The latest career news and comment from the University of Manchester
Written by Callum McAvan, Marketing and Communications Assistant at the Careers Service. “Manchester’s got everything except a beach” – Ian Brown, The Stone Roses He’s not wrong. Whether it’s on your course, at the University, or beyond, your time at Manchester is a cornucopia of opportunity. My advice to you would be grab those opportunities…
Written by Noeleen Hammond Jones, International Careers Consultant at the Careers Service. So you have arrived at The University of Manchester for your first year of an undergraduate degree, a 1 year postgraduate degree or returning after summer, what do you do now? Well, of course you’ll attend class and study, but what else can…
Read more Welcome to International Students: What To Do Now!
Written by Pranav Sivaramakrishnan, Chemical Engineering Graduate who will now be starting as a Graduate Manufacturing Engineer with Rolls Royce Any email starting with a ‘Thank you for your application! After careful consideration…’ used to throw me into a fit of anxiety and despair. Another rejection, what has gone wrong? I had relevant work experience…
Read more The Job-hunt: An International Student’s Candid Evaluation
Written by Callum McAvan, Marketing and Communications Assistant at the Careers Service. When I started university I distinctly remember, amongst the flurry of nights out, new friends and arguably too many kebabs, one thing stood out as a challenge. That challenge was simply – how do I make the most of my time? That challenge…
If you are leaving Uni soon there are some things you need to know…. Email & computer access Your email account will be turned off (usually after graduation) and you will lose access to computers on campus too. You normally get an email warning you about this from IT, (but it’s easy to miss), so…
Read more Things you need to know before you leave UoM this summer.
Getting into the environmental sector can seem like such a puzzle – what’s the difference between a sustainability consultant and an environmental consultant? How do I get an entry level ecologist role when they all ask for previous experience? Do I really need a masters? As a recent graduate interested in this sector I was…
Written by Johnny Dixon, Employability Assistant at The Careers Service . Applications for Spring 2019 are NOW open! Register your place on the programme before Monday, 18 February. As a recent graduate from The University of Manchester, I know how hard it can be to find a job after studying. Not knowing any proper adults…
Read more 10 things you might not know about Manchester Gold
Graduates and final year students have a dilemma to face, where do you want to work after Uni? Going back home is an option if the jobs you are interested in exist there. If they don’t and you really want to be near family you have to be realistic about what is available in the…
Read more How do you choose a job when you could work anywhere, but don’t know anywhere?
Success and doing well are obviously key goals, but oh the platitudes people come out with.. Hard work always pays off (but it doesn’t always, does it?) It’s not about win or lose it’s about how you play the game (if it wasn’t about winning why are there prizes for winning) Difficult roads lead to…
Read more If at first you don’t succeed… build your resilience.
Firstly can I just say how much I admire student’s whose first language is not English for taking the plunge and doing an degree in another language. I am currently learning Portuguese, so I feel your pain when you are rapidly translating and conjugating just to say something simple. So my first piece of advice…
Read more Advice for international students applying for jobs in the UK.
