Navigating careers: resources for under-represented students
December 21, 2023
By Amrina Kaur, Employability Officer – © iStock by Mikolette Your career journey as a university student or recent graduate can be a challenging yet rewarding experience, especially for those from historically marginalised or under-represented backgrounds. Recognising this need for support, various organisations and charities have dedicated themselves to fostering diverse, inclusive, and equal opportunities. …
Navigating the NHS job market: tips for a successful application
December 14, 2023
By Gemma Foxall, Careers Adviser The Graduate Outcomes survey demonstrates that NHS recruits more University of Nottingham graduates than any other employer. As such, we spend time investigating what the NHS are looking for in their applications and how you increase your chances of success. Here are a few top tips from the NHS trusts …
Managing your resilience during your job, placement, or further study search
December 12, 2023
By Katie Bonner, Careers Adviser, Faculty of Science Autumn term is a flurry of recruitment activity, and the Careers Service has been busy supporting students who are looking for work experience, graduate roles, or further study. Recruitment processes can be long, with weeks or sometimes months passing between stages. The waiting, alongside unsuccessful applications, can be …
Is my future career safe from AI?
December 6, 2023
By Joss Hillary, Information Officer *opens Chat-GPT* *Writes prompt: ‘Is artificial intelligence going to make my future career redundant?’* *Resists the urge to hit copy and paste* Before you ask, yes I did want to see what Chat-GPT had to say on the topic and no I didn’t just hit copy and paste but the …
Career Confidence and Self-Confidence: Understanding the Difference and Embracing both for Success
December 5, 2023
By Alana Parker, Employability Officer As the Careers team, we want to empower you with the tools and guidance to confidently embark on your career journey after university. Two crucial aspects of this journey are self-confidence and career confidence. Understanding career confidence Career confidence goes beyond feeling positive about your career prospects; it involves feeling …
Your guide to gaining valuable medical work experience
November 30, 2023
By Eve Yellop, A100 medicine student. One of the most important parts of your Medical School application is work experience. This is your chance to show that you have the commitment and drive to work in a real healthcare field. However, there’s no guidebook for this and it can be overwhelming trying to find it. …
How to use LinkedIn to your advantage as a politics student
November 28, 2023
By Josie Ruffles, politics student. You may have been asked the question, ‘What will you do with that degree?’ or thought to yourself, ‘Where does this lead to?’. Politics and American Studies, or any degree related to politics or humanities, helps you develop skills that can take you into any industry. I took the degree …
Work experience and graduate roles – how to search as an international student
November 23, 2023
By Anna Glaze-Krayer, Careers Adviser International students and graduates are a fantastic asset to the university, the local community, and to graduate employers up and down the UK. It can be tricky to navigate finding work experience and graduate roles in the UK, though, when you’re not familiar with where to search and which employers …
Thinking of taking a gap year after university?
November 16, 2023
Zoe Waite, Liberal Arts. Often there is a taboo regarding taking a year out after university. The choice to take a year out is sometimes associated with someone’s initial career plans not working out, and a gap year was a plan B. Though disruptions to career plans are a completely valid reason to take a …
Get involved with sports for free
November 15, 2023
Amrina Kaur, Employability Officer Whether you’re headfirst into your first term or already deep into your degree, here’s a game-changing opportunity for you – the chance to dive into the sports scene without spending a penny! In this final instalment of our sports blog series, we’re letting you in on the secrets to getting involved …
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