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*(delete as appropriate) Which of the following best describes you at a conference? __ Life of the conference – always leave having given out a stack of cards and collecting invites to give seminars __ Making sure whatever session I’m in is the trending topic on Twitter __ Browsing posters on coffee breaks and chatting…
I’d meant to write this post days ago but now the week is almost over and I am wondering, ‘Where did all that time go?’ Procrastination. A big word for what is simply putting off until tomorrow what can – or should – be done today. In fact, the literal translation of the classical Latin…
Reflecting from scratch can be a daunting task. Just you and blank sheet of paper. Where do you start? With work? University? Extra-curricular activities? What’s important? What’s not? What’s useful for sorting out your career? Or valuable to tell potential employers? How much detail is enough? How do you take action on your reflections to…
Read more 1 easy (but very useful) thing you could do today to prepare for life after graduation
Thanks to Elizabeth for a great introduction to the blog. It’s an honour to be taking over the reins of the Postgraduate Graduate Careers blog from such enthusiastic, experienced and skilful hands. New jobs are fun and exciting – and a little bit daunting: How does one find one’s way around the Stopford Building?, Ah,…
One TWO, one TWO … is this thing on? It’s been a long silence, but we’re back, with a great new act about to make her debut on the “Introducing Stage”. Job changes have sadly left me no time to nurture my beloved postgrad blog, but at last we’ve recruited a fantastic new postgraduate careers…
I’m Jordan Paterson and In September I started a Masters in Forensic Psychology & Mental Health at the University of Manchester after graduating from the University of Bolton in 2013 with a 2:1 in Criminological & Forensic Psychology. After completing my degree, I started a fixed-term Graduate Internship at the University of Bolton in the Careers Service. Other…
Read more Why having a terrible interview was the best thing that ever happened to me
I love Pathways, our annual PhD careers options mega-event – and it turns out I’m not the only one. Here’s a great guest post from Chris Manley, Senior Careers Consultant at Warwick University who visited Pathways this year, gratefully reproduced from The Careers Blog at Warwick. Life after the PhD – by Chris Manley The…
In case you missed the reference in the Pathways post, we’re delighted to have Antonieta Podesta Mevius coming to the University this Friday, 6th June, to talk about recruitment into the World Bank Young Professionals Programme. The talk and this programme are aimed at PhDs, and at Masters with at least 3 years relevant experience.…
It’s almost upon us – our annual PhD career options event, Pathways 2014 takes place on Friday 6th June, in the Renold Building (register on C floor concourse). It’s free, and open to all University of Manchester current PhDs and research staff. The event gives you the chance to hear from people who’ve already got…
If someone had asked me at the start of my final year of my undergraduate degree, ‘do you fancy doing a PhD when you finish uni?’ my answer would have been an outright NO! Yet, here I am, now in my second year of my PhD in the role of exercise on cardiovascular disease risk in…
Read more Manchester Made Me – From undergraduate to PhD student
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