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So it’s semester 2, you’ve just done exams and all you have to look forward to is snow, sleet, Easter and then more exams. Oh and you really need a job for summer / after you graduate. Can it get more depressing? Did you apply in semester 1 and got nowhere? All is not lost.…
City firms are amongst the companies which traditionally recruit earliest in the academic year for graduate schemes and placements. We are in the process of compiling a list of deadlines for city firms which will go on our website to help you plan your applications for 2015. It won’t be ready for a couple of…
As I’ve been looking at internships today, thought some of you might like a summary of internships (they call them Traineeships) offered by various European Union bodies. There are far more EU bodies than I’d ever imagined (34 on this list of internships!), including many which I know would appeal to postgrads from a wide…
The main recruitment fairs have been and gone (just the Postgrad Study Fair on 20th November and the Law Fair on 19th November still to go), the employer campus events are starting to thin out, and the whole “Get your career together NOW!” frenzy is calming down a bit. What if you haven’t done anything…
If you want to influence how the UK operates, the Civil Service should be high up on your list of possible careers. Last night, we were lucky to have an in-depth talk on the application process from Michael Tansini, an English graduate from York University who has recently joined the Civil Service Fast Stream. Here…
Read more Civil Service Fast Stream – application process, 2013
If you’re just about to start your final year and you’d like to get something sorted career-wise by the time you graduate, you might think there isn’t really much you can or need to do at this stage, but you’d be wrong. You’ll be so busy with academic work once the semester starts that it’s…
Read more Gearing up for final year? 3 things you can (should!) do now towards your career plans
A number of changes are coming in both in terms of the type of training available and the application methods. There are 4 methods PGCE/PGDE (Post Graduate Certificate / Diploma in Education) School Direct SCITT Teach First All of the above confer QTS (Qualified Teacher Status) but School Direct may not include the PGCE award.…
We have set up a new Twitter account specifically for 2013 graduates of The University of Manchester – of course graduates from earlier years are welcome to follow us too. We are tweeting: Job vacancies – all types of graduate opportunities that we spot in the Twitterverse. Many organisations do not advertise on job sites,…
My colleague Martine who works on the MGIP team has blogged for us this week…….. Are you a graduate and looking for graduate-level work in Manchester? Since May 2012 we have advertised over 200 internships through our programme- The Manchester Graduate internship programme (or MGIP as we prefer to call it!) The 2012 programme is…
Unemployed or working in an unsatisfying job? Need a motivational kick? Here are 3 reasons to apply for immediate start jobs right now: Seize the moment The evenings are dark, the weather is miserable and there’s not much on TV so get a hot cuppa, curl up on the sofa and get applying! Get ahead…
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