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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?
Do you care about the environment, sustainability or social responsibility? The University is working to make a difference and you can get involved and help your career prospects at the same time! How will this help your career? Develop your skills. See specific examples below. Sustainability and social responsibility are priorities for many organisations and…
Read more Get sustainability and social responsibility experiences on campus
Last summer we asked students to write a blog post about what they did with their summer. This is the first of our stories – we hope they give you some ideas for the types of things you can do next summer. This is Utkarsh’s story… I am a fourth year student studying for an…
Read more What I did with my summer #1 My Physics research internship
A good degree is important to employers but organisations also want graduates to demonstrate that they have developed skills – often called employability skills, along the way. Work experience gives you an insight into the working environment and help you develop skills that you can use within your degree studies and once you graduate. It…
Read more How to get the experience and skills employers look for?
Rosalinda Quintieri, a doctoral researcher in the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures, has come up with a fantastic new way to help our current doctoral and post-doctoral researchers to get real consultancy training, skills and experience of implementing solutions. It’s in collaboration with the University – and you’ve still got time to apply to…
Read more Add real world consultancy skills and experience to your PhD
