Written by Sophie Coller, Careers Consultant, Faculty of Humanities Missed the International Development and Humanitarian Careers Event this March? Don’t worry, we have summarised the event for you and picked out all the top tips. If you’d like to catch up on the speech given by the keynote speaker Gareth Owen OBE, Humanitarian Director for…
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Attend the University’s flagship Asia Careers Insight Series to discover career opportunities and gain knowledge about the current recruitment market across Asia, the UK and globally. From 7th to 10th March 2022 we will be hosting a series of employer presentations, panel discussions and skills workshops to help you familiarise yourself with organisations and become…
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Written by Samantha Oates-Miller, Careers Insights and Graduate Support Assistant at the Careers Service If you are in your first year, you might not have thought about your career yet. However, it is never too early to think about what you want to do after finishing your course and the Careers Service is here to…
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Written by Samantha Oates-Miller, Careers Insights and Graduate Support Assistant at the Careers Service The brand new event ‘First Insights Conference’ took place on Wednesday, 24 March and gave over 140 first year undergraduate students the opportunity to meet with employers and graduates from three sectors of their choice. The conference aimed to give students…
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Written by Samantha Oates-Miller, Careers Insights and Graduate Support Assistant at the Careers Service The First Insights Conference is a new event by the Careers Service happening on Wednesday 24 March 1 – 5 pm that connects first year undergraduate students with employers in a variety of sectors. It is an opportunity for you to…
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These are the 2 most commonly asked questions: Should I take a CV to a careers / job fair? What do I put on my CV? Firstly not all job fairs are the same Summer / graduate careers fairs: Recruiters at these fairs are looking for candidates to start work almost immediately for graduate entry…
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Alright, heading over to Manchester Central Convention Centre may seem like a bit of a trek. But there’s plenty to gain from coming along to one of our upcoming fairs, whatever your degree subject and whether you’ve given your future some thought or not. So why should you make time to attend a fair? To…
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University of Manchester Student Hanna tells us about finding and applying for summer work experience What Type of Opportunity and Why? Studying a non-vocational course, my future careers plans are fairly vague. Coming to the end of my second year I knew that I needed to gain some type of experience to help me determine the…
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UPDATE: Although registration for the main Pathways event is now closed, if you would like to attend the Guangdong University of Technology presentation, please register online. The presentation is 12 noon in Room C9 of the Renold Building. On Thursday, June 4th at 12:00 pm as part of Pathways, Professors Bao Hong and Liu Yijun…
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In this article we will be looking at finding part-time jobs, work experience and graduate work in the Manchester area. Looking for work experience – Internships, summer jobs and volunteering? Use your CareersLink account – jobs for University of Manchester students & graduates Use the advanced search and select vacancy type = student placement/internship& casual…
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