The latest career news and comment from the University of Manchester
Guest blog post written by Avni Devgan, Law student at the University of Manchester The Law Fair is now less than a week away and for those who are interested in attending it, here is a list of things you should do before and after the fair to get as much out of it as you…
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 –…
Read more 8 Reasons to Consider Further Study That You Won’t Get Told at the Postgraduate Study Fair
First came the Fear Of Missing Out, but now psychologists and sociologists, as reported in the New York Times, have noticed that instead of trying to combat FOMO by attempting to do everything, people can’t decide what to do at all due to the Fear Of Better Options, FOBO. The FOBO phenomenon, also known among…
Read more The Fear of Better Options and how to overcome it.
As The Big Careers Fair is fast approaching we’ve put together some tips to help you prepare and make the most of the fair (and any other careers fair you may attend this year). Do your research As much as we would all love the ability to be able to ‘wing it’ last minute…
Choosing a postgraduate course is no easy tasks, with lots of different factors to consider, such as cost, content and location. LinkedIn can help you make that decision by allowing you to search for alumni of a course to see what they’re up to now and if this aligns with your desired career path. To…
Read more LinkedIn – How do I know if this postgraduate course is right for me?
Over the past few years, there has been a big increase in the use of situational judgement tests (SJTs) as a tool for selecting candidates for jobs for some employers like the Civil Service its the first part of their selection tests. What are situational judgement tests? They are generally multiple choice tests, where you…
Read more Situational Judgement Tests – what are they and how to prepare?
Every year we see a lot of surprised students who say “but I didn’t know you could help with that” Your expectations may be low or you may have none at all but I promise you there is likely to be something we can help you with. You pay for this service in your fees…
Read more Why use your Careers Service? What can they do for you?
Usually big names in an industry aren’t hard to find, whether it be Atkins for civil engineers, the BBC for journalists and broadcasters, or the Big Four in accounting. However, only 14% of graduates enter into graduate schemes with blue chip companies. There’s so much opportunity out there with smaller enterprises so its key that…
Read more LinkedIn – Where can I find other companies like this one?
University registration takes place in The Atrium University Place in September. As you’ll remember it involves queuing up , paperwork and getting your lovely new student card. During this time Careers is still open for business but with a few slight tweaks so this is the low down… From 27 August – 28 Sept Opening…
By John Piprani Continuing my quest to find out what my Archaeology friends and colleagues are doing after graduating from Manchester I tracked down two of them working in the commercial unit: Archaeology Wales. I first met Irene Garcia Rovira within a research context as we were both working on our PhDs at the same…
