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Back in 2015 I gave you my Careers Advice Playlist so I thought it was high time to release that infamous tricky second album. Again you won’t find anything that ‘current’ but the careers advice in this songs have stood the test of time. ‘Are You Experienced’ Jimi Hendrix Experience Well are you? This is…
Growing up I was always taught not to talk about money… Well, sorry Mum & Dad that’s exactly what I’m going to do in this blog post. Salaries are something we get asked about a lot on the information desk so I thought I’d spend a bit of time answering the most common queries. What…
For me Christmas movies fall into 3 categories – the classics (A Christmas Carol, It’s a Wonderful Life & Miracle on 34th Street), family faves (Elf, Home Alone & The Grinch) and the Channel 5s (I can’t think of any off the top of my head which says a lot). However I also feel that…
It’s oh so quiet, It’s oh so still, we’re all alone and so peaceful until… Well probably until the exams are over to be honest! There is a tense silence hanging over campus at the moment. A silence that can only mean one thing – exams have arrived. With students more interested in cramming than…
This is Felix… She’s a cat… She’s a cat with a job… A job which includes a high-viz jacket and a name tag…. She’s Senior Pest Controller for Trans Pennie Express at Huddersfield Train Station. OK so this this might be a bit of harmless social media fun but think about it with their amazing…
Blue Monday, freezing temperatures, dark nights, post-Christmas bank balances and new diet and fitness regimes are just some of the reasons January can feel like the most depressing month of the year. Add to that the recent loss of Starman David Bowie and Professor Alan ‘Snape’ Rickman makes the start of 2016 seem even worse.…
I’ll be driving home for Christmas next week (well my brother in law will be) and as we head back up the A1 we are sure to be blasting out the Christmas tunes! It’s become a bit of a Christmas tradition as has my annual Christmas themed blog. This year I thought I would combine…
‘A mind is like a parachute. It don’t work if its not open’ A classic quote from legendary musician Frank Zappa and a sound bit of careers advice if you ask me (although I’m pretty sure that’s not what he intended!). When career planning here are a few things I think you need to keep…
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Next week our autumn fairs are taking place in Manchester Central. The Business Finance & Management fair takes place on Tuesday 20th and The Engineering, Science & Technology fair takes place on Wednesday 21st. As the events team at the Careers Service put the finishing touches to the venue and employers organise travel for their…
For me October always feels a F1 race – It’s all go go go on Campus as term gets into full swing and here at the careers service we are all (fifth!) geared up for the busy graduate recruitment period. I’m sure many of starting to apply for graduate scheme are feeling the same so…
