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 …
Deciding on careers: my micro-internship
March 12, 2024
By Lucy Rayner-Thomas, chemistry student – © via Unsplash by Priscilla Du Preez Recently I have decided to try some different work experiences in an attempt to narrow down the long list of career options. This encouraged me to take part in the Universitas 21 Sustainability Micro-internship programme. What is a micro-internship? It is a …
Dissertations/Projects That Influence Your Career Part 1: CV
April 13, 2021
By Katy Skillen, third-year MNutr Nutrition and Dietetics Student It is always really useful to outline your skill set on a CV so that employers can immediately see what a fantastic candidate you are! Also, if you have done a dissertation, then you are bound to have obtained a lot of useful and relevant skills …
Your assessment centre crib sheet
July 25, 2014
Now you’ve passed the initial application stages, assessment centres can be a nerve-wrecking experience if you’re not sure what to expect. Our short guide to different exercise types will help demystify your assessment day, or days. Ice breaker task What is it? Usually at the start of the day, there’ll be a short exercise to introduce …
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