My Summer Volunteering in Fiji (and How You Can Do It Too!)
November 13, 2017
By Maggie Brina, second-year mathematics student Last summer, I jumped at the opportunity to spend the summer volunteering in Fiji with Think Pacific. Looking back at my time, there are so many highlights, challenges and unique experiences that I’ll never forget. Arriving on the first day in the village was surreal. We travelled by motor boat …
The ‘I’ Word: Do I Need an Internship?
November 10, 2017
By Chris Colegate, Careers and Employability Placement Consultant At a recent careers fair, I spent the day talking to students about work experience schemes offered by the Careers and Employability Service. Time after time, these similar questions came up: “If I don’t get an internship is it going to affect my chance of getting a …
What Makes an Ideal Candidate? We Ask the Recruiters
November 7, 2017
By Jennifer Balloch, Employability Officer: Faculty of Science During this year’s Science and Technology Fair, we sought insider insights into what recruiters look for. We asked employers across a range of sectors: “what makes an ideal candidate?” Here’s what you need to know. What initially struck me, was the enthusiasm everyone has for the company …
How I Found Work Experience While Studying – to the Ingenuity Lab and Beyond!
November 3, 2017
By Bhavishya Ramchander, final year, Management You have just entered a competition with thousands of students at the University of Nottingham in the race to build a career. So, what makes you different? The merit you get at the end? The modules you studied? All those 9am lectures you persevered to attend? Yes, they all help …
The Recruitment Process: What’s New That You Need to Know?
October 31, 2017
By Gemma Foxall, Employability Officer The way employers recruit continues to change; no longer do they require handwritten letters, so they can check what your handwriting looks like. Now the majority of applications you submit will be online, either via an online form or email. Many employers do still ask for a CV and covering …
How Do You Figure out What Job You Want to Do?
October 24, 2017
By Gemma Foxall, Employability Officer – Sutton Bonington Campus How do people know what job they want to do? It’s a big question. You’ll probably know some people who’ve known what their ideal job is since school, but there will be other people who’ve thought about lots of different options but not yet found something they …
What Happens If You Change Your Mind About Your Career?
October 20, 2017
By Charlotte Owen, BSc Hons Psychology (2011) Where do you want to be in five years? A common career question that five years ago would have had me shaking in my boots. I was in the midst of recovering from a serious head injury – thanks to a poorly designed classroom and an innocent, but angry …
How to Make the Most of a Careers Fair
October 13, 2017
By Kathryn Moss, Employability Officer With lots of exciting recruitment fairs coming onto campus over the coming weeks, we thought that we would share some tips about how you can make the most of your time at the fair, and how to use your time wisely. If you have never been to a careers fair before or …
What Happens in a Careers Appointment?
October 10, 2017
By Jennifer Balloch, Employability Officer There are a whole host of reasons why you might decide to book an appointment to speak to a member of our team. Appointments vary in length and you can use them to get help and support with any aspect of your career planning. Whether you’re starting at the very …
Why I Decided Against A Graduate Scheme
October 6, 2017
By Callum Goodin, MSci Hons Physics For the last four years I’ve been working towards my MSci Physics degree. Soon into my degree, I realised I had a real knack for programming, and wanted to explore that further in my own time. Gaining experience for my CV Towards the end of my third year, I …
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