What To Look For In A Future Employer
August 13, 2019
By Margarita Fedoseyeva, BA Management Studies alumna and Business Director at Macildowie Outstanding Recruitment During my first week at work, it was if a light had been switched on and I said to myself, “it makes sense now”. As an undergraduate with very little experience of working life, it can be tricky to absorb how …
Engineer your career as a PR consultant
July 30, 2019
By Andrew Bartlett Chart.PR, Director of Science and Engineering with TopLine Comms and TopLine Film Do you love science, engineering and technology? But feel you might enjoy a career writing and talking about these subjects more than doing them in the laboratory? Then you could put your STEM qualification to good use as a public …
How to Stand Out When Applying to Work in Fin-Tech
July 26, 2019
By Tony Nguyen, BA (Hons) English graduate Fin-Tech is not just another potential career path. It’s fast becoming the career path of choice for many students. And there is certainly a demand for skilled and qualified individuals in the sector. Something that I have learned, working in the Fin-Tech field myself, is that the scope …
My Experience as Arts Marketing Intern at Nottingham Lakeside Arts
June 21, 2019
By Alice Avis, BA (Hons) History alumna and Arts Marketing Intern, Nottingham Lakeside Arts This time last year, I was celebrating completing the final exam of my degree. Now one year on, I am about to complete my Arts Marketing Internship at Nottingham Lakeside Arts. My experience I graduated from the University of Nottingham with …
From UoN Student to Working in Malaysia
April 12, 2019
By Joey Sim Yee Lim, MA Languages and Intercultural Studies Alumna Hi! Thanks for stopping by my blog post. I’m Joey, an alumna from the University of Nottingham, you might have seen my face before in one of the vlogs for the University. So, here’s a little story of my job hunting journey in Malaysia after …
How I Ended Up Working in a Prison
April 8, 2019
By Jessica Fath, BSc Psychology alumna About one hour after my graduation ceremony, I received a call from my future employer offering me the job I had applied for a few days earlier. Out of at least 20 applications, this was the only interview I’ve had. Without the Careers Team, there is no way I …
Words of Wisdom From an Entrepreneur
March 22, 2019
By Sarah Iqbal, Digital Health Expert and Business Owner of SiQ Innovation Solutions. Photo by Brooke Lark on Unsplash Sarah Iqbal is a scientist who studied MSc Applied Biopharmaceutical Biotechnology & Entrepreneurship alumna at the University of Nottingham. SiQ Innovation Solutions is a connected health company and we asked Sarah to talk about her career path to date …
How I Used University to Get My Dream Job
January 28, 2019
By Elise Jackson, University of Nottingham English Language and Literature alumna. I’ve been in my job as Marketing Executive at Trigger Publishing for five months. With only two weeks between my final exam and starting here at Trigger; the last year has been a whirlwind of change, all thanks to my university experience. I was …
Three Reasons I Was Nervous to Graduate (And Why I Didn’t Need to Be)
December 10, 2018
By Lorna Airey, BA Hons French Studies (2014) and Employability Officer at the University of Nottingham I remember approaching graduation with a mixture of excitement and dread. Excitement because I was celebrating four years of hard work with some of my closest friends. Dread because I could no longer ignore the question that people kept …
Launching a Start-Up: What You Need to Know
December 7, 2018
By Michael Millar, BSc Economics (2008) It’s thrilling to be at the cutting edge of development and innovation, and we hear about so many start-up success stories that many feel it’s an exciting fast-track to success. The reality can be a little different. Around 90% of start-ups fail. Those that succeed do so because they …
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