Stand Out From the Crowd With International Experiences (Part 2)
July 12, 2022
Do you aspire to be a global graduate? Want to enhance your employability while travelling the world? Dreaming of an international career? If yes, then studying or working abroad during your degree can help you on your way. Two students talk about their time abroad and what they’ve learned. You can also read about Charlie …
Stand Out From the Crowd With International Experiences (Part 1)
July 11, 2022
Do you aspire to be a global graduate? Want to enhance your employability while travelling the world? Dreaming of an international career? If yes, then studying or working abroad during your degree can help you on your way. Two students talk about their time abroad and what they’ve learned. You can also read about Lauren …
My Experience as an Online Tutor for Action Tutoring
June 30, 2022
By Anna McConachie, English student blogger As someone interested in the charity sector, but finding it increasingly difficult to secure volunteer roles owing to time constraints and limitations of the pandemic, I discovered volunteering as an online tutor was a perfect fit for me. If you want to work in charity, ideally you need to …
Postgraduate Study? – Four Ws to Consider
June 23, 2022
By Suzanne Mcgregor, Faculty of Arts Careers Consultant If you are approaching the end of your current course, you may be thinking about embarking on more study. Here are the Ws you should consider: 1. What? Your choices are huge, but tend to fall into broad categories: More of your current subject If you have …
Reflecting on My Time at University: What I Learnt
June 16, 2022
By Anna McConachie, English student blogger With my third year coming to an end, I’ve been thinking over my time at university and how it has contributed to my personal career journey. With so much to get involved in, I thought I’d share how I made the most of my time at Nottingham so you …
Looking for a Creative Career?
June 13, 2022
By Leonie Farrar, religion, philosophy, and ethics student blogger Do you have a skill and interest in being creative? I know many people, including myself, love to be creative and would love to use this skill and passion in their future career. While looking into careers over the last few years, I’ve realised more creative …
I Want a Creative Career…but What Are My Chances?
June 2, 2022
By Cathy Sibley, Employability Education Projects Officer People often use the words, ‘creative’, ‘cultural’ and ‘arts’ interchangeably when talking about jobs or industries. These terms can cover working in TV and film, theatre, publishing, marketing, journalism, gaming, and much, much more. This blog will help you to think about what it is you mean by …
Time to Get Proactive: Tips on How to Make the Most Out of Your Work Experience
June 1, 2022
By Indy Bamra, Employability Officer Work experience is a wonderful thing to highlight on your CV, but it is also an opportunity for you to prepare for what the world of work is like and for your future career. If you will be doing an internship, work experience or plan to gain some work experience …
Turning My Dream of Becoming a Barrister Into Reality
May 25, 2022
By Noxy Sibanda, fourth year Law with Chinese Law student and an Inner Temple Exhibition Award Scholar About me The path to becoming a barrister is difficult and often inflated by the financial burden of paying for the Bar course which many people, like myself, cannot afford. I have always been determined to expand my …
Looking for Work Now You Have Graduated?
May 10, 2022
By Peter Kay, Senior Careers Adviser At the time of writing, May 2022, it is safe to say that there are a lot of jobs being advertised for graduates. What you have to do is become a skilled job hunter. To do that there are a few simple rules to follow and questions to ask …
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