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How to do well in your psychometric tests If you are applying for graduate schemes you will come across a variety of psychometric tests, some you can prepare for and others, such as the Situational Judgement Test (SJT), is tailored...

Somewhere in the back of your mind, have you always dreamed of being a doctor? If yes, then you may find it helpful to know there are routes into medicine for people from a wide range of backgrounds and there...

At this year’s Sprint Personal Development Programme for female undergraduates, we were really fortunate to have some excellent female speakers to come and share their career journeys!  Each speaker spoke about their opportunities and challenges along the way plus gave...

It’s been great to see more media attention on the subject of autism and an interest in raising the awareness of this condition with programmes like the Channel 4 programme “Are you Autistic?” and  the BBC Documentary “Employable Me”. Last...

This academic year the Careers Service and the SU have been running a series of 'Inspiring Women' talks to give our students the opportunity to hear how successful female role models have managed various aspects of their careers. For the...

Make volunteering count on your CV!   From 19 - 25 February 2018 Student Volunteering Week is celebrating the contribution and impact of student volunteers and encouraging even more students to get involved! In the spirit of volunteering I am...

Our final blog in this series of "Tips for achieving your best!" Guest blogger Keon Richardson (Sport and Social Sciences 2107) talks about how getting up early helped to achieve his goals and why he decided to turn down a...

Our guest blogger Keon talks about the importance of writing down your goals, finding someone you trust to support you in reaching those goals and importantly ignoring those who may criticize you along the way ..... 7.    Write down your...