Category: Student blogs
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Student Blog: footballers, astronauts, and F1 drivers – what will I be when I grow up?
Written by Max Ibbotson, Final Year English Language Student and Careers Service Student Blogger I wonder how many people woke up one morning, realised what they wanted to do, and ended up doing it. Can’t be many. The first job I remember wanting to do was to be an F1 driver. Travel the world, do…
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Student Blog: Finding a grad job in the UK as an EU student
Written by Ioana Pintilie, Final Year Psychology Student and Careers Service Blogger Securing a graduate job in the UK is challenging to begin with – for an EU student it could be even worse. As an EU final year student who came to the UK to study and with the ambition to work, this…
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Student Blog: We Asked UoM Students Who Their BAME (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic) Role Models Are
Written by Yvonne Lau and Homirah Mullah, UoM Students and Diversity and Inclusion Ambassadors For BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) people, it’s important to have people you admire and look up to that look like you. So, we went around campus asking students which BAME people they thought were doing amazing things. Dorcas, 1st year,…
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A masterclass in organising your time, from a UoM graduate who was awful at it
Written by Kareem Belfon, Student Communications and Marketing Assistant at the Careers Service. I have many regrets in my life. I regret not using a screen protector on my phone before bringing it on a night out and, inevitably, smashing it to pieces. I regret not learning another language as a child. I regret not…
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Finding a Placement – FAQ’s
By Jannine Thomas, Employability Consultant (Placements), Careers Service Searching for a placement is a very personal journey but, don’t fall into the annual trap of thinking you’re the only one returning from Christmas break without a placement. You are not the only person still waiting hear back from the opportunities you applied for months ago…
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Mentoring: a student’s perspective
Guest blog post written by current student and Manchester Gold mentee, Judith Scholes “Now students, we have Jane from The Careers Service to talk to you…” During my first two years at university, my mind would drift at the mention of these words. ‘I don’t need to think about this yet’, I would reassure myself naively,…
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Self-employment alongside studying: top tips
Guest blog post written by Lucy Eliza Davis, Management, Leadership and Leisure student running her own fitness website. Increasingly, we’re seeing that some graduates want to work for themselves or start their own business after university. Self-employment can offer a more flexible way to live and earn – but isn’t without its challenges! Some of…
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Are you a Global Graduate?
Global Graduates is an exclusive programme for University of Manchester students, offering the opportunity to meet with alumni in host cities across the world (thanks to the generous funding of donors). This year’s programme will take 32 lucky applicants to Hong Kong, London, Paris, New York, San Francisco, Singapore and Toronto – an amazing opportunity! The 2017 programme is…
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Internships; a competitive advantage
Guest blog post written by Todd Davies, Computer Science graduate from The University of Manchester Imagine an opportunity where you spend a summer travelling around, meeting amazing, clever and inspiring people on a daily basis, get to work on interesting and impactful projects, yet all the while getting paid for your trouble. In case you…
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My career in Digital Marketing. UoM Graduate Amy tells her story
By Amy Kilvington, Contemporary Literature & Culture MA, The University of Manchester 2013 What do you do now Amy? After completing my English degree at the University of Hull, I headed to Manchester to study my MA. I graduated with Merit in 2013, and now run my own business as a freelance copywriter and digital…
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