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New immigration policies and the impact on international students

We know that many of our international students have lots of questions following the recent announcements about changes to the UK’s immigration policy.  There is lots of uncertainty at the moment, so we thought that this blog from experienced career professional Claire Guy would be useful to share with you all. Dear International students and …

How I gained UK work experience and brought my skills to a UK charity.

Chuwei is from China and currently studying an MSc in Risk Management at Nottingham University Business School, UK. He shares with us the support he received from the NUBS Postgraduate Careers Team when trying to secure work in the UK and what he gained from the work experience.  See his story below: *What company and …

Career Transitions: An important week in the MBA calendar

Moving on Each year the Postgraduate Careers Team run MBA Career Transitions Week. The overall aim is to support students in making their next career move post-MBA. The week is just one element of the Nottingham MBA Personal and Professional Development Programme. Here, Full Time MBA students Tsitsi Griffiths 2021/2022 shares her experience of this …

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Making the most of my my master’s year helped me gain a UK graduate job!

by Priyadharshini Devarajan I’m currently working as a Senior Software Engineer Consultant in Derisk360 which is a Data Consultancy firm based in London. I’m working on a Skilled Worker visa. I started as an international graduate, (originally from India). I studied MSc Business Analytics at the University of Nottingham (Nottingham University Business School) where I …

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An International Student’s Journey: From Uncertainty To Confidence About My Future

By Elizabeth Quishpi, MSc International Business A little bit about me I am Elizabeth Quishpi, an MSc International Business student, and the journey that I have gone through to be in Nottingham has not been short or easy. I was born in Ecuador, South America, and my parents decided to move to Spain when I …

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Five Years in 365 Days: A Guide to NUBS Postgraduate Careers

What if you could catapult five years into your career in just 365 days? I bet, just like me, you are excited about such a possibility. Well, what if I told you that such a springboard exists at Nottingham University Business School through the Postgraduate Careers Team? Let me break it down for you. Every …

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CV Templates – Style over Substance?

Getting started with your CV For many students, the beginning of your postgraduate course is a time to put some work into your CV so that you can be ready to respond to opportunities. Maybe you’re updating it to include your MSc or MBA and if you’re an international student, you might be creating a …

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Career Coaching Services: Thinking that you need to pay for career coaching? Think again!

Are you making the most of what is on offer as part of your MSc from the Business School’s Postgraduate Careers Team? A series of online careers sessions to help you navigate the current situation. 1-1 coaching with an experienced Careers Consultant to discuss your individual career pathway, job applications and interviews. The latest insights …

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Finding work in your home country whilst in the UK (Wendi Wu now working for BP(China) provides advice)

1 What is your new job title: MI Analyst at BP in Shanghai 2 What companies have you previously gained employment with: Pingan Insurance in Shanghai Headquarters and PayPal. 3 What recruitment stages did you go through for the role at BP? It’s a very complicated recruitment process for BP Application (3 open questions) – …

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Making the most of your Careers Service

By Teresa Corcoran, Postgraduate Careers Consultant, Nottingham University Business School This Blog was written for the Midlands International Group (a group of representatives from over 15 Midlands based university career services). The MIG have a specific focus on careers support for international students and graduates. In this blog I will explain how to make the …

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