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Maximise your festive break: Boost your career prospects

By Bernadette Dooley, Careers Adviser The festive break is a perfect time to relax and recharge, but it’s also a golden opportunity to enhance your career prospects. Here are seven easy actionable tips to make the most of your time off from a careers and employability perspective. Update and refresh your LinkedIn profile Your LinkedIn …

Three key questions to ask an employer about their approach to your personal development

By Sarah-Jane McQueen, COO of CoursesOnline Image by This_is_Engineering from Pixabay Starting a new job or internship is exciting. But as a student or recent graduate, you want to know more than just what your daily tasks will be. You want to grow, learn, and build a career. Asking about personal development during interviews shows …

Student jobs: Are they worth it?

By Hannah Kane, Biblical Studies and Theology As someone who has worked six ‘student’ jobs over the course of my degree, I like to think I am somewhat qualified to discuss why you should think about working alongside your studies. But apart from the extra cash, what are the perks of having a part-time job …

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Let me change your perspective on LinkedIn

By Hannah Kane, Biblical Studies and Theology When you think of LinkedIn, what words come to mind? Stress? Showing off? Imposter Syndrome? Perhaps you can’t stand people bragging about their success? After all, in the real world, people tend not to announce the success of that random course they did back in April. Maybe you even …

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How I manage anxiety and nerves to navigate job interviews

By Havanah Virtue-James Image by Tumisu from Pixabay Using my experience with anxiety and job interview nerves, I have reflected and now practice what works best for me in managing them.  What is interview anxiety? It is normal for anyone to get nervous during an interview, even a couple or several hours before. A person …

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But where do I start? The power of a careers appointment

By Eve Swindlehurst, Liberal Arts For me, there is something so utterly daunting about the concept of a career. It is such an enormous thing that is approaching me faster than I think it is, but the variety of potential career pathways I can go down is exciting, albeit intimidating. The way to overcome this …

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Your guide to green careers

By Shaun at Sustainability Jobs Image by AS Photographics from Pixabay Why choose a green career? Going green isn’t just good for the planet, it’s great for your career too! More companies are looking for people who can help them become eco-friendly. This means lots of new jobs are opening up. Whether you love nature, …

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Dear second year arts students…

By Hannah Kane, Biblical Studies and Theology First year is done and dusted, congratulations! Now it’s time to get down to business. No doubt you’ve got essays, tests and presentations to prepare for. But what if I told you that good marks in your coursework isn’t the only thing you should be thinking about this …

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Sustainability Challenge: insider tips and information

By Amrina Kaur, Employability Officer Want an exclusive chance to implement sustainable ideas to our campuses? Keen to gain essential skills that can propel your career? If so, our Sustainability Challenge is for you! Discover how you can contribute to a sustainable future and enhance your career prospects with our challenge. Read on to hear …

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How my internship experience strengthened my career aspirations and confidence

By Havanah Virtue-James, MNutr Nutrition and Dietetics student   As a second-year dietetic student, I completed a two-week hybrid internship at Nottingham CityCare. I wanted to do this internship to get real insight into how dietitians work in the community. I also wanted to see how they collaborate with other professionals and how each of these …

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