January 2015

I have seen a surge in the number of first years talking to us about undertaking a summer internship. One of the questions that keeps cropping up is will I get paid? There seems to be an assumption that you...

We’re in the middle of sending out questionnaires to 2013/14 Bath graduates for the Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education survey and it made me wonder whether current students are aware of the survey and how they can make use of...

Stonewall Top 100 Employers is a definitive list showcasing the best employers for lesbian, gay and bisexual staff. Each year employers participating in the Workplace Equality Index invite their staff to give anonymous feedback directly to Stonewall on their experiences of working...

I've recently been reading a report carried out by the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services on the qualities, achievements and experience needed in order to obatin your first lecuring job. As the report is the result of a survey...

  The Graduate Market in 2015 – is a study of graduate vacancies and starting salaries at UK's 100 leading employers, conducted by High Fliers in December 2014. In order to create this league table of leading UK employers, High Fliers Research...

The Careers Team would like to wish lots of luck and success to Bath students sitting exams over the next two weeks. Our tips for top performance are: Get a good nights sleep, wake up early and double check the...

I am writing this after spending some time looking for people to invite to our Careers Event for the Charity Sector which we run in March. I love looking through people's profiles on LinkedIn to learn more about the journey...

We're seeing quite a few people at the moment who have recently finished their PhD thesis or are close to finishing. If that's you, you're probably exepriencing a range of emotions, which will vary according to the time of day,...

The Independents Top 10 Revision Tips are excellent and will get you off a flying start! I was particularly drawn to the tip on 'Rewarding Yourself'. Why not reward yourself with a 10-minute break from your revision and check out  iCould? I...

January is a bleak month, the sparkle of the festive season is behind us and many undergraduate students at Bath will be busy revising for their upcoming exams. In and among all this it is easy to put off career...