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Money and skills hand in hand: my Unitemps journey
June 18, 2024
By Pooja Mooladka, nutritional sciences student Like most international master’s students, I arrived in September, hoping to pursue studies while covering living expenses with part-time jobs. Initially, I struggled to find work and spent months relentlessly applying for jobs without success, which led to constant worry about my depleting financial balance. The rejections piled up, …
Building my experience with the Digital and Technology Services
June 4, 2024
by Emily Peacock, BA English with Creative Writing 2023 graduate – © via Unsplash by Shahadat Rahman What was finding a graduate opportunity like? Every experience is different when it comes to building experience. Personally, I found securing a graduate position quite challenging: applying on job sites, reaching out to companies, finding internships and volunteer …
The truth about teaching: myths debunked and lessons learned
May 21, 2024
By Bethany Litchfield, Careers Adviser, Careers and Employability Service © via Unsplash by Kenny Eliason Welcome to my blog, where I delve into the realities behind common misconceptions surrounding teaching careers. As a former teacher in secondary and further education, I have first-hand experience navigating the challenges and triumphs of the classroom. Here are five lessons …
CV crafting chronicles
May 14, 2024
By Chloe O’Dowd, Philosophy PhD student. Creating and perfecting a CV as a postgraduate researcher can be quite difficult, especially when you need multiple versions for different contexts. As a PhD student, I wanted to discuss some ways in which I keep my CV date and appropriate for the different scenarios which I may need …
Choosing a career path: navigating career options after graduation
May 2, 2024
by Liam Colabuono-Mcdonagh, master’s in research I will be reflecting on how societies and networking events helped secure a place in Atkins Realis, a technology and engineering consulting firm. Finding a career When I began university one of my main concerns was how to signpost my competitive edge and interests to employers. Some degrees will …
Where’s the time gone? I’m graduating this summer
April 30, 2024
Catherine Sibley, Careers Adviser, Careers and Employability Service It seems like many of your friends are sorted with what to do next and have plans to start a job or maybe go travelling. Is this really true? It’s what psychologists call ‘inattentional blindness’ in that you’re focussing on those friends when the vast majority of …
Exploring my options through employer site visits
April 25, 2024
Mia Wong, animal science student I’m Mia and I’m in my penultimate year of studying animal science. I decided to apply to the MediCity site visit because I am interested in working in computational biology and life sciences. Why did I apply to the employer visit? I hoped to gain an insight into the field …
Gaining employability skills alongside my PhD
April 23, 2024
By Chloe O’Dowd, Philosophy PhD student. During a PhD, you have the opportunity to do various training courses. In this blog, I will be talking about the various training courses that the University of Nottingham offers to PhD students and the positive impact they have on your future. Where do you find them? As a …
Searching for job vacancies through the Careers and Employability Service
April 11, 2024
By Maisie Southon, Marketing and Communications Officer, Careers and Employability Service Are you starting to think about life after you graduate? Some of you will be looking forward to a few weeks of peace and quiet or on an adventure abroad, while others will take on further study and most of you will be looking …
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