We’re Number One!
January 28, 2014
By Sharon Bell, Associate Director, Careers and Employability Service In recent weeks you will have seen lots of coverage about The University of Nottingham moving from 2nd to 1st place in this year’s High Fliers Survey. The survey, ‘The Graduate Market in 2014‘, is a report which has been compiled following research with The Times …
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 …
Research: Essential for essays, essential for job applications
January 15, 2014
By Pablo Costa, Careers Adviser (Faculty of Engineering) Employers expect applicants to understand issues that affect not only their organisation but their industry as a whole, this is called commercial awareness. It is important to demonstrate this as it shows that you are serious about the job, know the issues surrounding it and is able …
Expert insight into working in PR
January 9, 2014
By Dana Corson, Account Director, Proactive International PR PR professionals are known to be the masters of brand disasters, ensuring that their clients survive scandal. Since the rise of social media, public opinion has been more high-profile than ever before, with customer responses often making the news. PR works to ensure that, that opinion is …
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 …
Why You Should Consider Making a Big Impact in a Small Company
December 5, 2013
By, Chris Colegate, Global Labour Market Executive – UK Graduate schemes in large national and international companies aren’t the only route into your dream job or indeed what you want to do. Small to medium enterprises (SMEs) recruit graduates into an existing role, or to work on a specific project. SMEs employ less than 249 people …
How Joe’s career aspirations went from Steve Irwin to software developer!
November 22, 2013
By, Joe Nash, BSc Computer Science, penultimate year When I was little, I wanted to be Steve Irwin I was absolutely obsessed with Steve Irwin as a child, and still carry a little bit of that today! If you walk around Jubilee Campus with me it is a great way to learn the names of …
Choosing Your Career Part Two – Will It Suit You?
November 19, 2013
By Hannah Woolley, Employability Education Manager In ‘Choosing your career part one’ we focused on researching careers using web resources, networking with people working in those careers, getting support from our alumni through the eMentoring scheme and gaining work experience. Since then you may have got a list of possible career choices, but now you need to consider …
How I Got a Career Using My Pure Maths PhD, Outside of Academia
November 15, 2013
David Sim, Research and Development Engineer at Transversal Most people believe a career in mathematics will be confined to the four walls of a classroom or lecture hall and in most instances it probably is. What’s interesting though is that it doesn’t have to be! It wasn’t until I completed a PhD in pure maths …
Funding for postgraduate study doesn’t happen by magic
November 12, 2013
By Marta Vizcaya Echano, International e-Information Officer Are you thinking about doing a masters or a PhD starting autumn 2014? While you’re researching your options don’t forget to consider your funding options at the same time, in order to make sure your tuition fees, living costs and other expenses are paid for. Funding schemes are …
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