The latest career news and comment from the University of Manchester
The work of the Careers Service is designed and delivered to give you control over your career (= job + life). None of us can ever have 100% control but through self-awareness and other skills of career management, you become more able to adapt and overcome adversities that are out of your immediate control, and…
A big welcome to all the new PGR students who’ve just arrived at the University of Manchester! Spring is in the air. It’s true. Leaving work in the evening, I’ve detected a glimmer of sunlight lingering in the western sky. More significantly, snowdrops, that well known harbinger of British Spring, have appeared in our garden…
December is the month of optimism. Although the solstice on December 21st may be the shortest day of the year, it’s the gateway to better things – from then on, days only get longer and brighter (notice I didn’t say ‘sunnier’). This has nothing to do with careers, but as a bit of fun, you…
“In November, the smell of food is different. It is an orange smell. A squash and pumpkin smell. It tastes like cinnamon and can fill up a house in the morning, can pull everyone from bed in a fog. Food is better in November than any other time of the year.” Cynthia Rylant And what…
“In November, the smell of food is different. It is an orange smell. A squash and pumpkin smell. It tastes like cinnamon and can fill up a house in the morning, can pull everyone from bed in a fog. Food is better in November than any other time of the year.” Cynthia Rylant And what…
Read more November News and Updates for Masters Students – focus on PhD funding
Thank’s to everyone who came along to the second running of this Career Essential’s session, and great contributions and discussion! If you are in FSE, keep an eye out for a full day workshop on Planning an Academic Career and Academic CVs (with lunch in the middle) coming to a location near you in March…
Thanks to everyone for coming along to the last session in the Career Essentials series! And many apologies for running over time (Simon Building Lecture Theatre C and I don’t seem to suit each other very well, it seems). Here are the slides from the session: job-hunting-strategies-2016.
Turning leaves… …leaves of books, leaves of trees, leaves of a new or continuing life in Manchester. While the rest of the world is winding down for the year – “the nights are drawing in” – here at the University of Manchester, we’re just getting into the swing of things: the excitement of a new…
Thank you to everyone who attended today’s session – it was nice to see new faces and some returners! Again, I’d like to thank everyone for their contributions to the session – it makes it more helpful and interesting for other participants – and me! Here is a no frills PDF of today’s session Career…
Thank you to everyone who attended today’s session. Although it was outwith my control, I do apologise for the temperature in the room – too warm to be conducive to both teaching and learning (digression – if you are curious about the psychology of learning environments, read this article: bit.ly/2earkXJ ). Here is a no…
