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If you’re graduating next month (well done!), chances are you’ve been sending off job applications left, right and centre. If you’re lucky, you’ll have had a couple of interviews and maybe even been offered a job. But unfortunately employers only have a finite number of positions to fill, which inevitably means that some candidates will…
You’ve probably heard or seen quite a bit about The Graduate Recruitment Fair happening this month. It’s one of The University’s biggest Careers Fairs and this year there will be over 140 exhibitors attending, offering local and national graduate jobs, further study courses and other opportunities for students graduating in 2016. Now your exams are…
Do you worry that you don’t know what you want to do for the rest of your life? Do you feel you would be trapped by taking a graduate job, and panic about not making the right choices? Don’t panic a job is not for life (unless you want it to be) No one really expects you to have a crystal…
Read more I don’t want a job for life, I just want to try something out.
In the last month I’ve had some interviews for full-time graduate roles – two with a Manchester-based marketing agency and one for a graduate scheme at a PR agency in London. I thought I’d share my experiences to help you think about how you could approach any interviews you have coming up. After the Interview If…
In the last month I’ve had some interviews for full-time graduate jobs – two with a Manchester-based marketing agency and one for a graduate scheme at a PR agency in London. I thought I’d share my experiences to help you think about how you could approach preparing for any interviews you have coming up. During…
With my MGP role in the Careers Service set to finish in July, over the last few weeks I’ve been sending off job applications and attending interviews as I hunt down a graduate scheme or full-time role that would make a great next step in my career. It’s not unusual to move jobs in the…
So what is next for you, do you feel under pressure to make that decision “what will I do with the rest of my life?” Don’t fret and don’t worry in this day and age the first job you do after university at graduate level does not dictate what you will do for the rest…
Read more So exams are finishing and its time to start thinking about what is next!
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