The latest career news and comment from the University of Manchester
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 –…
Written by Sarah Mallen, Information & Guidance Coordinator at The Careers Service Do you find yourself leaving things until the last minute ALL THE TIME? “The deadline for submitting my video interview is in 3 hours!” Do you miss out on opportunities because you left it too late? “Oh no the deadline for that job…
Read more What’s stopping you? Is procrastination getting in the way of your job search?
Written by Elizabeth Wilkinson, Careers Consultant at The Careers Service If you’re an international student coming to the end of your Masters degree – or you’re just at the start and you’re planning your year – a common ambition is to get an internship in the UK, to round off your time in Manchester. And…
Read more “I just want a UK internship at the end of my Masters”
Enterprise Club’s Johnny Dixon interviews Patrick, a current student at The University of Manchester and ex-member of ‘Nine Mile River’ about how the band gained some success in playing events and the enterprise knowledge he has taken from it. Enterprise is not just about starting a business, it’s about developing skills whilst doing something you love.…
Read more 7 ways being in a cover band helped me to become more enterprising
Written by Sarah Mallen, Information & Guidance Coordinator at The Careers Service The shops would have us believe that Christmas is already here, I have certainly been eating mince pies for weeks! Many shops and businesses will be looking for “seasonal workers” for the busy Christmas and new year period. Typically this could be… Supermarkets …
Written by Callum McAvan, Student Communications and Marketing Assistant at the Careers Service Stop me if you think that you’ve heard this one before. For the first eighteen years of my life I was on a pretty set track. When I was in primary school, I knew I’d be going to a pretty decent high…
Read more Don’t know what you want to do? Top tips to get past it
Written by Kareem Belfon, Student 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…
Read more No placement? No problem. Alternative ways to gain skills for your CV
Written by Elizabeth Wilkinson, Postgraduate Careers Consultant at The Careers Service You know everyone tells you to network for your career, but you don’t like hassling people – what should you do? This is the piece of advice I give most often to postgrads – how to take the pain out of networking. Why is…
Written by Elizabeth Wilkinson, Postgraduate Careers Consultant at The Careers Service If you are a science researcher, masters or undergrad, it’s not always easy to find the jobs to apply to amongst all the engineering, IT and finance/business roles on offer. However, by using your research skills, you can uncover lots of scientific jobs and…
Written by Zofia Rozalska, Marketing Manager at The Careers Service As The Law Fair and The Big Careers Fair are fast approaching, we’ve put together some tips to help you prepare and make the most of the day. Do your research As much as we would all love the ability to be able to ‘wing it’ last…
