Tag: Graduate jobs
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Regional graduate job sites for your UK job search
Written by Samantha Oates-Miller, Careers Insights and Graduate Support Assistant at the Careers Service Finished your degree and looking for a job? Whether you are staying in Manchester, returning home or relocating to a different part of the country, we have compiled a list of example job portals you can use to search for graduate […]
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Working for an SME – Why you should consider a role in a smaller company
Written by Samantha Oates-Miller, Careers Insights and Graduate Support Assistant, and and Chloe Agius, Student Adviser (Internships and Placements) at the Careers Service In the UK, a Small to Medium Enterprise (SME) is a business with fewer than 250 employees, and an annual turnover of less than £50 million. Between half and two thirds of […]
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Find hidden gems in the job market
Written by Louise Sethi, Careers Consultant at the Careers Service When beginning to look for job, it’s worth knowing that lots of graduate roles and work experience opportunities are only advertised on specialist job sites or social media. Some roles aren’t advertised at all, and form part of the hidden job market which is substantial but […]
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Finding Internships and Graduate Work in China
Written by Jialing Chu, MSc Commercial Project Management, 2020 Jialing graduated from The University of Manchester in 2020 with an MSc in Commercial Project Management. She has a job lined up at Deloitte for October 2021. Here she talks about her job search in China. “While trying to find a job, I planned to get […]
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6 tips for finding a graduate job
Written by Samantha Oates-Miller, Careers Insights and Graduate Support Assistant at the Careers Service With Stuti Sethi, MEng Computer Science, 2020, Technology Graduate at Barclays Technology Centre Stuti Sethi graduated in 2020 with an Meng in Computer Science. She is now a Technology Graduate at Barclays Technology Centre. Here, Stuti tells us about her job […]
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Graduate job hunting using LinkedIn
Written by Samantha Oates-Miller, Careers Insights and Graduate Support Assistant at the Careers Service and Hui Huang, MA Educational Leadership 2020, Research Executive at The Insights People Hui graduated in December 2020 with a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership from The University of Manchester. She now works as a Research Executive at Manchester-based market intelligence […]
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Where to look for graduate jobs
Written by Samantha Oates-Miller, Careers Insights and Graduate Support Assistant at The Careers Service Looking for a graduate job but not sure where to start? Here are six places to start your search for your next opportunity: Manchester Graduate Talent (MGT). Run by the University, MGT offers graduates roles in a variety of sectors within the University […]
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4 ways graduate recruitment practices have changed (and how to adapt)
Written by Jenny Sloan, Careers Consultant (Graduate Transitions) at The Careers Service If you’re looking for a graduate job in 2021, you’ll need to be prepared for a very different graduate recruitment process than previous years. Naturally, hiring procedures evolve over time, usually in line with new technology. In this way, how employers interview and assess […]
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The Graduate Perspective: 8 tips for securing a job in 2021
Written by Samantha Oates-Miller, Careers Insights and Graduate Support Assistant at The Careers Service Looking for a job at any time can be difficult, but this year is especially challenging. After graduating from my MA in 2020, I have navigated virtual job hunting during the pandemic, and now have a job at UoM. These are […]
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Useful job portals for roles in UK and abroad
Written by Kyriaki Protopapa, Employability Executive (International) at the Careers Service Ever wonder where to start looking for roles? Or are you struggling to find vacancies that meet your needs? Here at the Careers Service we want to help you take ownership of your own career and build a successful job search strategy – part […]
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