Jackie Thompson
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Your Masters, What Next?
February 10, 2015
By Mary Strickson, student blogger I’m studying for a masters in art history and attended the ‘Your masters, what next?’ workshop to find out about the options after my course and hear from successful graduates. The event did not disappoint and I learned a great deal. The event was coordinated by Mark Bradley, Head of …
Group Exercises: What Do Employers Look For?
January 27, 2015
By Sarah Allen, Employability Education Projects Officer Graduate employers often use a group exercise during their assessment centre process. These normally involve a group of four to eight applicants completing a task in a set amount of time. You will have an assessor recording what you say and do throughout the task and this information …
Why I’m glad I’m doing the Advantage Award
January 23, 2015
By Mary Strickson, student blogger I’m studying art history and during my spare time I volunteer with museum and gallery youth programmes, as well as writing art-based articles. I was interested in the Part-time Jobs, Vacation Jobs and Volunteering Jobs module on the Advantage Award but I wasn’t sure if I would be eligible. My …
Early career researchers: get started in just 10 minutes
January 16, 2015
By Clare Jones, Senior Careers Adviser (Research Staff and PhDs) I’ve supported early career researchers for 10 years and a recurring challenge for them is finding the time to think ahead to explore their career options and consider their career needs and aspirations. Many leave this to the latter stages of a PhD or post-doctoral …
Reflecting on My Summer Engineering Internship in the UK
November 4, 2014
By Naichen ‘Billy’ Xing As a non-EU international student from The University of Nottingham Ningbo China Campus, I had been looking forward to finding work experience in the UK. The Nottingham Internship Scheme helped me discover the ideal opportunity: an engineering internship for ATG Global. Grasping the opportunity Through the Careers and Employability Service website, I found out …
Celebrating #UoNambition
October 24, 2014
By Toby Cope Our annual Careers Roadshow is set to come to a campus near you from 27–31 October – don’t miss the chance to chat to our team about your ambitions and get inspired about your future. We’ll be giving out hot chocolate to warm up your day, along with three handy career tips …
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