Author: Elizabeth
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Situational Judgement Tests
Over the past few years, there has been a big increase in the use of situational judgement tests (SJTs) as a tool for selecting candidates for jobs. What are situational judgement tests? They are generally multiple choice tests, where you are given a scenario and asked to choose what you would do in that situation. […]
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Where are all the science jobs?
This blog post has now been updated. Please see: https://manunicareersblog.com/2016/10/18/where-are-all-the-science-jobs-3/ If you’re a science student who loves science, it can sometimes feel like all the jobs are for business students, engineers or computer scientists. This is to reassure you that there are ways of finding science jobs – if you know where to look. Two […]
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A message from our Chancellor, to all of us
I started my 9am careers talk to postgrads (hello again to all you Chemical Engineering Masters!) with this 2 minute video. It’s from Lemn Sissay, our newly installed Chancellor of the University of Manchester. The Chancellor is a ceremonial post, acting as an ambassador for the university, but first, Lemn (hope he lets me call […]
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Masters – hurtling towards the finish line…
Everyone’s welcoming the new postgrads and undergrads – but we haven’t forgotten that our 2014/15 Masters are still here, running full-tilt towards graduation. If you’re in that category and don’t yet have something lined up for when you finish, here are our “just in time” tips for finding a job: Looking in the UK? Don’t […]
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Add real world consultancy skills and experience to your PhD
Rosalinda Quintieri, a doctoral researcher in the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures, has come up with a fantastic new way to help our current doctoral and post-doctoral researchers to get real consultancy training, skills and experience of implementing solutions. It’s in collaboration with the University – and you’ve still got time to apply to […]
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Social Justice Festival – Postgrads welcome!
JustFest: Thursday 23rd April Workshops: 10:00 – 12:00 Festival events: 12:00-18:00 outside University Place The University of Manchester’s first Social Justice Festival kicks off this Thursday. This is a brand new event aiming to promote a just society by challenging injustice, valuing diversity, and supporting human rights and a fair allocation of resources – and […]
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Careers in the corridors of power
If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to work at No. 10 Downing Street, read on. From Paul Gratrick, Careers Manager, Faculty of Humanities: Ever since receiving the unenviable nomination as ‘Person most likely to be Prime Minister’ in my secondary school yearbook I’ve wanted to visit Downing Street. Many years ago you […]
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Looking for graduate job ads? Start here!
Quick, convenient, hassle-free job-hunting – that’s what you want as a finalist or graduate. That’s why we’ve created Graduate JobSearch. In a couple of clicks, you can be looking at real live job ads aimed at new (or soon to be) graduates. It’s mobile friendly, so now you can browse on the bus or click […]
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One thing I could do NOW to sort out my future
We’re always banging on about things you could do to sort out your career or get a job – but what if there’s just too much “stuff to do”? How do you pick out the stuff which is important to your future? What should you do first? And what if you don’t know what kind of […]
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Postgrad Blog – Rebooted
One TWO, one TWO … is this thing on? It’s been a long silence, but we’re back, with a great new act about to make her debut on the “Introducing Stage”. Job changes have sadly left me no time to nurture my beloved postgrad blog, but at last we’ve recruited a fantastic new postgraduate careers […]
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