Empowering futures: Organising a careers event with social sciences
May 7, 2024
By Hemakshi Soni, Sociology and Social Policy student As a part of the social sciences placement, I had the privilege of collaborating with four students and two members of staff to organise a dynamic careers event that would support students in finding their desired career path. What was involved in the planning process? We selected …
Is my future career safe from AI?
December 6, 2023
By Joss Hillary, Information Officer *opens Chat-GPT* *Writes prompt: ‘Is artificial intelligence going to make my future career redundant?’* *Resists the urge to hit copy and paste* Before you ask, yes I did want to see what Chat-GPT had to say on the topic and no I didn’t just hit copy and paste but the …
How to Reflect and Plan Your Next Steps
May 23, 2023
By Caroline Nolan, Careers Adviser There is no better time to take a look back over your first year, reflect on what you have done, and start planning your next steps. What career skills and experience have you developed and how can you expand them? Have you joined a society, attended careers events, become a …
Looking for Work Now You Have Graduated?
May 10, 2022
By Peter Kay, Senior Careers Adviser At the time of writing, May 2022, it is safe to say that there are a lot of jobs being advertised for graduates. What you have to do is become a skilled job hunter. To do that there are a few simple rules to follow and questions to ask …
Key Questions to Ask Yourself When Choosing a Career
March 3, 2022
By Leonie Farrar, religion, philosophy and ethics student blogger Do you know what you want to do after university? At the start of my degree, I had no idea what future career I wanted. However, I took some time to think about the following key questions which helped me to narrow down my career options. …
Profiling for Success: Your Online Reflection Tool
January 20, 2022
By Charlene Binding, Employability Education Projects Officer How easy is it for you to describe your learning style, figure out your personality type or pinpoint the things that matter to you most about your career? If you’re feeling a bit stuck about career areas that appeal to you, or aren’t sure how to articulate these …
Year Abroad Around the Corner… How To Manage Last Minute Preparation
September 10, 2021
By Rowena Harris, Student Blogger After finishing my second year of university studying French and Spanish, I was looking forward to a summer of relaxing, going on holiday, and rewinding before the year ahead. However, with my year abroad around the corner, I have found myself facing a mountain of admin as the date of …
Why You Should Apply to the Career Mentoring Programme
August 4, 2021
By Lowri White, third-year BA (Hons) Classics My experience with career mentoring was essential in confirming my career route and providing me with the confidence to do so. The career mentoring experience provided me with a unique insight and unrivalled advice that was important to me. The opportunity to get advice and insight from someone …
How To Approach a Difficult Decision at Work or in Your Career
June 18, 2021
By Gemma Foxall, Employability Officer We make hundreds of decisions every day, some are easier than others. Decisions about what to eat for lunch, or whether we need to wear a raincoat today might be straightforward enough. But making decisions about your career, which roles to apply for, or which area of specialism to focus …
What Next? Searching for a Career
March 26, 2021
By Joseph George Walters, PhD Engineering Surveying and Space Geodesy As I approach the latter stages of my PhD, my mind turns to what next? This blog describes my initial research into careers outside of academia and the processes that have helped me to define my next steps. If you are thinking about what next?, …
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