Get prepared before you start The summer before you enter your final year is your chance to do some all-important career planning and prepare for when employers open up their opportunities in the Autumn. If you haven’t already, try to…
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No matter where you are on your university timeline, there are things that you can be doing to boost your employability and prepare for life after you graduate. It’s no secret that the graduate job market is competitive. So, when…
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During my time at university, my focus was to complete my assignments. In my mind I held the belief that because I want to give my all to my assignments, this would mean I shouldn’t participate in schemes designed to…
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Want to change… A) Their life? B) Your life? C) Both? Before the pandemic, disadvantaged children were 18 months behind their wealthier peers by the time they took their GCSEs. And now things are even worse. Ten years of progress towards all children getting…
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There’s no doubt that students are brilliant. You are brimming with skills, ideas and potential. So why is this not always fully reflected in graduate recruitment processes? I often talk with students about the Dunning-Kruger effect in relation to their…
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The prospect of leaving university can be unnerving, especially if some of your friends seem to know exactly what they’ll be doing for the next 45 years or so. Not to worry: there’s more than one road to happiness and…
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Even though hopes are currently high for the easing of lockdown and return to more in-person connections, many employers have found video and online interviews a good alternative, and we expect they will continue to be used where they work…
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Congratulations!! You’re ready to put down those textbooks and all set to graduate. But before you start planning those graduation parties and well deserved holidays, you might be wondering about how to use your degree and where you want to…
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