Why Talking To Other Human Beings Is Good For Your Career
August 24, 2016
By Ewan Henry, Employer Relations Consultant We’ve all heard the expression ‘your network is your net worth’ and whilst it holds true in many business settings does the same apply for postgraduate students at the beginning of their careers? The answer remains a definite yes but with some important differences. For a business professional of …
Consulting – using your watch to tell you the time
January 28, 2014
By Beth Cooper Consulting can mean many things to different people depending on whom you might be asking. Despite its variety, in its most general sense, it is the provision of external advice to an organisation or individual that is either looking for specialist advice or for insight from a third party. We recently held …
Five myths of LinkedIn
July 5, 2013
By Beth Cooper 1. By putting my full CV on there, I increase my chances of employment No. LinkedIn is a window on the professional you, providing a glimpse of your achievements, presenting you as a serious candidate and as a supplement to other information you may provide. Don’t use it to list everything you have …
War for talent? How to win as a candidate
June 20, 2013
By Beth Cooper Despite the global economic downturn, the war on talent appears to be increasing in importance since the phrase was first coined by McKinsey in 1997. The latest CIPD resourcing report, suggests the battle is intensifying with 62% percent of recruiters stating it was an ongoing issue, a figure that has tripled since …
Stop! Look! Listen!
June 14, 2013
By Beth Cooper Exams over? No job for September? Panic time? No! It may seem like time is pressing but that doesn’t mean that all your planning must go out of the window and the secret to success is applying for as many jobs as possible. It may be counter-intuitive but when it comes to …
Temping – a gateway to a world of opportunity
May 30, 2013
By Beth Cooper As the academic year comes to an end, the focus on finding a job after the summer dissertation is of increased importance. Much is written elsewhere about graduate opportunities, but what if you have experience? If you have a particular organisation in mind but are not finding the roles matching your work history …
Jaguar Land Rover – Thought Evoquing
May 20, 2013
By Beth Cooper On a wet and miserable May evening, Nottingham University Business School hosted Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) to talk about opportunities within purchasing. I would say it was no ordinary careers presentation but in many ways it was a great example of how such opportunities embraced whilst at university can lead in all …
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