Tag: alumni
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Meet the Professionals – who, what, where, when, why
Written by Jasmine Ketch-Neumann (Student Experience Graduate Intern for MACE) Calling all students! With exams over, you’re done with uni for the year- and for our finalists, you’re now finished forever. Let’s face it – the last few months have been WEIRD, and changes in nearly every area of life mean that you might be […]
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Manchester Graduate Talent – A reflection
All good things must come to an end, and my MGT internship at the Careers Service is no exception. 12 months ago I was feeling lost over my future career; I felt like there was no clear path for me and my head was swimming with different options. While I didn’t really know what I […]
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What I learned at the Environmental Careers Event
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 […]
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What do our archaeology graduates do after they leave the University of Manchester? #5 Steph & Irene’s stories
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 […]
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What do our archaeology graduates do after they leave the University of Manchester? #3 Rob and Stephanie
Commercial field archaeology This blog post is one in a series examining what colleagues and friends who graduated from the University of Manchester Archaeology Department are doing with their careers. Rob Howarth graduated in 2017 and is notable because he achieved his degree, and then gained a commercial position, in spite of having Dyspraxia, Dyslexia, […]
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What do our archaeology graduates do after they leave the University of Manchester? #1 Jamie’s Story
By John Piprani My colleague Sarah Mallen at the Careers Service suggested this may be a good topic to explore for the Careers Service blog. I agreed, mainly because it gave me the opportunity to actually find out what my friends and colleagues were up to now. I thought I knew, but did I? I […]
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LinkedIn – Get involved in groups
This week I want to stress how and why you should be joining groups on LinkedIn. Groups are an important networking tool that will show up in your profile. There are many groups on LinkedIn (over a million!), focused around sectors, professions, themes, industries, etc. Recent graduates and students may find useful to join alumni […]
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“Meet the International Professionals” Review
The University of Manchester Careers Service and Alumni Office recently held a joint event in The Atrium, University Place with 8 Alumni and over 60 international students. Students met with alumni at different stages of their career who were able to offer advice and guidance and had the opportunity to ask them about their individual […]
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