Tag: Getting started
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Finalists there’s still time to get a graduate job this year!
It’s nearly easter and then the exams will be upon us and OMG it’s summer already! If you have not yet secured a job after you graduate you need to use your time effectively, no time for napping! There are jobs available, so don’t go sticking your head in the sand… Graduate schemes plus jobs in small…
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Find a job. Get started now before it’s too late
February is a great time for getting started (or restarted) looking for graduate jobs, internships and other work experience. By Easter you will be worrying about coursework and exam revision so do it now, and get it over with. Take just one action today, to get the ball rolling! Where do I start? Come and chat…
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“I don’t know what I want to do”
It’s probably the most common phrase we hear at the Careers Service, and something we’re more than happy to help you with, but … The Big Careers Secret A careers adviser can’t tell you which job you should do The idea of a careers adviser being able to pick out the right job for you…
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Post reading week – it’s not too late to start applying for jobs
Time is ticking and soon you will have assignment deadlines and Christmas shopping to worry about. So it’s time to prioritise what you want to achieve this year. One of the things on your to do list really should be getting experience or finding a job, the sooner you start the better chance you have so don’t delay. First…
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Would you like a career mentor?
Your Careers Service manages a careers mentoring programme called Manchester Gold which runs twice a year – in Autumn and in Spring. Applications are now open for the Autumn programme to current undergraduate and postgraduate students at The University of Manchester. If you’re interested read more and get your application in quick as the deadline…
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Interested in a career in media? Join Media Club.
Students from all schools, and subject areas are interested in going into the media and related areas. It’s an area that is notoriously hard to break into so we set up the media club to help you make the most of our connections to explore the opportunities and find out about the routes in. This…
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Masters – start here!
If you’re just starting your Masters degree, it can all be a bit overwhelming, but half an hour’s planning now could be the difference between having your dream job lined up after you graduate – or struggling to catch up at the end of your Masters, as you realise those plum jobs have already been…
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Hello to all new postgraduates
I managed to say hello to around 2,500 of you in person last week (even if it was ~200 at a time…) but for anyone whose welcome talk I didn’t attend, here’s a virtual “Hello” and wave from postgrad careers land. What’s this blog all about? It’s a way of talking to you informally about…
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If doing a degree was a job, what would it look like?
Often when we speak to graduates they say they would treat going to University more like a job if they could have a do over! You arrive at university for the first time, its crazy, exciting and scary and no-one is around to tell you what to do and when! (Amazing – complete freedom! Or is it?) Your…
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