Using your revision to generate career ideas
April 28, 2014
How do you revise? Thinking about how you work can be a useful way to generate ideas about the kind of environment you’d like to go into after leaving Nottingham. We explore careers that might suit the common types of reviser that emerge in the lead up to exams. The negotiator Without your input, group …
Could your social media posts be jeopardizing your job hunt?
April 22, 2014
By Chris James Carter, PhD Researcher Whether you’re in your final year and applying for positions or in your first year and researching internships for 2015, consider the prospect of employers searching for you online to assess whether you’re the type of person they want in their company. How likely is this to happen to …
7 Ways to Boost Your Job Hunt in Under 15 Minutes
April 16, 2014
As a busy student, it might seem as if you haven’t got time to think about your career or take steps to develop your plans. However, there are simple ways that you can enhance your job hunt without taking hours out of your study time – or even leaving your house! Here are seven ways …
Using virtual connections for real-world success
April 11, 2014
Social media is rapidly becoming an established part of the recruitment process, over half the recruiters in the UK use social media in their recruitment processes and the most popular site used by employers is LinkedIn, with 31% using this website*. We explore this social networking site and how you can use it to impress employers and make meaningful connections. Why …
Finalist careers clinic 2
April 8, 2014
By Debra Henson, Careers Adviser, Careers and Employability Service Your focus is now on your dissertation and final exams, but at the back of your mind you may have questions about what you’re going to do afterwards. Our finalist careers clinic offers a prescription of regular installments of frequently asked questions and expert advice from our careers advisers, in the lead up …
Online Q&A round-up part 4
April 4, 2014
By Pablo Costa, Careers Adviser, Careers and Employability Service Missed our last online Q&A of the spring term? Check out our compilation of this week’s questions and answers. What would be your biggest piece of advice for succeeding in assessment centres for investment banking positions? (Jason, economics) Practise, practise, practise! Find as many example assessment exercises, …
Finalist Careers Clinic
April 2, 2014
By Pablo Costa and Peter Kay, Careers Advisers, Careers and Employability Service Your focus is now on your dissertation and final exams, but at the back of your mind you may have questions about what you’re going to do afterwards. Our finalist careers clinic offers a prescription of regular installments of frequently asked questions and expert advice from our careers advisers, in …
We’ve got it covered! Your covering letter dilemmas solved!
March 28, 2014
By Sarah Ainger, Employability Education Projects Officer, Careers and Employability Service So you’ve found a great opportunity that you want to apply for and your CV is ready, but you find yourself staring at a blank sheet of paper when you come to write your covering letter. To help you write a stand-out covering letter, …
Online Q&A round-up part 3
Answers provided by careers consultants Andy Smith and Rachel Curley. March is flying by and so are our Q&A sessions! If you missed this week’s session, get up to date with our compilation of questions and answers. If you want expert advice direct to your newsfeed, we’re holding the last in our online Q&A series …
Underwriting, risk and exams: your introduction to insurance
March 25, 2014
By Daniella Dutton, Employability Officer, Careers and Employability Service From your iPod to your life, and the damaged houses from the Somerset floods to Mariah Carey’s legs, it seems that anything can be insured and there’s a diverse sector to handle such a wide range of insurance areas. Want to know more about this expansive …
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