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Being Transgender and Applying For Jobs and Placements
The other week I attended an excellent Equality and Diversity Forum that included a workshop delivered by a final year student on issues that can arise for transgender* students during their time at University. This student’s experience highlighted the stress...
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Exercise tips for your interview!
Exercise tips for your interview! A few years ago I attended a staff development course on Presentation Skills and one of the important points my presenter made was how to warm up body and voice before using them. Most professional...
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Should you leave your career planning to chance?
I have been seeing a lot of finalists lately and broadly two 'types' of students emerge: those of you with a clear plan for what you’re going to do after graduation and those of you trying to plan life after...
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Play games and score a graduate job!
I have a confession to make... I have got to level 409 on Candy Crush and have three stars in all the levels! Whilst this fact will never make it to the top of my CV, I have recently learnt that gamification...
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Five typical CV errors....
Five Typical CV Errors I have completed quite a few quick queries with students these past six weeks and most of them are CV checks. I have read some amazing CVs and I am very impressed by the range of...
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Making full use of your gap year!
Making full use of your gap year! Before I took a year off to go travelling, I was worried that I would return to unemployment and worst of all, having to go back to living with my parents!! However, returning...
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Do you really deserve that job or PhD?
This week I saw quite a few students who have been wrestling with: "..... I am not good enough - to apply for a PhD, my dream placement or propose an idea to my group" This made me reflect on the...
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Do I need to use the Careers Service in my First Year?
Firstly, welcome to all First Years! We hope that you have now settled in and are enjoying university life and your chosen degree programme. Right from the start of this academic year, you will have opportunities to develop your employability...
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Understanding interview anxiety
Despite of advising students for over 10 years, I still find myself riddled with anxiety when I attend an interview. There’s something about being in the spotlight; that one chance of either securing the job or being rejected, that is guaranteed...
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Where are the jobs for me? 5 tips for looking in the right place
I'm starting to notice a theme with a number of students I have been talking to. They feel like there are plenty of jobs being advertised as well as employer events going on but there is nothing for them. There is...
