‘Speculate to accumulate’– how to make speculative applications
Although it’s impossible to quantify how many of the estimated 50-80% unadvertised jobs are at ‘graduate level’ there is no doubt that you should tap into this market if you want to increase your...
View ArticleConverting an internship into a job offer
Unless you’ve made a concerted effort to filter out all careers related info, it can’t have escaped your notice that an internship (or it’s less glamorous cousin, the ‘work placement’) is undeniably...
View ArticleAfter your PhD……..?
For many PhD graduates the realisation that, after all, an academic career may not be the right thing, can come as a surprise and raise some fundamental questions: “What career do I want?” “What...
View ArticleShould I do a PhD?
Have you ever wanted to answer the emergency call for a doctor on a plane? “I can’t resuscitate him captain, but I can increase his understanding of the application of nanotechnology to enhance...
View ArticleShould I graduate with a BSc or an Integrated Masters degree…?
This is a question that an increasing number of undergraduate students are asking careers consultants and personal tutors as a result of the increase in tuition fees in 2012. Integrated Masters...
View ArticleThe psychology of job interviews – challenge your negative thinking to build...
When you receive an interview invite, how quickly does your anticipation and enthusiasm turn into anxiety and negativity? Do you expect to fail before the interview has even taken place? This can...
View ArticleShould you wait for the perfect job?
‘I still haven’t found what I’m looking for’, sang Bono. What if you’ve climbed the highest mountain and run through the fields but are still searching for the perfect job? What if you have received a...
View ArticleWhat are the skills that all employers require?
The importance of employability skills ‘Top 10 skills employers require‘ for graduate recruiters is well documented, notably by ‘High Fliers’ in their annual graduate recruitment survey where it is...
View ArticleNo career plan…could happenstance work for you?
‘Happen what?’ I hear you say. More of that later…the conventional wisdom in the careers guidance profession is that having a career plan is essential, that if you have a clearly defined strategy it...
View ArticleThe ‘snowflake syndrome’. Are today’s students too touchy?
In 2016, ‘snowflake generation’ was added to the Collins English Dictionary’s words of the year. The definition? “Young adults of the 2010s, viewed as being less resilient and more prone to taking...
View ArticleIf you are a mathematics student and don’t want to work in finance, what else...
Just when you thought that understanding Godel’s incompleteness theorems were the most difficult questions you could face on your mathematics degree, along came an even more challenging one. What will...
View ArticleHow to manage exam stress
Exam anxiety can be overwhelming but where it is controlled it can be a positive, helping to focus concentration and sustain motivation. Lisa Faulkner and Ninna Makrinov, from the University of...
View ArticleHow to take care of your mental health and well-being at university
If you have experienced any of the symptoms commonly associated with mental health issues, you are certainly not alone. 1 in 4 of us may experience this during our lifetime and it can be particularly...
View ArticleWhy finishing your degree doesn’t have to feel like an anti-climax
Have you just finished your exams and not feeling as euphoric as you expected? This was the sentiment expressed by some final year students I interviewed this week who described the experience of...
View ArticleHave you been transferred from an Integrated Masters to a BSc degree?
At UK universities 2nd year Integrated Masters undergraduates who do not achieve the required results in their core modules may be transferred by their departments to a 3 year BSc degree. This often...
View ArticleShould you apply for a job even if you don’t meet all of the employer’s...
It can be frustrating when you see a job that you believe you are ideally suited to when you notice a skill, qualification or type of experience that you do not have highlighted in the employer’s...
View ArticleFinding your eureka moment – what can you do with a physics degree?
If you are a physics student struggling to make sense of the variety of options your degree offers, why not make a start by researching some of the typical (and surprising) career destinations of other...
View ArticleNetworking and other horrors – overcoming common graduate fears
If you are a recent graduate or finalist asking yourself that all-important question, ‘what am I supposed to do now?’ take solace in knowing that you are not the only one feeling this way. Rest...
View ArticleNo internship…what difference does it make?
Feeling left behind, anxious that you should be applying for an internship but don’t know what to apply for? Or did you make an unsuccessful application and now believe that you are at a disadvantage...
View Article“Hey, can I work for you?” How to approach your favourite companies
Whether it’s Warner Bros, Tesla or L’Oréal, we all have our favourite companies – the ones we’ve followed for years and always hoped we’d someday be a part of. But what about when you want to stop...
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