What I Learned During Work Experience at a Magazine
March 24, 2017
By student blogger Antonia Munday, BA Hons English Literature and Language I was nearing the end of my first year and decided I needed to add some work experience to my CV. An opportunity at a magazine presented itself, and I ended up getting a lot more out of it than just learning how to make a good cuppa. …
Three Convincing Reasons to do an Internship in Nottingham
February 24, 2017
By Grace Pownall, third year, MEng Hons Civil Engineering Last summer, I spent an amazing five weeks doing an internship in Nottingham. I worked on a placement at an engineering consultancy, where many of the engineers had also studied at The University of Nottingham and stayed local after they graduated. As a student here, you’ve …
Women In Engineering: Part Two
February 11, 2017
By Grace Pownall, third year, MEng Hons Civil Engineering On 2nd February, engineering students from across the faculty joined professional engineers from a range of industries to discuss what it is like to work in a male-dominated industry. I am writing this blog exactly one year since I published a post called “How women are thriving …
Shy or Confident? Three Employer Tried and Tested Networking Tricks
February 3, 2017
By Laura Sage, final year, BA Hons English I recently attended an employer-led presentation about networking, given by John Owen from Royal Bank of Scotland. It was a concise and very helpful talk about how to make the most of a networking event. Whether you’re an introvert or an extrovert – or as John explained a ‘cat’ or a ‘dog’ …
Finding the Perfect PhD Supervisor
January 27, 2017
Natalie Thorne, MSc Psychology Research Methods After the panic of leaving my job to start a masters subsided, I was ready to face the first big hurdle when it comes to doing a PhD: finding a supervisor. It’s sort of an academic dating game. And just like dating, my process started by looking at profiles online. Sadly …
Nottingham Student Shares Top Tips on Winning Undergraduate of the Year
January 26, 2017
By Molly Ashton, final year, BSc Hons Finance Accounting and Management Are you looking to stand out on your job applications? Then look no further! Target Jobs’ Undergraduate of the Year competition is still open and it’s time you entered. This time last year I was in your position and a friendly nudge from an ACCA …
How a Spotlight On Event Led To My Internship
January 24, 2017
By Laura Sage, final year, BA Hons English Or should I say, a couple of Spotlight On events. I was in my second year when I first attended a Spotlight On I’d been interested in working in marketing or advertising for a while, so I signed up for Spotlight On: Advertising, Marketing and PR. Initial thoughts …
Avoid the ‘Placement Wave’ – Start Applying Now!
January 13, 2017
Sophie Parfitt. BSc Microbiology An industrial placement is not just getting a job for a year during your degree – it’s lifetime experience that can set you apart. So before end of year panic sets in, take some time to get yourself sorted for those placement applications. I started my placement journey way back in 2014 – …
What to Expect From a Spotlight On
January 10, 2017
by Bethany Ramshaw, second-year, studying biosciences There are a lot of degrees that naturally lead onto a specific career. Lots of students who study medicine go on to be doctors; a common path for law students is to go on to be solicitor. The clue is very often in the title of the course – but not always. …
Five (Realistic) Career Resolutions
January 3, 2017
By student blogger Mike Walker, BA Theology Like most people, I’ve never been very good at keeping New Year’s resolutions. Looking back at my long list from 2016, I realised that I managed to complete a grand total of one. Shocking, right? So, this year I’ve decided to set some simple, realistic career resolutions instead. 1. Book a careers …
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