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Getting into the environmental sector can seem like such a puzzle – what’s the difference between a sustainability consultant and an environmental consultant? How do I get an entry level ecologist role when they all ask for previous experience? Do I really need a masters? As a recent graduate interested in this sector I was…
The good news: There are jobs available for students on campus. The bad news: There are not enough for every student at the University to work at the University! More good news: there are plenty of jobs near campus. Most jobs at the University are advertised on https://www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/ by the Central HR team not Careers. As you…
When thinking about your job hunting, do you ever think to yourself: “I know it’s really competitive. So I’m wondering if there are other options?” On one hand it’s a good sign that you’ve done some research, and have a more cautious and realistic view than some people who assume they can just walk into…
A friend of mine was recently reminiscing about her graduation 4 years ago. She was awarded a third class degree and hated her graduation day, struggling to work out what the 3 years were all for and what exactly she had learned. She had felt pretty down about it and wasn’t looking forward to her…
I can’t pretend to know what’s going to happen in the UK in the next half hour, never mind the next 6 months – other than I’m pretty sure we’ll soon hear lots of press stories and anecdotes about problems in the job market (they’ve started already). We’re in unprecedented times so history may not…
Read more What’s going to happen to the graduate job market?
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.
Recruitment agencies can be a really useful way of finding work, both full-time graduate positions and temporary positions. There are lots of different types of recruitment agencies, covering a range of different industries and the level of support they offer varies. Jobs board websites Many popular jobs websites (or ones that you may have heard…
The truth is out there, but where should you look for information and how can you be sure it’s accurate? Looking for a job vacancy with a specific company? Fairly obviously you would start with the company website. But what if what you are looking for isn’t there? If they simply don’t have a jobs website –…
Read more What careers information can you trust – is Google your friend?
Some people plan everything – I’m sure you know someone who lives their life by lists and makes a revision time table and sticks to it. We all behave in different ways, so if you are the type of person who lets life unfold why would you suddenly change your behaviour because you are planning…
Read more Do you need to plan your career or can you just let it happen?
I was asked recently by a colleague to answer some frequently asked questions that all careers advisers/consultants who work with international students get. Here are my answers to these questions. 1. How easy is it to get a job in the UK? It is not easy getting a job in the UK but it can be done. If…
