Transferable Skills You Can Develop With Any Degree
April 4, 2018
By Grace Pownall, final year, studying civil engineering I recently attended the first ever Spotlight On: Alternative Careers For Engineers. It was aimed at students who didn’t want to become graduate engineers and wanted to explore different career paths. I have really enjoyed studying civil engineering for the last four years, but I was still …
Five Reasons to Download the Careers Fair App Today
November 29, 2017
The Careers Fair app is available to download on iOS and Android, and should take less than a minute for you to install. You can also find it by searching for ‘careers fair plus’ in your app store. Once installed you need to search for ‘University of Nottingham.’ So, why should you? 1. Save the planet …
Building a Career in Construction: A Job That Can Take You Places
September 1, 2017
Last year, I attended the inaugural Spotlight On Construction, to find out more about this career path. I thoroughly enjoyed the event, which provided a great insight into what it’s like to have a career in construction. There was also ample opportunity to network with the speakers. This event helped confirm my interest in pursuing …
Five Ways to Break into the Media Industry
June 30, 2017
By Olivia Maguire, third year student studying English We’ve all been there, finding what seems to be the perfect grad job on Milkround – only to be confronted with the dreaded list of ‘preferred requirements’ for the role: A 2:1 or higher? I mean, that’s achievable Confident and determined? Totally! Ability to meet deadlines? I’ve …
Women In Engineering: Part Two
February 11, 2017
By Grace Pownall, third year, MEng Hons Civil Engineering On 2nd February, engineering students from across the faculty joined professional engineers from a range of industries to discuss what it is like to work in a male-dominated industry. I am writing this blog exactly one year since I published a post called “How women are thriving …
What to Expect From a Spotlight On
January 10, 2017
by Bethany Ramshaw, second-year, studying biosciences There are a lot of degrees that naturally lead onto a specific career. Lots of students who study medicine go on to be doctors; a common path for law students is to go on to be solicitor. The clue is very often in the title of the course – but not always. …
Three Steps To Make The Most of Networking Events
December 16, 2016
by Krishna Rajan, BMedSci, graduated 2016, and 4th medical student Even though my fellow colleagues and I are (un)lucky enough to know what job we will have upon graduating our course, most of us are still unclear about what career we see ourselves in. As a result, when career networking events pop up, I am …
How to Start Your Career in Science Communications
November 29, 2016
By a final year PhD student Spotlight On… Science Communications and the Media is just around the corner, so we though this might be an ideal time to reflect on what happened at last year’s event. Six representatives from industries ranging from space exploration and experiments to ship investigations in Antarctica came together to share …