How STAR helped me get a part-time job
August 15, 2024
By Subinuer Kuximake, MA Education. In this blog, I will explain what the STAR interview technique is all about and how it helped me to secure a part-time job. Learning and competencies As an international student at the University of Nottingham, I initially struggled with job interviews. Driven by a strong desire for a part-time …
From Nottingham to the UN in Thailand and a PhD in Japan
August 13, 2024
By Jack Crawford, graduate Born and raised in Nottingham, I studied BSc Management with a Placement Year at the University of Nottingham from 2017 to 2022. My cherished memories there span childhood adventures on Highfields Park to graduating in the same spot two decades later. This deep-rooted connection to my hometown might give the impression …
My time taking part in the optional Placement Year scheme
By Margot Annis, liberal arts with a placement year student After having an exciting first year at the University of Nottingham, I decided as I headed into my second year, it was time to make some decisions to begin shaping my future. As a liberal arts student, I have so many avenues to explore that …
Discovering a love for research
August 8, 2024
By Rebecca Hall, PhD Socio-Legal Studies Since being a young teenager, I knew I wanted to go to law school, with the ambition of one day going into legal practice – the idea of taking on a PhD never crossed my mind. Despite receiving a place on a LPC course (now the SQE – the …
My passion for business and setting up FaceFlavour
By Monet Davis, management student I’ve always been passionate about business, with a particular fondness for the marketing aspects. My ultimate aspiration is to launch and run a successful food business. This passion, combined with my desire to make a tangible impact, led me to explore opportunities that could help me achieve my goals. The …
Changing career direction – it can be easier than you think
August 6, 2024
By Christian Jameson-Warren, Senior Careers Adviser Image by GreenCardShow from Pixabay Our brains are prediction-making machines that aren’t always very good at predicting the future. Our brains work continuously to keep us safe and free from pain or discomfort. To do this, they constantly analyse our …
Reflect on your year and unlock your leadership potential
By Amrina Kaur, Employability Officer, Careers team Missed our recent Future Leaders event? No worries! Here are key takeaway learning points that you can use straight away, and experiences of the day shared by Mehr, a MSc Economic Development and Policy Analysis student, and Alexandre, an MSc Drug Discovery student. What was Future Leaders? The …
Interview techniques: STAR and unexpected questions
August 1, 2024
By Alexandra Ukah, law student As an aspiring lawyer I have been to many interviews and will be having many more in the future, but my interview for the Inner Temple Inns of Court Scholarship is likely to be the most important interview I would ever have. It wasn’t nearly as bad The idea of …
From St Paul’s to the Stockyards – my journey moving to Dallas, Texas
By Jack Saville, UoN graduate I began university in September 2015, and after only a single semester of studying accounting and finance, I decided to switch to business management. The broadness of the course granted me the flexibility to study areas of business that piqued my interest, notably law and economics. My final months at …
Building confidence in presenting
July 30, 2024
By Chloe O’Dowd, Philosophy PhD student. PhD students must give talks. It is part and parcel of doing the doctoral degree that at some point you will have to present your work in front of other people. This could be in a more casual setting like a seminar, or it could be in the more …
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