Author: Kareem Belfon
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Questions your relatives will ask you at Christmas dinner and how to answer them
Written by Kareem Belfon, Marketing and Communications Assistant at the Careers Service. So, you’ve been away at Uni all year. Your aunts and uncles have been politely ‘liking’ all of your posts on Facebook, commenting ‘Looks like you’re having fun! Sending our love xxxxx’ every so often. Your family group chat is lit. ‘Look! We’ve […]
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What to do if you’re an international student staying in Manchester over Christmas
Written by Kareem Belfon, Marketing and Communications Assistant at the Careers Service Campus might seem slightly quieter over the winter break, as many students return home for Christmas. However, there’s still plenty of things you can be getting involved with in Manchester during the festive season. If you’re sticking around over the holidays, the most […]
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International Students Job Search FAQ
Written by Noeleen Jones, International Careers Consultant I was asked recently by a colleague to have a look at the Job Search FAQ I produced a couple of years ago and to update this. I have read through and updated the frequently asked questions that all careers advisers/consultants who work with international students get. Here are my answers to […]
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What I Learned from my Training Contract with Government Legal Profession
Written by Sophie Cooke, Solicitor at Government Legal Profession and UoM Alumni. I studied English Law with French Law at the University of Manchester between 2010 and 2014. I had a fantastic time there and really enjoyed my degree, particularly the public law modules I studied. I knew I wanted to work in that area […]
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How to become a lawyer without a law degree
Written by Kim Bailey, Careers Consultant Haven’t studied Law but considering a legal career? Firstly you are NOT at a disadvantage! Legal careers are open to all degree subjects, and law firms value a diversity of thinking. Secondly you need to have a good hard think about the question why you are interested in the […]
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8 Reasons to Consider Further Study That You Won’t Get Told at the Postgraduate Study Fair
Written by Anna Lomas, Employability Consultant at the Careers Service. I could take this opportunity to reel off the sensible reasons why postgraduate study is definitely something you should consider – because you’ll demonstrate that you’re tenacious, capable of self-managing and working independently or because you’ll develop your critical thinking, analytical and research skills – […]
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No Placement? No Problem. Alternative Ways to Gain Skills for your CV
Written by Kareem Belfon, Communications and Marketing Intern at the Careers Service. “I don’t want to do any work experience just yet, I don’t even know what job I want to do!” “I can’t apply for that, my CV is empty.” “Shall we go to Factory tonight?” These were all things that First Year Kareem […]
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How to succeed in Freelancing, from a Student Freelancer
Written by Sarah Davison, Phd Student and Freelance Writer Being an undergraduate student comes with the cheerful stereotype that you live in your overdraft, and in 2015, an Endsleigh survey found that up to 77% of UK university students work part-time alongside theirs studies to fund necessities. Unfortunately, the jobs available to students – who […]
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Saying “I don’t know what I want to do” and why this isn’t a problem
Written by Paul Gratrick, Careers Manager for the Faculty of Humanities. One of the most common sentences that I hear from students of all year groups and subjects is ‘I don’t know what I want to do’. This is almost always in a future career context, but at a University with a huge amount of […]
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Graduate Schemes: are they for me?
Why has everyone started talking about graduate schemes all of a sudden?! If you’re not sure about what a graduate scheme actually is and if it’s for you, we’ve got the basics covered. Written by Kareem Belfon, Communications and Marketing Intern at the Careers Service. So, what is a graduate scheme? Graduate schemes are structured […]
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