What Is a Mentor… and Do I Really Need One?
January 15, 2021
By Katy Skillen MNutr Master of Nutrition and Dietetics, third year “I’ve found a mentor!” Recently, my housemate told me that she’s found a careers mentor for herself, and I was actually really surprised. I hadn’t heard of many people getting mentors before and didn’t really understand what a mentor is. So, let me break …
Advice for Mature Students Changing Career Direction
January 8, 2021
By Christian Jameson-Warren, Education Employability Projects Officer Many people decide to change career direction at some point in their lives for a variety of reasons. If you are currently studying with a view to gaining a qualification that will help you with your own career change, the following tips can help you with securing your …
Teach First Q&A: The Application Process
By Annie Brown, MA Creative Writing student blogger After university, many graduates go on to teaching careers. I sat down with my friend Hannah (name changed for privacy) to discuss the application process for the popular graduate scheme Teach First. The application process for many graduate schemes is similar and knowing what to expect can …
Is Covid-19 Changing Your Career Plans?
December 8, 2020
By Katy Skillen, third year MNutr Master of Nutrition and Dietetics student Well, if there is one thing we have learnt in the past year, it is that change is inevitable. Maybe you had a clear plan regarding how your career is going to evolve and now that’s all been changed due to Covid-19. In …
Don’t Be Afraid to Fail: How to Build Your Resilience
November 19, 2020
The Career Wellbeing blog series. We know that thinking about your career, applying for jobs, and moving into the workplace can be exciting, but we also know that sometimes it can present challenges and might be a source of stress or anxiety. That’s why, in this blog series, we will explore some of the things that …
Virtual Careers Fairs: The Ultimate Guide
November 6, 2020
By Katy Skillen, MNutr Nutrition and Dietetics, third year student blogger So, you’ve got to grips with lectures from home, societies from home, and catching up with friends… from home. But how about discovering your next job from home? Well, that is exactly what a virtual careers fair aims to help you do! Having attended …
How to Use Neurodiversity as a Strength
November 2, 2020
By Christian Jameson-Warren, Employability Education Projects Officer Neurodiversity is the concept that people’s brains can be ‘wired’ differently. There is growing awareness that this can be advantageous in the workplace. If you see yourself as neurodiverse the following steps can help with this: Step 1: How does neurodiversity affect you? Every person’s experience of neurodiversity …
My Career Mentoring experience
September 4, 2020
By Kathryn Moore, mentee Career Mentoring offers you the opportunity to be supported with your career goals by a member of our alumni community. Kathryn tells us all about her Career Mentoring experience. “My goal seems more achievable.” My mentor During my second year at university I felt that it was important to begin looking towards life afterwards. …
Connect to a world of expertise with Career Mentoring
September 2, 2020
Career Mentoring offers you the opportunity to be supported with your career goals by a member of our alumni community. Hear from past mentees about their Career Mentoring experience. “I’m so pleased I took part.” Anisha Johal, MA English Literature My mentor, Keith, had completed a PhD at Nottingham in film and had a film consultation …
Working in Sales: What I Learned
July 17, 2020
By Annie Brown, MA Creative Writing student blogger To support my masters degree, I got a part-time job in sales. Sales was a career area I had always been interested in, and I have learned a lot from the experience. Here are the top five things I learned: Representing the brand You are responsible for …
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