The latest career news and comment from the University of Manchester
Written by Amanda Conway, Careers Consultant at The Careers Service As the semester begins, so do the career fairs, events and opportunities designed to help you gain experience and prepare for life after university. If you are not sure about what comes next for you or know where to focus your attention – the Career Readiness stages…
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Written by Amanda Conway, Careers Consultant at The Careers Service When it comes to applying for graduate jobs or internships, the chances are you will face a selection test along the way. Ranging from numerical or verbal reasoning tests, to some of the more recent developments like situational judgement tests and games-based assessments, graduate employers frequently…
Final Year Future Week is a weeklong programme of careers events, especially for final year students and recent graduates, of all disciplines and degree levels. The programme will run from Monday, 14 – Friday, 18 June 2021 and aims to help participants plan their first steps after university. The week will be packed with employer…
The International Connections Conference taking place 7-9 April 2021 is a great opportunity to explore your career options and connect with other students through interactive volunteering and entrepreneurship sessions as well as talks from the Students’ Union. The events will help you understand the importance of cross cultural knowledge and working. You’ll also have the opportunity…
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…
Written by Delia Goodwin, Careers Consultant (Disability) at the Careers Service This is a long title for a blog post! The term disability however, covers all of these categories. You may not even be aware of this but you might fall into the category of having a disability which means you are entitled to extra…
Written by Bernadette Lyons, Careers Consultant at The Careers Service In many of my careers guidance appointments with recent graduates, a common thread of conversation has come about ‘how have they adapted to working during the COVID pandemic?. Their stories were reassuring for students approaching graduation, placement, or trying to find some experiences in the…
Written by Victoria Geary, Careers Consultant (Widening Participation) at The Careers Service What support is on offer? The Careers Service is here to support you, whatever your degree programme, level or background, to take steps to plan for your future. Our events, workshops and one to one guidance sessions are open to everyone but some sessions…
Read more Careers Support for students from underrepresented groups: What? Why? How?
Written by Jenny Sloan, Careers Consultant at The Careers Service We know things are tough right now for young people, especially recent graduates looking for graduate-level jobs. The pandemic has reduced not only the number of graduate jobs, but also the chance to make new connections. To help, UpRising, a national youth leadership and employability…
Read more Kickstart your graduate career this February with UpRising
Written by Sarah Mallen, Information Manager at the Careers Service Most of you won’t be going out to part time jobs right now and you may be thinking that you missed out on internships in summer too. However, there are plenty of things you can do from the comfort of your own home to gain…
