's off to Missouri I go!

Warning: in the process of reading this blog, you may feel slight aches and pains in your eyes and bottoms (from sitting) due to the high volume of information being updated. :p it'll be well worth the pain though! :D So I've been wanting to blog...

Published 11-Jun-2012 23:35 by Caroline Ho

Filed under: opportunity, internship, saltire, Saltire Foundation, Risk, Scottish, Leadership, pharmaceutical, U.S.A, University of Strathclyde, Week 1., Project Management, Networking, London, St. Louis, intern, Scotland, Picture, Undergraduates, New Project., St Louis, Saltire Foundation Alumni, 2012, scholar, Scottish Internship, 2012 Scholar, Missouri, caroline ho, risk management, Caroline, gallus, biopharmaceutical
How many camels does it take to change a light bulb?

Less than 2 days to go till I head off to Dubai to work for the Grand Hyatt Hotel, and I’m sitting watching 4 Weddings on telly instead of doing all the things I need to do before I head off, like finding my passport, buying my toiletries and packing...

Published 07-Jun-2012 13:37 by Duncan Conway

Filed under: Dubai, Saltire Foundation, grand hyatt, Camels, Duncan Conway, Hospitality
...a bit of reflection from a 2011 scholar and some tips for the 2012 scholars

I have been speaking to a lot of scholars who are about to head off for their adventures this summer and it got me thinking about my own experiences last summer. I am so envious of you all and would love to be doing it all over again! I thought before...

Published 02-Jun-2012 1:30 by Kirsty Chalmers

Filed under: internship, Saltire Foundation, Marketing, Advice, Illinois St Andrew Society, Chicago, 2011, intern, CHICAGO SCOTS, kirsty chalmers, scholar, tips, reflection
<Insert Witty Blog Title Here> Part 10

Up until the last week or so my time here has seen a very smooth unfolding of events at the power plant, but this is no longer the case as I mentioned in my previous blog. Stress levels are on the increase with the staff here as every time a problem is...

Published 06-Sep-2011 10:20 by Chris McGuire

Filed under: internship, Saltire Foundation, Heriot Watt, Amsterdam, GE, Moerdijk, Scotland, Chris McGuire, General Electric, chemical engineering, power plant, Breda, guiness, Holland, university, Rotterdam, dutch, The Netherlands, Belgium, Antwerpen, schiphol
The Saltire Foundation featuring Envision Solar and Adele

OK so I'm going to be upfront, confessions seem to be a theme of my blogs and I'll begin this one in the same vain. This week I got lazy blog wise, don't worry the content your about to read is still up there, it contains the highs and lows...

Published 30-Aug-2011 18:44 by Reuben Sagar

Filed under: Saltire Foundation, Envision Solar, Yiddish, Las Vegas, Adele, Chutzpah, Solar Tree
<Insert Witty Blog Title Here> Part 9

This week at the Moerdijk power plant we introduced a new toy to our arsenal to help me carry out my work as steam chemistry engineer. As some of you may know, or perhaps not, Silica is present in the steam system as it is used for steam attemperation...

Published 29-Aug-2011 13:29 by Chris McGuire

Filed under: internship, Saltire Foundation, Heriot Watt, Amsterdam, GE, Moerdijk, Scotland, Chris McGuire, General Electric, chemical engineering, power plant, Breda, guiness, Holland, university, Rotterdam, dutch, The Netherlands, Belgium, Antwerpen, schiphol
<Insert Witty Blog Title Here> Part 8

08/08/2011 - 14/08/2011 So the beginning of a new week and we didn’t get off to a good start at the power plant. The plant tripped (shutdown automatically, kind of like when you stall your car) because of a vibration in bearing 6 of the steam turbine...

Published 23-Aug-2011 7:43 by Chris McGuire

Filed under: internship, Saltire Foundation, Heriot Watt, Amsterdam, GE, Moerdijk, Scotland, Chris McGuire, General Electric, chemical engineering, power plant, Breda, guiness, Holland, university, Rotterdam, dutch, The Netherlands, Belgium, Antwerpen, schiphol