Five Tips for a Career in Communications
February 24, 2015
By Clare Stafford, Senior Public Relations Manager at Boots I can’t actually believe it’s been 20 years since I started university, where has the time gone? I also can’t believe that I’m now one of those people who is asked to give career talks, so being asked for my thoughts on starting out on a …
My mock interview experience
February 20, 2015
By Oyku Ataman, student blogger Hello everybody, I just want to say that I hope your academic work is going well; the second semester is always a bit more hectic so good luck to all of us! In this post I’d like to tell you about my mock interview. Last semester I enrolled on the …
Look no further than Nottingham, stay local!
February 17, 2015
By Sharon Bell, (previous) Associate Director Surely all the best graduate vacancies are in London? Not at all – when you start looking, you might be surprised at what Nottingham and the wider East Midlands area has to offer. From small companies with a handful of employees, to large global organisations and everything in between, …
The rise of the video interview
February 13, 2015
By Joe Ward, Website Officer Offering a fast, cheap and efficient way of interviewing candidates, video interviews are steadily becoming a more popular way for employers and recruiting managers to conduct their interviews. While interactive interviews through programs such as Skype, FaceTime or Google Hangouts have been popular for some time, the non-interactive video interview …
Your Masters, What Next?
February 10, 2015
By Mary Strickson, student blogger I’m studying for a masters in art history and attended the ‘Your masters, what next?’ workshop to find out about the options after my course and hear from successful graduates. The event did not disappoint and I learned a great deal. The event was coordinated by Mark Bradley, Head of …
Q and A for Psychometric Tests
February 6, 2015
By Sarah Durke, Employability and Education Projects Officer If you’re looking for a graduate role this summer or an internship, it’s more than possible that you will come across psychometric tests as part of the recruitment and selection process. Here’s some helpful answers to questions we get asked about these tests. What are psychometric tests? …
Teacher training interviews…what to expect
February 3, 2015
By Julie Callaghan, Senior Careers Adviser If you are reading this post, you might have an interview for teacher training coming up or perhaps you have just completed your application and are thinking ahead to the interview stage. Whether you are applying for a PGCE, School Direct, a SCITT or other routes into teaching, and …
Five reasons to attend a mock assessment centre workshop
January 30, 2015
By Bety Mehide, student blogger Some employers ask their applicants to attend an assessment centre to evaluate their skills as part of the recruitment and selection process. I participated in a mock one and found it very helpful so I figured I would share my thoughts on why you should attend one too. 1. Knowledge …
Group Exercises: What Do Employers Look For?
January 27, 2015
By Sarah Allen, Employability Education Projects Officer Graduate employers often use a group exercise during their assessment centre process. These normally involve a group of four to eight applicants completing a task in a set amount of time. You will have an assessor recording what you say and do throughout the task and this information …
Why I’m glad I’m doing the Advantage Award
January 23, 2015
By Mary Strickson, student blogger I’m studying art history and during my spare time I volunteer with museum and gallery youth programmes, as well as writing art-based articles. I was interested in the Part-time Jobs, Vacation Jobs and Volunteering Jobs module on the Advantage Award but I wasn’t sure if I would be eligible. My …
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