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From research to recommendations: Holly’s Third Sector Consultancy Challenge experience

By Holly Welsh, Year 4, MSci International Relations and Global Issues  Our Third Sector Consultancy Challenge is a four week project, designed to offer social sciences students the opportunity to develop skills, experience the world of consultancy and give something back to the local community. Holly shares her experiences of taking part in this project …

Online Q&A round-up part 3

Answers provided by careers consultants Andy Smith and Rachel Curley.  March is flying by and so are our Q&A sessions! If you missed this week’s session, get up to date with our compilation of questions and answers. If you want expert advice direct to your newsfeed, we’re holding the last in our online Q&A series …

Online Q&A round-up part 2

By Paul Charman, Careers Consultant  Missed this week’s Q&A? Get up-to-speed with a selection of questions we received and advice given. You may find the answers to a careers question you’ve been wanting to ask here!  When’s the best time to apply for internships, first or second year? (Kathryn, first year studying human genetics) Why …

Online Q&A round-up part 1

By Jan Perrett, Careers Adviser, Careers and Employability Service  Missed our online Q&A?  We’ve compiled a selection of the questions that were put to us and the advice from our careers adviser. Remember, you’ll have the opportunity to put your questions to one of our careers advisers at our next online Q&A on Thursday 20 …

When your plan A isn’t for you anymore…

By Nicole Jones, BA English, Year 3 As an English student with a career in mind, I’d been feeling rather smug, up until recently You see, I had a plan. Having matured enough to realise I probably wasn’t going to be the next J.K.Rowling, I’d decided to go into teaching – I like my subject, I …

Making an impression in the digital marketing world

By Aaron Dicks, Managing Director, Impression Aaron Dicks, Managing Director of Impression, shares his career journey and advice about how to get into the digital marketing sector. Hear from Aaron and other experts in marketing, advertising and PR at our Spotlight On…Advertising, Marketing and PR event.  When and how did you become interested in digital …

Introducing our new Internship Support Grant!

By Amanda Miller, Internship Support Grants Coordinator, Careers and Employability Service.  Are you looking for an internship this year? If so, did you know that you could receive up to £500 with our new Internship Support Grant to cover some of the costs associated with work placements. This grant replaces the Work Experience Grant we offered in previous …

The Faculty of Arts Futures Festival

Anna White, Employability Officer, Faculty of Arts These first weeks of term can be quite intense. You’re socialising with new flatmates and fellow students, exploring all the opportunities that university has to offer, and getting more flyers than you can read. You might also be starting to think about your career goals, wondering what you’d …

Hello international students!

By Marta Vizcaya Echano, International e-Information Officer These first weeks are bound to be both exciting and intense as you meet tutors and fellow students while immersing yourself in a new place and culture. There probably won’t be much spare time to think about your future, but the earlier you focus on your career interests the …

How to Kick-Start Your Career with an Internship

By Sarah Allen, Faculty of Social Sciences Employability Projects Officer Why do an internship? While any sort of work experience will be useful, internship schemes give you exposure to working on a project and offer responsibility from day one. Typically they last 8-10 weeks and are completed during the summer following your second year at …