How Many CVs Do I Need?
January 26, 2023
By Hiba Azim, Postgraduate Researcher Are you about to graduate and not quite sure what to do next? Can’t decide between applying for a PhD or a graduate scheme? Why not both! It’s completely normal to not want to put all your eggs in one basket. But don’t make the grave mistake of applying to …
My Advice for Searching for a Placement
January 12, 2023
By Jason Richards, Aerospace Engineering student blogger Every year many students try to secure a placement. It is a great opportunity that allows you to gain work experience and develop your knowledge with practical learning. There are many challenges that come with getting a placement and here I want to talk about the steps I …
Acing Applications – My Top Tips For a Cancer Sciences Placement Year CV
January 10, 2023
By Hannah Evans, Cancer Sciences student blogger So, you’ve found a company offering an amazing placement that you’d love for your fourth year. But now comes the hard part, getting accepted onto it. Different placements have different requirements for their applicants, but one thing they all have in common is needing a CV. After writing …
Rejection Will Take You to a New Destination
December 19, 2022
By Sid Basu, Politics and International Relations graduate Rejection is hard. Rejection is frustrating. Rejection is emotionally draining. There is no point denying those statements. Rejection can cause an individual to experience significant mental and emotional turmoil. Everyone has a unique experience of rejection so I cannot speak for everyone else, but I can guarantee …
Talking To Employers About Disability
December 8, 2022
By Christian Jameson-Warren, Careers Adviser Being disabled can impact a person’s ability to show their best self when both applying for vacancies and progressing in the workplace both directly and indirectly, so it often makes sense to talk to an employer about it. While this may seem logical, from my experience there are three main …
Practice Makes Perfect. Applications Are No Different!
December 7, 2022
By Anna Scrivener, Careers Adviser I’m lucky enough in my job to meet some amazing students, who are proactive members of SU societies, balancing part-time jobs and conscious to complete internships and do volunteering. People with a mind on their futures. I certainly wasn’t that kind of student when I was at university! However, despite …
Tips From a Graduate on How the Careers Service Can Help With Your CV
November 24, 2022
By Saejin, a graduate from South Korea, now working in the UK as a Communications Coordinator Throughout my studies I was interested in working in the creative industries, and I think exploring the field that you want to work in is really important when planning your career. To clarify my career goals, I tried to …
Exploring for Experiences – My Experience Writing Speculative Applications
November 22, 2022
By Hannah Evans, Cancer Sciences student blogger Sometimes you have a job or placement in mind that just isn’t available on any websites. You might have a specific project you want to carry out, a specific experiment you want to try or a specific company you want to work for. When this happens, you should …
How Part-Time Work Can Offer More Than Just Money in Your Pocket
November 3, 2022
By Georgia Lee, MSc Psychology Conversion student If I asked you right now, ‘what would be your main reason for getting a part-time job?’, I bet you would most likely say for the money. As a recent History graduate and now current MSc Psychology student I can’t deny that I would say exactly the same …
Avoid Spam Applications
October 20, 2022
By Anna Scrivener, Careers Adviser We all get those email messages with offers that say, ‘look at me’, but actually aren’t tailored to us. What do we do with them? 9/10 DELETE. Sure, on the odd occasion the email has landed well, on pay day when you were feeling a bit flush, or their message …
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