The latest career news and comment from the University of Manchester
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 Emma Naylor, Student Engagement and Enterprise Assistant at the Careers Service Are you looking forward to the Easter break? Why not take the opportunity to prepare for your future and get career ready. While appointments will be unavailable between 1st and 7th April 2021, you can still access a wide range of careers…
The free online “Career Management for Researchers” course is currently available for any PhDs to access at your own pace. However, if you’d like some extra local support, the chance to talk things through, share strategies, ideas and experiences, as well as build a network of contacts and a support network, why not join our…
Written by Emma Naylor, Student Engagement and Enterprise Assistant at the Careers Service Welcome back to Semester 2! Now is a great time to start thinking about your career journey and here at the Careers Service we offer lots of support to help you. Although we are not on campus, you can still access all…
Read more 5 ways to get involved with the Career Service in Semester 2
Worried about whether it’s possible to find a job for PhDs in these tricky times? We regularly see PhDs for practice interviews so we know that finding a job in a pandemic is possible. Here’s just one example of a recent PhD job hunting success, from Dr Hannah Thurgur: Lockdown 1.0 was announced just as…
Read more PhD Careers: Finding a job amidst a global pandemic
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…
Collaboration Labs currently has an open call for Postgraduate and Early Career Researchers to receive fully-funded professional training, bespoke coaching and research consultancy opportunities for business and academic collaboration. What is the Collaboration Labs programme? Collaboration Labs is an ESRC funded Knowledge Exchange programme facilitated by The University of Manchester, with the support of the…
Read more Humanities PhDs: Want to try research consultancy?
Written by Philip E. J. Sulter, PhD Candidate (School of Arts, Languages and Cultures) and Student Partner Intern The Careers Service offers lots of opportunities for students to improve, refine and develop their CVs. Now, with the newly developed CareerSet CV checker available for all students, another resource has been added to enhance the student experience. Below,…
Congratulations on finishing your course at The University of Manchester! Whether you’ve finished your Nursing degree, a master’s or a PhD, this is a massive achievement and you should be so proud of yourself. There’s no denying that you’ve had a tough year. This means that you’ve cultivated the resilience, independent working skills and adaptability…
Written by Sarah Ashworth, Careers Consultant at The Careers Service Getting work experience, whether related or unrelated to your degree and future aspirations, can be valuable in attracting the attention of future employers. Emma Pollard, Principal research fellow at the Institute for Employment Studies (IES) says: “Employers believe that work experience – including voluntary work…
