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Written by Anna-Pascalle Levine, Employability Executive at The Careers Service Did you know that the skills employers are looking for most, and often feel are lacking from a graduate’s CV are: Leadership Teamwork Commercial awareness The Careers Service recognises you may be struggling to develop these and other skills during the current COVID pandemic. Some…
Written by Sarah Mallen, Information Manager at the Careers Service Most of you won’t be going out to part time jobs right now and you may be thinking that you missed out on internships in summer too. However, there are plenty of things you can do from the comfort of your own home to gain…
Written by Louisa Smith, Vacancy Coordinator at The Careers Service Learning to code in general or teaching yourself a specific programming language can seem a really daunting and somewhat dull task to start. It took me a number of attempts to commit to learning and to stay motivated. I’ve put together a few tips and…
Written by Tahira Majothi, Careers Consultant at the Careers Service How to navigate the (uncertain) road ahead – the importance of upskilling The unprecedented times we are currently going through, affect all facets of our lives. Your individual circumstances may vary and I am sure there must be questions around the current hold on activities…
Written by Amanda Conway, Careers Consultant at The Careers Service It makes sense that our working world will operate online. It’s where we create and store information, how we make sense of things and where we communicate with customers and clients. From big commercial organisations to the health service, local schools or government bodies, employers…
Read more Digital CV makeover? You are savvier than you think
Written by Amanda Conway, Careers Consultant at The Careers Service It won’t cost you money, and you don’t need to be particularly savvy to get started, so investing in your digital know-how could be time well spent, particularly given employers’ increasing focus on employees’ digital capabilities. Whether you want to overhaul your digital know-how or…
All good things must come to an end, and my MGT internship at the Careers Service is no exception. 12 months ago I was feeling lost over my future career; I felt like there was no clear path for me and my head was swimming with different options. While I didn’t really know what I…
Written by Kareem Belfon, Communications and Marketing Intern at the Careers Service. “I don’t want to do any work experience just yet, I don’t even know what job I want to do!” “I can’t apply for that, my CV is empty.” “Shall we go to Factory tonight?” These were all things that First Year Kareem…
Read more No Placement? No Problem. Alternative Ways to Gain Skills for your CV
Faced with a job advert it is easy to give up, shrug and say I can’t do that I don’t have what they are looking for. It may not even be that clear what they are looking for! Don’t give up quite so easily – print out that job description, have a good rummage on their…
Read more Have you got the right skills for the job? Think hard before you say no!
Sometimes it feels a bit like filler on your CV. You scratch your head to think of activities you do outside work and study and you come up blank. What exactly do you put? It’s not an absolute must have if you can’t say anything sensible or relevant; but most people can! Think about the…
Read more Are your hobbies and interests really that interesting to an employer?
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