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My Top Tips for Dealing with Placement Rejection

July 13, 2023

By Hannah Evans, third year cancer sciences student blogger Applying for placements comes with a lot of ups and downs. Some applications will be a walk in the park, whereas others will feel like a marathon up a mountain. After having my fair share of application wins and losses, here’s my advice for dealing with …

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Dealing With Rejection

April 25, 2023

By Alice Bennett, student blogger Whether you’re applying to graduate schemes or even part-time jobs, rejection is an inevitable part of the job application process. Here is some advice on how to deal with rejection and use it as a learning experience to help with future applications. Learn from the experience Interviewing and writing a …

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Rejection Will Take You to a New Destination

December 19, 2022

By Sid Basu, Politics and International Relations graduate Rejection is hard. Rejection is frustrating. Rejection is emotionally draining. There is no point denying those statements. Rejection can cause an individual to experience significant mental and emotional turmoil. Everyone has a unique experience of rejection so I cannot speak for everyone else, but I can guarantee …

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My Advice for Coping with Rejection From Grad Schemes

April 5, 2022

By Anna McConachie, English Student Blogger Facing rejection is demoralising, demotivating and down-right difficult. Unfortunately, as graduates we are likely to face a lot of it. Here is how I have been dealing with rejection from grad schemes recently. Process your emotions Being rejected hurts. After spending hours on an application, agonising over assessment questions, …

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Dealing With Rejection When You Aren’t Offered the Job

March 19, 2021

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 …

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Job Applications: Building a Thick Skin in the Face of Rejection

September 19, 2017

By Indiana West, Digital Content Producer and English and Professional Writing Graduate Rejection isn’t fun. It wasn’t fun when you were picked last for P.E. or when you didn’t receive a single card on Valentine’s Day, and it certainly isn’t fun now you’re entering the job market. The sad reality is that rejection is felt the world …

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The support that made my dream job a reality

August 15, 2024

By Para Saraiya, MSc Industrial Engineering and Operations Management graduate and Graduate Manufacturing Engineer at Airbus I graduated from the University of Nottingham in September 2023 and my primary goal was to secure a position with a leading manufacturing company, particularly in aerospace. I was driven by a passion for innovation in this sector and had always …

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Administrator role at UNIP: My Unitemps journey

July 25, 2024

By Sreyashee Kundu, management student I remember those initial days when I arrived in Nottingham as an international student, to pursue an Msc Management. I had a very mixed experience, where one part of me was super-excited for the new journey and another half was too anxious and worried to cope with a completely new …

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From university to a career in communications – it’s not been a straightforward journey

July 23, 2024

Lilly Koranteng, theology and religious studies graduate Hello, my name is Lilly Koranteng and I am 24 years old. I currently work as a communications and engagement officer at Milton Keynes University Hospital. I studied at the University of Nottingham between 2018 – 2021 specialising in theology and religious studies. Initially, I didn’t know what …

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Money and skills hand in hand: my Unitemps journey

June 18, 2024

By Pooja Mooladka, nutritional sciences student Like most international master’s students, I arrived in September, hoping to pursue studies while covering living expenses with part-time jobs. Initially, I struggled to find work and spent months relentlessly applying for jobs without success, which led to constant worry about my depleting financial balance. The rejections piled up, …

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