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Six Quick Tips for Making the Most of Your Summer Internship

by Erica Sparkes, Employability Education Projects Officer – Placements For those of you who are in the middle of your summer internship, or even if you’ve finished, we’ve pulled together some tips to help you make the most of your experience. 1. Be a sponge Ask lots of questions and take in as much information as …

Getting HigherEd: How to Successfully Apply for Ambitious Futures

By Jodie Neville, Graduate Trainee in HE Management Have you made the most of your time at university? Why not develop this further on a graduate scheme in the Higher Education sector? I did… The Ambitious Futures Graduate Programme is a unique opportunity to gain experience across the Higher Education sector. Since starting the scheme in September …

Five Most Important Things I’ve Learned Since Graduation: The Story of a Life Coach

By Rachael Redgate, BA (Hons) Geography (2011) I graduated from the University of Nottingham in 2011 with a BA Hons Human Geography. I was excited to get out into the world and start my career. So I did. I found myself a job in a law firm, spent some time travelling around Peru and even tried …

Five Employability Benefits of a Masters Degree

By Chris Jones, Senior Careers Adviser Could your postgraduate degree be worth £200,000?  While some jobs require a specific postgraduate qualification, there are many others where this won’t be specified as an application requirement. However there are still a number of reasons why a postgraduate qualification such as a masters degree could be of particular interest …