The latest career news and comment from the University of Manchester
Off you go to University full of excitement and dreams for the future. But have you really considered what you will do with the degree you chose? You might expect that if you are doing a vocational course like engineering, law or medicine, your career decisions would be easy, and that options with lets say…
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 […]
Read more Interested in Investment Banking? Seven tips on getting in
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…
Read more Graduating and don’t have a career plan? Been there, done that.
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,…
Each year we run a major university-wide programme, “Pathways – Career Options for Researchers”. This article also contains links to advice on networking and how to use case studies of other people’s career to help you develop your own under How can I prepare? (useful even if you’ve been to Pathways before – or aren’t…
The Romans called April Aprilis. No one is sure the exact meaning of the word. Some scholars think that it may be related to an old Italic word meaning “the following, the next”, in a sequence of events. Old folk interpretations link it to the Latin aperire (think ‘aperture’ on a camera) “to open” –…
The Romans called April Aprilis. No one is sure the exact meaning of the word. Some scholars think that it may be related to an old Italic word meaning “the following, the next”, in a sequence of events. Old folk interpretations link it to the Latin aperire (think ‘aperture’ on a camera – the bit…
The clocks spring ahead, the days are longer and (a little) warmer, the nature is waking up from its long winter’s slumber – and the job market is coming alive; make sure you don’t miss out on some great opportunities this Spring, these are detailed below. If you’re not sure what you want to do,…
A big welcome to all the new PGR students who’ve just arrived at the University of Manchester! Spring is in the air. It’s true. Leaving work in the evening, I’ve detected a glimmer of sunlight lingering in the western sky. More significantly, snowdrops, that well known harbinger of British Spring, have appeared in our garden…
I saw this article saying career goals are a waste of time, while it was written from the point of view of someone with a job, I think it does hold some truths. First it really depends on the type of person you are whether you are motivated by goals at all. If you regularly…
Read more Do you need career goals or are they a waste of time?
