First-Year Internships – What, Who and Why?
December 9, 2014
By Joe Ward, Website Officer First-year internships, also commonly known as ‘insight days’ can be a great opportunity for you to find out more about the world of work and start to think about your career after university. Typically, these days are offered to first-year university students who are beginning to think about their career prospects, …
Hundreds and Thousands of Vacancies for You!
December 3, 2014
By Jackie Thompson, E-Information Manager There are lots of job sites out there listing graduate and internship vacancies and we often get asked, where to start? Here are 10 compelling reasons why you should begin your job search with My Career, our online vacancy service. Just log in and start to explore! 1. Employers want …
There’s No Time Like the Present… 6 Ways to Kickstart Your Career
November 21, 2014
By James Jupp, Graduate Social Media Trainee There’s so much opportunity at Nottingham to get involved, so we thought we’d make it easy for you. We’ve put together six unique ways to boost your career and make the most of your time at University. What will you do? Get experience The more you learn about your chosen …
A day in the life of my placement
November 14, 2014
By Hannah Smith, Student Blogger Feeling like a child on my first day at school once again, I headed up to that secret part of Pope building that you know exists – you walk past the double doors – but you don’t quite know what’s inside. Well… I do now! It turns out there is …
How My Work Experience Led to a Graduate Job
November 7, 2014
By Shivam Samani, BSc Mathematics and Computer Science Whatever your degree, there’s a wide range of options open to you at Nottingham to gain work experience. You might be surprised just how many there are… Here’s an example: Shivam Samani, who graduated in the summer, talks about his experience on the IT Community Consultancy Project. Why I …
Reflecting on My Summer Engineering Internship in the UK
November 4, 2014
By Naichen ‘Billy’ Xing As a non-EU international student from The University of Nottingham Ningbo China Campus, I had been looking forward to finding work experience in the UK. The Nottingham Internship Scheme helped me discover the ideal opportunity: an engineering internship for ATG Global. Grasping the opportunity Through the Careers and Employability Service website, I found out …
Lauren gives food for thought on getting involved with the community
October 28, 2014
At Nottingham we’d encourage you to engage as much as possible with the opportunities available to help build your confidence. Whether you’re taking part in extracurricular activities, developing your work experience or volunteering your time, it all counts. There are always projects you can get involved in to improve your skills, and they can be …
What will be your story? Make the most of university
September 30, 2014
Ask any graduate you come across, time flies by when you’re at university. Before you know it you’ll be wearing a gown and shaking hands with the Vice-Chancellor. That’s far away now, and it’s the here and now that matters, so why not go and explore all the ways to make the most of your …
What’s it like to work in local government? Natalia gives her insights
August 26, 2014
By Natalia Deane, BA Politics It was at a neighbour’s Christmas party last December when I found out about my placement. I’d just got chatting to one of my neighbours who happened to work at Buckinghamshire County Council and she put me in touch with someone who then arranged an interview. I was drawn to …
Are Internships With SMEs the Way Forward? Megan Thinks So!
August 19, 2014
By Megan Thomsett, MSci Chemistry I am currently undertaking a summer internship at a small to medium-sized enterprise (SME) within the chemical industry called Reach Separations and before I submitted my application I hadn’t even heard of them! While browsing Twitter, I came across a very thought-provoking article written by a biochemist and science blogger …
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