National Limerick Day: Who Wins, You Decide
May 12, 2016
Now we don’t usually blog on a Thursday, but as it’s National Limerick Day, we’re making an exception. We’ve been taking part in what’s been a closely fought office challenge, with the team battling it out to be named ‘Careers Champion of Limericks.’ So, who’s our secret Wordsworth? Who could do three rounds with Eminem? You decide! You …
How I Survived My First Assessment Centre
April 29, 2016
By Alice Gould, student blogger After the stress of January exams and coursework deadlines had finally come to a close, it suddenly dawned on me that I will be graduating very soon. I don’t have much longer left as a student. In barely a few months, I am going to have to face the fact …
How Your Internship Could Shape Your Career Path
April 15, 2016
By Alice Yeates, Nottingham Alumna I graduated in 2015 with a degree in Art History. During my final year at university I had regularly attended ‘Second Wednesday’, a local event for people working in creative and digital. Unfortunately it no longer runs, but keep an eye out for similar events! It was by attending this that I came into contact …
Five Reasons Why I Hired An Intern
April 1, 2016
By Dean Boyle, EkkoSense As a business that is developing innovative products and services for some of the largest UK blue chips, at EkkoSense we are constantly looking for skilled people who can come in and add value almost immediately. Over the past couple of years, we’ve worked closely with the University and taken on a number …
My Semester With The Careers Service
March 29, 2016
By Nimal Kumar, MSc Aerospace Technologies After spending a couple of years in industry, I arrived at Nottingham eager to start my masters and determined to make the most of my time here. One of my first stops was to see what the Careers and Employability Service had to offer. Besides the career fairs that were taking place almost …
Seven Reasons to Apply for the Nottingham Internship Scheme – Today!
March 22, 2016
by James Charton-Little The spring term had come to a close and with summer on the horizon, I still didn’t have a definite plan. When applications opened for the Nottingham Internship Scheme, one particular opportunity caught my attention. I applied, I got the internship and 12 months later I am working for the company full-time as a Development Executive. Are …
What Can You Do With a Theology Degree?
March 15, 2016
By Mike Walker, student blogger When I tell people I’m studying for a theology degree, I normally get one of two responses: “What is theology?” or “Does that mean you want to be a vicar/priest/*insert-church-related-job-here*?” After being asked the second question for what can seem like the thousandth time, I usually die a little inside and …
What You Need to Know About Being a Data Scientist
March 11, 2016
By Katie Bonner, employability officer It’s really easy to do data science badly. You don’t need to be a genius. You’ll never be able to talk about data science to anyone who doesn’t work with it. These were just a few of the key takeaways from Spotlight On… Data Science, an event I hosted earlier this …
Languages: Careers Beyond The Obvious
February 23, 2016
By Priyanka Kale and Anna Kaluza, fourth year German studies students Last term’s event saw language graduates and employers gather to show current language students the variety of career routes available to them. What were some career alternatives to translation and interpreting? We were told at the start of the event that from an employer’s …
Should I Do a Masters?
February 5, 2016
By Alice Gould Before I went on my year abroad in Sweden, I had no intention of doing a masters; the thought had never crossed my mind. Law students aren’t really expected to do a masters. In fact, I’d even been told by a law firm at a careers event that they didn’t care about …
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