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by Emma Hammond What do you do now? I graduated from the University of Manchester in 2016 with a BSc (Hons) in Management. I am currently an Account Manager working at HeadBox. In general, an Account Manager is someone who is responsible for the management of sales and relationships with particular customers. In relation to…
Read more My Career in Account Management. UoM graduate Emma tells her story.
By John Piprani Continuing my exploration of what our UoM Archaeology graduates are doing now, this is Jon Dobbie’s story. I met Jon in the lab when he was working on his dissertation that was stone tool based. From analysing stone tools in the lab Jon has moved on to digging them out of the…
Exams typically finish late May early June so if you do want a job starting in Summer or September then you are going to need a strategy and to work fast. In May & June vacancy numbers go up as recruiters look to fill those last minute opportunities. By August however opportunities are lessening as many…
Read more Are you planning on leaving your job-search until after your exams?
by Stephen Gordon* *completed PhD in 2013 and has held numerous postdoctoral positions and student support roles; worked as an Advisor in the University of Manchester Careers Service since 2016 The term ‘public engagement’ can seem like an anathema to some aspiring academics. As a medievalist – and, it should be said, not the most extraverted…
You’ve probably heard or seen quite a bit about The Grad Fair happening next week. It’s one of The University’s biggest Careers Fairs and this year there will be over 140 exhibitors attending, offering local and national graduate jobs, further study courses and other opportunities for students graduating in 2018. Yes exams and deadlines are…
Read more 3 reasons to attend the Graduate Recruitment Fair (GradFair)
By John Piprani My colleague Sarah Mallen at the Careers Service suggested this may be a good topic to explore for the Careers Service blog. I agreed, mainly because it gave me the opportunity to actually find out what my friends and colleagues were up to now. I thought I knew, but did I? I…
by David Firth* *completed PhD in 2018; worked as an Advisor in the University of Manchester Careers Service since 2012, and also PGT Skills Training Coordinator for SALC since 2016 In addition to the specific specialist knowledge (such as theory) and technical knowledge (such as lab techniques and programming languages), you will have gained and…
by Stephen Gordon* *completed PhD in 2013 and has held numerous postdoctoral positions and student support roles; worked as an Advisor in the University of Manchester Careers Service since 2016 The period following the completion of a PhD is often fraught with uncertainty. I know it was for me. After four long years (comprising an ~80,000…
Read more Finishing Your Humanities PhD? Tips on How to Get Ahead in Academia
The Grad Fair 2018 is on Wednesday 9 May 2018 10:30am – 3:30pm At The Armitage Centre in Fallowfield (yes right behind Owens Park) This is the big mop up of graduate recruitment for large to medium size employers for this year. Why do I need to go? If you haven’t got a job lined up…
Read more The Grad fair is coming and this is why you should go!
If you’ve not found work experience ( paid, voluntary or work shadowing) over summer yet – it’s time to get on it! Many of you will go home over Easter or visit friends & family – it’s time to use those networks to help you. Yes really… these people are your network, where do they…
Read more Use your Easter vacation to get work experience for summer
