The latest career news and comment from the University of Manchester
Written by Elizabeth Wilkinson, Postgraduate Careers Consultant at The Careers Service You know everyone tells you to network for your career, but you don’t like hassling people – what should you do? This is the piece of advice I give most often to postgrads – how to take the pain out of networking. Why is…
Written by Elizabeth Wilkinson, Postgraduate Careers Consultant at The Careers Service If you are a science researcher, masters or undergrad, it’s not always easy to find the jobs to apply to amongst all the engineering, IT and finance/business roles on offer. However, by using your research skills, you can uncover lots of scientific jobs and…
Written by Zofia Rozalska, Marketing Manager at The Careers Service As The Law Fair and The Big Careers Fair are fast approaching, we’ve put together some tips to help you prepare and make the most of the day. Do your research As much as we would all love the ability to be able to ‘wing it’ last…
Writing your CV can seem like a real chore but paying someone else to write it is not a good plan. Here’s why… 1 The Careers service offers a free service to help you write a CV There is a simple CV template to help you get started with formatting. A CV & LinkedIn guide…
Written by Phoebe Moore, Final Year Italian and Spanish Student This past year has definitely been an important turning point in my career plans and aspirations. After two years studying Italian and Spanish at Manchester, last September I embarked on my year abroad, first working as an intern in Madrid for five months, then studying…
Read more Italy, Spain & The Telegraph: A Student’s Career Defining Year
Written by Sarah Mallen, Information & Guidance Coordinator at The Careers Service Employers tell us that one of the key reasons for applicants failing at the application and interview stages is not being able to answer the simple question – “Why do you want to work for us?” Why do they ask this? Employers are…
Written by Sarah Mallen, Information & Guidance Coordinator at The Careers Service Wouldn’t it be brilliant if you could find job advertisements for roles that specifically wanted you? Well, our careers portal – CareersLink – is the answer for you. It’s home to over a thousand vacancies, all checked for legitimacy by your Careers Service.…
Read more Find a Job on CareersLink, Employers Want to Hire You.
Written by Sarah Mallen, Information & Guidance Coordinator at The Careers Service Welcome (or welcome back) to The University of Manchester. A part time job while you study is a great way to earn money, make friends and build valuable skills for internships & graduate entry jobs in the future. You’ve realised by now Manchester is huge…
Read more Beginners Guide to Finding a Part-time Job in Manchester
Written by Callum McAvan, Marketing and Communications Assistant at the Careers Service. “Manchester’s got everything except a beach” – Ian Brown, The Stone Roses He’s not wrong. Whether it’s on your course, at the University, or beyond, your time at Manchester is a cornucopia of opportunity. My advice to you would be grab those opportunities…
Written by Ioana Pintilie, Final Year Psychology Student and Careers Service Student Blogger As a recent graduate, I entered an odd, introspective adjustment phase, due to not having to expect school or uni to start in September. Before it’s time to embrace adulthood for real (no, I’m not terrified at all), these are the 10…
