First Year Students Should Plan Ahead to Build in a Placement Year
May 3, 2019
By Chris Colegate, Careers and Employability Placement Consultant Did you know that students on a course without a work placement year or year in industry can now build one in? The University introduced a new approach in 2018 that allows students to add in a full year work placement in their penultimate year of study. This …
An Intro Guide to Start-Up Lingo
April 29, 2019
By Grace Dillon, Content Writer at TalentPool Thinking of working at a start-up after graduation? As with any workplace, the start-up world comes with a dictionary-load of new words and phrases that you’ll need to familiarise yourself with. To help you get started, TalentPool has put together a list of 20 commonly used start-up terms …
How I Put My Postgraduate Experience to Work
April 24, 2019
By Kirstin Barnard, Employability Education Projects Officer I wanted to write this blog to share my experiences about how completing my postgraduate course not only gave me an extra level of qualification, but also a springboard to a new set of skills and strengths for my career journey. In the beginning Having had a successful …
Insight Days: An Underrated Opportunity
April 18, 2019
By Katie Watson, second year BA (Hon) History, student blogger I did not know what to expect at all when I arrived at my Insight Day at Hallam. Yet when I left I was so excited for a future job in Digital Marketing. My day at Hallam inspired me. Using my example of Hallam, here …
From UoN Student to Working in Malaysia
April 12, 2019
By Joey Sim Yee Lim, MA Languages and Intercultural Studies Alumna Hi! Thanks for stopping by my blog post. I’m Joey, an alumna from the University of Nottingham, you might have seen my face before in one of the vlogs for the University. So, here’s a little story of my job hunting journey in Malaysia after …
How I Ended Up Working in a Prison
April 8, 2019
By Jessica Fath, BSc Psychology alumna About one hour after my graduation ceremony, I received a call from my future employer offering me the job I had applied for a few days earlier. Out of at least 20 applications, this was the only interview I’ve had. Without the Careers Team, there is no way I …
Words of Wisdom From an Entrepreneur
March 22, 2019
By Sarah Iqbal, Digital Health Expert and Business Owner of SiQ Innovation Solutions. Photo by Brooke Lark on Unsplash Sarah Iqbal is a scientist who studied MSc Applied Biopharmaceutical Biotechnology & Entrepreneurship alumna at the University of Nottingham. SiQ Innovation Solutions is a connected health company and we asked Sarah to talk about her career path to date …
Make A Difference Working For A Charity
March 15, 2019
By Lorna Airey, Employability Officer A recent Twitter poll for UoN students and alumni on career motivations revealed that 46% of respondents were primarily motivated by the idea of ‘making a difference’. There are many ways this can be achieved in a role and working for a charity is one of them. What do you need to consider when pursuing a career …
Careers In Healthcare: It’s Not Just For Doctors And Nurses
March 8, 2019
By Abigail Rowse, Employability Officer When you read the phrase “careers in healthcare”, what comes to mind? If you’re anything like me, the first roles you think of are doctors and nurses, followed by possibly midwives, pharmacists, dentists, and ambulance drivers. These are all great careers – you could even study graduate entry nursing or …
Graduates With Autism Making a Difference in SMEs
February 22, 2019
By Henry Pynegar, General Manager of Power Vigilance Power Vigilance is a fast-growing Nottingham based business who have offered a range of work experience roles to students in recent years. Here they talk about their experience of hiring two graduates with autism, the adjustments they have made as a business to accommodate individual needs and …
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