Building Confidence Whilst Job Hunting as a Postgraduate
May 16, 2023
By Hiba Azim, postgraduate researcher So, you’ve completed your thesis and now you’re faced with the daunting task of job hunting. You log in to LinkedIn and come across a post from someone you know from your undergraduate days who just got promoted to a senior management position. You can’t help but feel a twinge …
How to Make the Most Out of a Careers Fair
May 11, 2023
Emily Oxbury, MA History Student Blogger The Graduate Jobs Fair is just around the corner on Wednesday 17 May, 11.30am – 3pm at David Ross Sports Village. If you’re set to graduate (or keen to get a head start thinking about future employment) this is a great opportunity to meet employers and ask any questions you …
What to Expect From Researcher Careers Week
May 10, 2023
By Hiba Azim, postgraduate researcher It’s that time of year again! Researcher Careers Week is almost here and it’s packed with activities to help postgraduate researchers explore careers outside of academia. As an attendee of the event last year, I can say that it was a great opportunity for me to be more intentional with …
How to Reflect on Your Work Experience
By Jo Workman, Senior Careers Adviser So, you have completed some work experience, enjoyed your time with the employer, and learnt a lot, but now what? You might be wondering how to utilise what you have learned about the job, or are wondering how to showcase your experience to a potential employer. Reflecting on, or …
FinTech and the Trends for 2023
May 4, 2023
By Indy Bamra, Employability Officer Fintech is probably a word you’ve heard but what does it mean? What jobs are there in this sector? Why is it a popular graduate job sector? What is FinTech? Financial technology (or FinTech as it’s better known) is used to describe technology that aims to improve and automate the …
Make Yourself Stand Out on LinkedIn
May 2, 2023
By Emily Oxbury, MA History student blogger Entering the professional world can seem rather daunting, especially with background checks on social media accounts becoming more and more common. Don’t get caught out by ensuring you have a formidable LinkedIn profile – the first place many employers will look to find out more about you. Here …
How University Radio Nottingham Enhanced my CV
April 27, 2023
By Emily Oxbury, MA History student blogger Here at the University of Nottingham we have an array of fantastic media groups. NSTV, Impact, Nottingham New Theatre and University Radio Nottingham (URN) make up the Student Run Services (SRS) within the SU. After stumbling across their stand at the society’s fair over three years ago, I …
Dealing With Rejection
April 25, 2023
By Alice Bennett, student blogger Whether you’re applying to graduate schemes or even part-time jobs, rejection is an inevitable part of the job application process. Here is some advice on how to deal with rejection and use it as a learning experience to help with future applications. Learn from the experience Interviewing and writing a …
Connecting Researchers and Employers: Insights from the PGR Networking Brunch
April 20, 2023
By Yulan Lyu, postgraduate researcher This year’s Employer Networking Brunch for researchers is scheduled for Tuesday 16 May, which reminds me of the first time I attended this event last year. As a researcher hoping to work in industry after graduation, I wasn’t quite sure how employers viewed people with PhDs. Therefore, I decided to …
The Career Mentoring scheme – My Journey
April 18, 2023
By Kathryn Bullen, PhD Researcher Having recently completed the Career Mentoring scheme, I would like to share some of the mentoring journey with you and why I think this is an excellent way to explore career options. Reasons why I joined the scheme I was motivated to apply to the Career Mentoring scheme because I …
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