Five student bloggers…
October 27, 2015
By Laura Estrop, Social Media Officer … from all years and a range of disciplines sharing their career journeys with you. If you are unsure of what career you want, you’re not alone! Over the past couple of months, we have been on the hunt for students to write for our blog. We received some fantastic applications for …
On the Hunt for an Engineering Summer Placement
October 16, 2015
By Grace Pownall, second year civil engineering student On 8 October 2015, 15 employers gathered in the Engineering and Science Learning Centre to recruit Nottingham’s best civil engineering students for their graduate programmes, industrial year placements and summer internships. A wide range of companies were in attendance; from global giants Arup, AECOM, Jacobs and Mott MacDonald, …
There’s a New Face in Town!
October 31, 2014
If you’re reading this right now then well done – you’ve made it to the first post written for the new student blogs! I’m Hannah, the first student blogger, and I’ll be posting here about my experiences attending careers and employability events, applying for roles, interviews, placements – everything career-related really! I’m a second year …
How Sheetal Went From Taking the Limelight to Giving Back
February 12, 2014
By Sheetal Mistry, BA History (2014) When I was little, I wanted a job as a performer I loved dance and attended a lot of classes. My dance classes were the one environment where I felt I could genuinely express myself. Plus, I liked that it was different and away from school. I hoped that I’d …
From Lawyer to CEO: Victoria’s Ambition Transformation
January 21, 2014
By Victoria Gorissen, BA Hispanic Studies and Russian (2015) When I was little, I wanted to be a lawyer I wanted to help people and thought this was the way to do it, by defending them in court. I also admired lawyers, judges and everyone who works with the law because it is a tough …
Cicely Dudley’s International Ambition
December 11, 2013
By Cicely Dudley, MA Diplomacy (2014) When I was younger, I wanted to be a journalist I was a really nosy child and loved the thought of being able to snoop about people’s business for a living! Like a lot of children, I was always questioning the world and how it worked, and I admired …
When I Grow Up
October 29, 2013
By Rebecca Waldron, MMath Mathematical Sciences When I was little, I wanted to be a teacher. One of my first memories is making my little sister sit down, while I stood at my homemade blackboard pretending to teach. I remember writing little tests for her and marking them with my red pen. I loved it …
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