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Five Ways to Break into the Media Industry

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 …

What is a project manager, and why is it a great career choice for graduates?

By Simon Buehring, Managing Director at Knowledge Train Projects enable change and growth. They are a vital part of business life and organisations in every industry around the world perform them. Without projects, new and improved products, better infrastructure, cutting-edge marketing campaigns or events like music festivals might not exist. Projects will always exist and so …

Finding Your Niche as a Freelancer

If you’ve decided to go freelance, no doubt you’ve been searching the internet for tips and tricks on where to start, how to find clients and the best ways to grow a business. You may have come across this piece of common advice: pick a niche. Most successful freelancers will advise you to specialise and …

The Fundamentals of Great Management and Leadership

For many Nottingham graduates, managerial and leadership roles await in the coming years. So, knowing exactly what attributes are needed to fulfil these roles should already be of interest to you. Firstly, let’s explore the two roles, manager and leader. They are often interchanged but it is important to know the differences between them. The …

Career Lessons You Can’t Learn In The Classroom

By Stephen Pritchard, Adzuna While exams, lectures and seminars may teach and test you, when it comes to the world of work there’s no substitute for real experience. Here, three interns currently working at the job search engine Adzuna tell us about some career lessons you just can’t learn in the classroom. Beatriz Corrêa, PR …

10 and a Half Reasons to Come to the Graduate Jobs Fair

There are so many reasons to come to our Graduate Jobs Fair on Monday 10 June and you may have seen some appearing on our Facebook and Twitter pages already. Discover what this event has to offer you: 1. Graduate vacancies for 2019 and beyond We’ve got fantastic opportunities from a range of organisations across …