Spotlight On: Science and the Media
June 5, 2015
By Frances Moxham, student blogger and student of medical physiology and therapeutics. When I stumbled across an email inviting students to attend the Spotlight On… Science and the Media, I immediately responded saying, “Yes please”. The job role of ‘Science Communication’ was something I had never heard of prior to a careers meeting at the …
CSN CV and Networking Event
June 2, 2015
By Laura Estrop, Social Media Officer I recently attended an event run by the Creative Student Network, or CSN for short, which is a student society run by Dr Elizabeth Evans, a film and television lecturer at the University. Their networking event gave students the chance to meet and talk with University alumni who now …
Inspiring Women, Building Britain
May 29, 2015
By Chris Jones, Senior Careers Adviser – Faculties of Science and Engineering Are you a female student? Are you interested in working in a people industry that requires creativity and the ability to communicate and collaborate with others? Do you want to join an industry that makes a difference to society and have the opportunity …
The best and worst questions to ask during a job interview
May 26, 2015
By Laura Estrop, Social Media Officer If you have a job interview coming up, you may have heard about the importance of asking a good, memorable question at the end of the interview. While preparing for the answers you’ll give can be tricky and time consuming, preparing for the “do you have any questions?” question …
My Spring Insight Day With Barclays
May 22, 2015
By Bety Mehide, student blogger As the title may suggest in this post I will talk about the Barclays spring week that I participated in at the end of March. The programme was in the bank’s technology division and even though I study economics, I don’t have a lot of technical knowledge. But let’s start …
Looking for a Summer Internship? Don’t Panic, There’s Still Time!
May 15, 2015
By Sarah Allen, Employability Education Projects Officer Have all of your friends secured summer internships but you’re still looking for a way to spend the summer? Don’t panic, there is still time! Even though you may not have secured an internship yet there are still plenty of ways to use the holidays to enhance your …
My eMentoring experience
May 8, 2015
By Charlotte Lambert, student blogger You may have heard about some of the mentoring schemes offered within the University – I took part in the in the career-focused scheme. The eMentoring scheme runs from November through to March and offers the chance for students to be paired with University alumni professionals from a wide range …
My ‘Women of Tomorrow’ Spring Insight Day Experience
May 1, 2015
By Bety Mehide, student blogger In the last few days of March, I attended Citi’s spring first-year insight programme to encourage women to build their careers in the financial industry. The programme lasted for three days and covered several aspects of the bank’s work. The photo is the view from Citi’s offices across London. Making …
Spotlight On… Magazine Publishing
April 17, 2015
By Mary Strickson, student blogger Last term, I attended the Spotlight On… Magazine Publishing event organised by the Careers and Employability Service. The event was very inspirational and I learned a lot about the different roles in media – it was hugely popular with a large number of attendees. The event consisted of talks by …
There’s More to Education Than Being a Teacher
April 10, 2015
By Vicky Lorriman, first year English student As an arts student without a career goal, I’ve been told many times that teaching is the profession for me. Frankly, it’s something I’d rather avoid; but giving up entirely on the education sector could be a mistake and so I attended the Spotlight On… Participation Outreach event. …
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