Why Talking To Other Human Beings Is Good For Your Career

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 …

Developing a Global Mindset

As the employment market becomes increasingly globalised and complex, more and more employers are looking for graduates with an awareness of these issues and an ability to work across countries and cultures. This is referred to in a variety of ways – some call it a global mindset, some talk of global competencies and some …

Consulting – using your watch to tell you the time

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 …

Welcome to the craziest year of your life (so far!)

By Beth Cooper A very warm welcome to our Masters and MBA students who have just joined us at Nottingham University Business School. With so much to do in so short a space of time, it is easy to put careers on the back-burner but the sooner you start, the greater the chances of success …

Five myths of LinkedIn

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 …

Stop! Look! Listen!

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

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 …