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  • How to make speculative applications

    How to make speculative applications

    So you’re looking for a particular type of job. You’ve scoured every newspaper and signed up for all the jobsites, and recruitment agencies that you can find. You’ve applied for every vacancy going or there are no jobs to be found and you are out of options. What else can you do? Apply speculatively. Applying […]

  • Make the most of the past year

    Make the most of the past year

    As exam season approaches and the end of the academic year draws ever nearer I’ve realised that for many of you reading this blog it’s been nearly a year since you graduated!  I thought it would be a good time to check in with you and show that whatever you might have done this year […]

  • Being resourceful in finding internship opportunities

    Being resourceful in finding internship opportunities

    Are you too late to apply for a summer internship? No, there are still a few corporate schemes available but apply now. Smaller and medium sized companies start advertising their internships from now on, so how can you find these opportunities and not miss out? Always check first on CareersLink , where we post for […]

  • 5 Reasons to Attend Future Fortnight this June

    5 Reasons to Attend Future Fortnight this June

    Written by Samantha Oates-Miller, Careers Insights and Graduate Support Assistant at the Careers Service. Future Fortnight is two weeks of career events for final year students and recent graduates of all degree levels and courses. It will take place between Monday, 13 June and Friday, 24 June 2022. There will be a mix of online […]

  • The Careers Service Q&A series – edition 2

    The Careers Service Q&A series – edition 2

    Written by Samantha Oates-Miller, Careers Insights and Graduate Support Assistant at the Careers Service The Careers Service Q&A is back for a second week to answer more of your career concerns! Read on to find out what other students and graduates want to know, and you may find answers to some of your own career-related […]

  • The Careers Service Q&A series – edition 1

    The Careers Service Q&A series – edition 1

    Written by Samantha Oates-Miller, Careers Insights and Graduate Support Assistant at the Careers Service The Careers Service is here throughout January to answer all your career questions! We will be answering three career-related questions a week for the next three weeks, so look out for each instalment to see what some other students and graduates […]

  • Eleven Ways You Can Boost Your Employability during Your Master’s Course

    Eleven Ways You Can Boost Your Employability during Your Master’s Course

    Written by Samantha Oates-Miller, Careers Insights and Graduate Support Assistant at the Careers Service If you are starting a Master’s degree in September, there are lots of things you can start doing to boost your employability while you study. Here are eleven ways you can gain experience, develop your skills and grow your network during […]

  • The road to finding a placement

    The road to finding a placement

    Written by Jannine Thomas, Employability Consultant (Placements) at The Careers Service Are you feeling tired of searching and applying for placements only to be rejected or – worse still – left in a state of limbo? Whatever stage you’re at in your placement search, the Careers Service can help. It’s not too late! Though many large companies […]

  • 4 employability tips from international professionals

    4 employability tips from international professionals

    Written by Kyriaki Protopapa, Employability Executive (International) at the Careers Service Making your first steps into the professional world as an international student may seem like a daunting task. Where do I begin? Is there a right way? What have others done and what did they learn? We’ve gathered advice from fellow Manchester alumni and […]

  • Final Year Fortnight: 8 – 19 June 2020

    Final Year Fortnight: 8 – 19 June 2020

    It’s totally natural to approach the end of your time at university and think, ‘okay, now what?’. In fact, this is one of the most common things we hear, here at the Careers Service. You probably have a lot of questions floating around in your mind. Do I apply for a master’s or PhD? Do […]

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