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Interested in Investment Banking? Seven tips on getting in

Investment banks help organisations, individuals and governments to raise capital, often by investing in the financial markets or selling shares. They also provide other services to organisations, for example performing large mergers and acquisitions. Investment banking is a very popular area with graduates looking for a challenging career and high financial rewards, however combined with […]

Starting University in September? Be bold, be resilient, make plans, be you!

With A level results out this week and many graduate schemes opening for 2017/18 it’s time to look ahead for both new & returning students. If you are starting your First year at University It can be an exciting and bewildering time. Some of you will have thought long and hard about different courses, universities and…

Graduate entry to medicine (GEM) 5 top tips

It’s the time of year for making applications to graduate entry into medicine – the deadline is fast approaching. If you are thinking of applying in 2017 just bear in mind the dates and possibly funding might be different. 1 How do I apply for GEM? Via UCAS by 15 October. You may also need […]

Get ready to return to University.

It may be August but sure enough that remaining time will fly by. Are you ready for the challenges of the year ahead? Going into your second or pre-final year? Everyone talks about internships, looking for one, applying, interviews & assessment centres, getting one / not getting one. The joy, the despair! Internships are just another […]

Why it’s OK to fail

Let’s get this out of the way first – at some point, you’re going to fail. Everybody does. Sometimes, things happen which make you feel stressed out and knock your confidence, and you’ll probably go away and eat your body weight in Domino’s to try and get over it. Whatever it is – you get…

Graduating and don’t have a career plan? Been there, done that.

In fact, it’s been five years since I graduated and I still don’t have one of those magical things called a “career plan”. Coming from someone who works for The Careers Service, that might surprise you. Back when I graduated, my lack of masterplan was something that filled me with panic. I nearly started down…

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,…

Have you heard of the practice effect? – it could transform your job hunting success

By Amanda Conway, Careers Consultant By now you will probably have already heard about psychometric tests and how they are regularly used by employers to shortlist and select candidates – you may have already encountered one of them! Around 70% of the major graduate employers now use some form of testing to gain insight into…

Passport Career – global job hunting resource

If you are a UK or international student interested in working in another country, or returning home, the Passport Career system will help you to explore employment in over 80 countries, find jobs, internships, and get advice on creating a strategy for your job search. Students and recent graduates can sign up for free – just…

Can I leave looking for a job / internship till after my exams?

Yes you can but… a) it depends what point you are starting from and b) it may limit some opportunities. Obviously there comes a point when you just can’t do two things at once. Exams are coming like an express train and you need to do what you must to get through them. That said I notice…

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