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ChatGPT and Job Applications

By Gemma Foxall, Careers Adviser In a recent survey of students studying at UK universities, fewer than 10% said they wouldn’t use ChatGPT for their job applications. It’s not surprising then that this topic came up during a recent job application appointment I had with a Physiotherapy student. I spoke to Anita, who had used …

How To Find Out if an Employer Is Genuinely Inclusive

By Amrina Kaur, Employability Officer Creating a diverse and inclusive work environment is important for both personal and professional growth. However, finding an employer that genuinely embraces equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) can be challenging. Explore practical steps to help you assess whether a potential employer is truly EDI positive, to help you find a …

Summer Term and I’m Still Not Sure What I’ll Be Doing When I Finish Uni…

By Cathy Sibley, Careers Adviser Where’s the time gone? One minute you’re a fresher with three years in front of you and now it’s summer term and you’re in your final year!  Many students find this a tricky time, as they don’t necessarily have a job to step straight into and feel they need to …

Additional Online Resources to Help You With Career Development

By Amrina Kaur, Employability Officer Did you know that the university subscribes to lots of additional online resources to help you with career development? Check out our list below to see if any would be useful for you, whether you are looking to research, practise your skills or discover valuable career insight. Do you need …

How to Reflect and Plan Your Next Steps

By Caroline Nolan, Careers Adviser There is no better time to take a look back over your first year, reflect on what you have done, and start planning your next steps. What career skills and experience have you developed and how can you expand them? Have you joined a society, attended careers events, become a …

Possible Career Options for Life Sciences Students

By Peter Kay, Senior Careers Adviser From our recent Careers Check-in survey we know that a large proportion of our life sciences students are interested in working in the following sectors after graduation: Science and research Science and pharmaceuticals Healthcare Environment  While there are many more opportunities open to graduates, in this blog we will …

How to Reflect on Your Work Experience

By Jo Workman, Senior Careers Adviser So, you have completed some work experience, enjoyed your time with the employer, and learnt a lot, but now what? You might be wondering how to utilise what you have learned about the job, or are wondering how to showcase your experience to a potential employer. Reflecting on, or …

FinTech and the Trends for 2023

By Indy Bamra, Employability Officer Fintech is probably a word you’ve heard but what does it mean? What jobs are there in this sector? Why is it a popular graduate job sector? What is FinTech? Financial technology (or FinTech as it’s better known) is used to describe technology that aims to improve and automate the …

Dealing With Rejection

By Alice Bennett, student blogger Whether you’re applying to graduate schemes or even part-time jobs, rejection is an inevitable part of the job application process. Here is some advice on how to deal with rejection and use it as a learning experience to help with future applications. Learn from the experience Interviewing and writing a …

Connecting Researchers and Employers: Insights from the PGR Networking Brunch

By Yulan Lyu, postgraduate researcher This year’s Employer Networking Brunch for researchers is scheduled for Tuesday 16 May, which reminds me of the first time I attended this event last year. As a researcher hoping to work in industry after graduation, I wasn’t quite sure how employers viewed people with PhDs. Therefore, I decided to …