Choosing my Nottingham Advantage Award modules
December 13, 2024
By Vivien Lim, postgraduate finance and investment student Joining the Nottingham Advantage Award (NAA) has been a rewarding journey, allowing me to explore new opportunities and step out of my comfort zone. The modules I took were Global Buddies and Capital One Product Challenge. Global Buddies Global Buddies is a peer-to-peer support scheme for new …
How I manage anxiety and nerves to navigate job interviews
November 12, 2024
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 …
Crafting the perfect cover letter: My journey
September 3, 2024
By Hongwei Liang, data science student When I first arrived in the UK, I was eager to gain practical experience through internships. In my first semester, I attended an in-person workshop hosted by the Careers and Employability Service. It was there that I learned about the importance of cover letters in job applications in the …
How STAR helped me get a part-time job
August 15, 2024
By Subinuer Kuximake, MA Education. In this blog, I will explain what the STAR interview technique is all about and how it helped me to secure a part-time job. Learning and competencies As an international student at the University of Nottingham, I initially struggled with job interviews. Driven by a strong desire for a part-time …
Interview techniques: STAR and unexpected questions
August 1, 2024
By Alexandra Ukah, law student As an aspiring lawyer I have been to many interviews and will be having many more in the future, but my interview for the Inner Temple Inns of Court Scholarship is likely to be the most important interview I would ever have. It wasn’t nearly as bad The idea of …
My experience at an in-person assessment centre
June 20, 2024
Rania Monasch, geography student In January I applied for a graduate role at Verian Group, an independent research, evidence, and communications agency. I was lucky enough to be invited to their assessment centre in-person at their Westminster office, and I wanted to reflect on my experience. Although I wasn’t offered the graduate position, I was …
Interviews with dyslexia
April 4, 2024
Lucy Rayner-Thomas, Chemistry student © via Unsplash by Christina @ wocintechchat.com Interviews can be very daunting, especially when you have dyslexia. In my experience, it has made it harder for me to convey my thoughts clearly and fluently. However, I have learned a few things to make the experience a little bit more pleasant and wanted …
My group activity assessment centre advice
January 4, 2024
By Lucy Rayner-Thomas, chemistry student – © Agefis via Unsplash This year I have been applying for my industry placement and have learnt a lot about how to prepare for the processes involved in applying for placements. One of the companies I applied to, Pfizer, required me to do a group activity assessment centre as …
Interview questions are often predictable…honestly
October 26, 2023
By Anna Scrivener, Careers Adviser How can we help you in an application and interview support appointment? You may be surprised. When students book ‘Interview Preparation’ appointments with me they often think that I will have a greater insight into the questions that will come up than them. I’m going to let you in on …
Securing a Bar Course Scholarship
October 5, 2023
By Ella Statham, Lincoln’s Inn Scholar and recent Law LLB Hons graduate Pursuing a career at the Bar is challenging from the outset. One of the many obstacles that aspiring barristers encounter is the financial burden of the Bar Course, which can limit accessibility to the profession. I hope that this blog will raise awareness …
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