Five Years in 365 Days: A Guide to NUBS Postgraduate Careers
November 27, 2020
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 …
Networking and Your Personal Brand
June 28, 2017
By Teresa Corcoran There is a lot of information out there about ensuring you network effectively. I want to present some of the issues international students may face and propose practical ways to overcome these difficulties. However, firstly I want to talk about the importance of “Personal Branding” in all your networking endeavours. Why Network? …
The Magic of Networking
May 10, 2017
In this guest blog by Mohit Masand (MSc Business & Management) we hear about a recent alumni event in London which some of our students attended. A fantastic opportunity as part of the University’s initiative ‘Nottingham in the City’ saw a group of 20 students from the Business School, staff from the Postgraduate Careers Team …
Is Your Network Working?
April 12, 2017
Great networking advice in this guest blog by Hildengard Allgaier (MBA 2012) For the current generation of young professionals, careers no longer take a linear path. Unless you have been working for the same company since college, the chances are that you have swapped employers or consulting jobs or that you even began your own …
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 …
CILT Retail Logistics Forum: beer, beans and bananas
September 10, 2015
By Megan Davies On Tuesday 8th September, NUBS MSc students from Logistics and Supply Chain and Operations Management courses were lucky enough to be exclusively invited to attend the Chartered Institute of Transport and Logistics’ Retail Forum Event on ‘Logistics Network Development & Sustainability’. The event was held at Sainsbury’s Hams Hall Distribution Centre near …
Returning home: employability tips for international students
July 6, 2015
By Megan Davies International students at universities in the UK have a range of career options when they finish. Many of you will be interested in the possibility of working in the UK or internationally and the idea of further study, in the UK or in another country may be attractive. Most international students will …
Spring clean your job hunt!
March 31, 2015
By Megan Davies It may seem that between coursework, exams, thinking about your dissertation and eating all the chocolate that the Easter bunny brings, careers is the last thing on your mind at this time of year. However you have passed the mid-point of your course, and so the Easter break can be a useful …
Practice Makes Perfect
December 1, 2014
By Ewan Henry. Autumn term is always an exciting time for us in the Business School’s Postgraduate Careers team – new career stories and new aspirations that come with our new MBA, MSc and PhD students. It is equally exciting for students – returning to studies (perhaps after some years out), new friends, new lifestyle …
Staying Connected
September 2, 2014
By Julie Blant. As management project and dissertation deadlines now draw closer you could be forgiven for thinking that it is OK to take a break from networking whilst you make that last push towards completion. Think again. Don’t neglect your network. Your network should continue to be integral to your career building activities. Let …
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