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Myth #4: There aren’t any jobs out there for graduates in this economic climate.

We’ve all heard this statement before, be it from disgruntled friends or the media, and despite the frequency with which it’s uttered, it just isn’t true. There are currently (at the time of writing) 1,020 full-time roles being advertised on CareersLink, and that’s just one vacancy database – and, as the graph below shows, employers…

3 reasons to get down to the Autumn Fairs

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…

Where are all the part time jobs on campus?

The good news: There are jobs available for students on campus. The bad news: There aren’t 38,000 of these jobs so there won’t be enough to go round. Most jobs at the University are advertised on https://www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/ by the Central HR team not Careers. As you will see they range from: Academic – Professorships and lectureships Management…

University 101: Starting Uni this year – things you need to know

Going to University is a unique experience and we hope you enjoy it. It can be a little bewildering when you first start, meeting new people, settling into a new home and a new city plus getting to grips with your studies. It’s easy to get swept away on a tide of new experiences and before…

Where do you want to work? Home or away?

Many of you are young(ish), free and mobile, able to travel wherever you want with no mortgage and family ties. So you might go anywhere after graduation, right? Apparently not! Graduate employment data tells us that when looking for jobs after graduation, students are remarkably conservative in their behaviour. Typically choices are in this order…

LinkedIn – Get involved in groups

This week I want to stress how and why you should be joining groups on LinkedIn. Groups are an important networking tool that will show up in your profile. There are many groups on LinkedIn (over a million!), focused around sectors, professions, themes, industries, etc. Recent graduates and students may find useful to join alumni…

Loads of graduate jobs available – good news and bad news

The good news is graduate recruitment is up again this year So no more excuses to say there are no graduate jobs! Go out there and get one! No, you are not too late, June is actually our top month for vacancies each year 🙂 Check out our website for jobsearch sites Go to the…

Looking for work in Manchester

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…

Once upon a time… role models, stories and finding your own career Pathways

Once upon a time, I wanted to be a vet. I was four years old, I liked animals and when we took my cat to the vet, I saw people who got to work with animals every day. So determined did I seem, that my mother even bought me a book about becoming a vet,…

Considering a career in Law? Is it the end of Lawyer? The Legal Services Act 2007 and Beyond.

By Bernie Lyons Careers Consultant Richard Susskind’s book “The End of Lawyers” does not propose to rid the world of lawyers in Dr Evil style, but does write a fairly gloomy prediction that lawyers, as we know them, shall essentially cease to exist in their current form. It’s true. But I want to take a…

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