The latest career news and comment from the University of Manchester
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…
By Nia Watkin-Jones Are you panicking about your next career move? Whatever situation you may be in – don’t panic, take a breath, we are here to help! Many international students aspire to gain work experience or get a job in the UK following graduation. Whilst this is legally possible, it’s not always easy to…
By John Piprani What are you doing now? I work for the Civil Service, presently in a finance role in the Ministry of Justice. I am coming to the end of the 2nd year of the Civil Service Fast Stream, specifically the Project Delivery stream. Post-graduation and prior to joining the Civil Service I worked…
by Stephen Gordon* *completed PhD in 2013 and has held numerous postdoctoral positions and student support roles; worked as an Advisor in the University of Manchester Careers Service since 2016 Writing covering letters for academic positions can be a tricky business. The structure and format of such documents are quite different from the template used for…
Read more Writing Covering Letters for Academic Jobs – A Quick How-To Guide
