Navigating your post-study career in the UK: A guide for international students
May 13, 2025
By Bernadette Dooley, Careers Adviser So, you’ve decided you might want to stay in the UK after your studies to work. That’s great. Here are a few key considerations that you need to think about: understanding your visa options and requirements, where to look for vacancies and how to stand out during the application process. …
NHS Graduate Scientist Training Programme
May 9, 2024
By Lucy Rayner-Thomas, chemistry student. I became especially interested in the NHS Scientist Training Programme as I have always been interested in healthcare science and thought it would be amazing to be trained as a clinical scientist and earn a masters in clinical science in the process. One thing that surprised me was how many …
Graduate Route Visa – My Experience Getting a Marketing Role at UoN
August 25, 2023
By Deepak Kataria, Market Insight Officer, University of Nottingham I currently work in a marketing-related role supporting the delivery of the market insight function within External Relations at the University of Nottingham. My role has a clear focus on the coordination and implementation of research, analysis and insights that inform curriculum and programme reviews. The …
Graduate Route Visa – How I Got a Graduate Job in the UK with a Local SME
August 22, 2023
By Syeda Zainab Qaiser, Product Manager, NEST Management I am currently working for Nottingham-based NEST Management, a business management consultancy that provides systems and software to martial arts businesses. What are your main duties? I’m responsible for the management of the company’s products and their commercial success by translating business strategy into product strategy. These …
Believe in Your Abilities and Be Open to Trying New Opportunities
August 18, 2023
By Kaixin Chen, MA Film, Television and Screen Industries graduate During my university years, I was committed to a career in the film and television industry. The careers sessions I attended, the social gatherings recommended by professors, the online lectures, and even the research topics I worked on were all in preparation for breaking into …
How I Secured a Graduate Job in the UK as an International Student
September 22, 2022
By Malaika Cornelio, Economics student At the beginning of my academic journey after starting my economics degree, I envisioned a career path closely related to my degree, such as policy analysis. However, during my second year of university, I veered off this path to explore a career in tech to challenge myself and diversify my …
From Graduate to Graduate Scheme and Everything Inbetween
September 7, 2022
By Max Cooper, BA Hons History graduate I’ll start by saying that I never considered myself to be within the bracket of students who got placed on internships or graduate schemes. If I can get a place on a graduate scheme then the vast majority can provided that they prepare accordingly. What I believe allowed …
Searching for Graduate Schemes
March 22, 2022
By Leonie Farrar, religion, philosophy, and ethics student blogger If you are in your final or penultimate year, like me, you have probably started or are about to start your search for graduate schemes. This can be daunting and stressful. Especially trying to find time to search for graduate schemes alongside doing your university work. …
Finished a Year in Industry – What Next?
December 14, 2021
By Jade Brewster-Mahon, microbiology student Since my previous careers blog post on assessment centres where I outlined my placement application process, I have finished my placement year at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) in Pharmaceutical Microbiology. Throughout the placement, I consistently questioned what it is I wanted to get from the year regarding graduate opportunities. There are so …
Graduating in 2022? Get to know the job market.
December 9, 2021
By Paul Charman, Careers and Employability Service Deputy Director You might have seen the recent headlines highlighting 91 applications for each graduate job vacancy. The numbers come from the annual Institute of Student Employers (ISE) Student Recruitment Survey. Widely reported in the media this month the survey contains useful insights to support your career planning …
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