Final Year Fortnight: 8 – 19 June 2020
It’s totally natural to approach the end of your time at university and think, ‘okay, now what?’. In fact, this is one of the most common things we hear, here at the Careers Service. You probably have a lot of questions floating around in your mind. Do I apply for a master’s or PhD? Do…
A letter to… final years, from 2019 graduates
Written by Jenny Sloan, Careers Consultant at The Careers Service In the time of Covid-19, we find ourselves in challenging and uncertain times. But final year students face a unique set of challenges, with many of you feeling worried about your future and what’s next after you finish university. The Careers Service is here for…
Top tips to upskill from home
Written by Tahira Majothi, Careers Consultant at the Careers Service How to navigate the (uncertain) road ahead – the importance of upskilling The unprecedented times we are currently going through, affect all facets of our lives. Your individual circumstances may vary and I am sure there must be questions around the current hold on activities…
Recent Graduates: 5 ways you can reconnect with your Careers Service
Written by Jenny Sloan, Careers Consultant at the Careers Service In these fast-moving and uncertain times, you may be feeling concerned about your future. In this way, it’s completely natural if you feel that you need some extra support. The Careers Service is here for you! You can access all of our staff and services…
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Got the PhD? Now for the job search
Written by Elizabeth Wilkinson, Careers Consultant at The Careers Service If you’ve taken part in the flurry of vivas which happen before Christmas – congratulations on getting this far. We’re here to help with your next step. Some of you will have sailed through with no corrections, but it’s much more normal to have a…
Applying for the NHS Scientist Training Programme (STP) in 2020
COVID-19 / CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: As a result of the coronavirus outbreak, changes have been made the the recruitment process in 2020. For more information, see the NSHCS STP website (last updated 21 April 2020). STP 2020 was open for applications from 18th Dec 2019 to Monday 20th Jan 2020. The NHS Scientist Training Programme (STP)…
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Your careers checklist for 2020
So here we are at the dawn of another decade. Resolutions have been made and possibly broken already! Here’s what’s coming up in the year ahead. January If you don’t have exams it’s a good time to get started thinking about the year ahead. Have you considered getting work experience or what you might want…
Digital skills and how university boosts yours
Written by Amanda Conway, Careers Consultant at The Careers Service It won’t cost you money, and you don’t need to be particularly savvy to get started, so investing in your digital know-how could be time well spent, particularly given employers’ increasing focus on employees’ digital capabilities. Whether you want to overhaul your digital know-how or…
Graduation: top tricks for life after university
Written by Callum McAvan, Student Communications and Marketing Assistant at the Careers Service It’s that time of year again –graduation! The time of year that holds the most potential for dominating Instagram feeds with cap throwing boomerangs and proud paragraphs of (well deserved) self-praise. However, once all of the ceremonies are over and the bottles…
