Leah Sharpe
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From PhD to Higher Education Professional Services
August 3, 2023
By Dr Ruby Hawley-Sibbett, PhD in English Literature (2023) and Graduate Management Trainee at the University of Nottingham Starting my PhD I decided to do a PhD because I was enjoying my MA and wanted to continue to research early nineteenth-century women writers. I had an idea for a project shedding light on Jane Austen’s …
How Working for the Careers Team at University Helped Me Land a Graduate Job
August 2, 2023
By Grace Smyth, Spanish and Contemporary Chinese Studies student blogger Over the past year, my final year of university, I have worked for the Careers team as a social media content creator. What started as simply a way to earn some extra money alongside my studies, has actually given me the opportunity to move abroad …
What Is the Soundtrack to Your Career?
July 20, 2023
By Amy Liscoe, psychology student If you’re anything like me there probably isn’t a day that goes by that you don’t listen to music. It wakes me up each morning, plays in my headphones throughout the day, and often creeps in again when I’m off to bed. Music is such a huge part of my …
I’m a Postgraduate Student and Worried About Getting a Job
July 18, 2023
By Anna Glaze-Krayer, Employability Officer The University of Nottingham’s most recent graduate outcomes data (collected from students who graduated in 2020) provides plenty of reasons for postgraduate students to be optimistic. Surveyed 15 months after graduation, 86.6% of those with postgraduate qualifications were in what’s classed as ‘highly skilled’ work, or further higher education. Furthermore, …
Thinking of Working at a Summer Camp? Here’s What You Could Learn!
June 28, 2023
By Grace Smyth, student blogger Whether you are in your final year of university still unsure about what to do after graduation, or you are wanting to try something different this summer, choosing to apply to work at a summer camp can help you build vital skills for your CV while earning money. Confidence Being …
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