Tips & Hints

It is a busy time of year for students; you’re tackling job and placement applications alongside completing your academic studies and you’re also trying to juggle your social life and extra-curricular activities too. So don’t make things harder for yourself...

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...

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!  We delivered our Day 4 twice to ensure our students on placement could...

Welcome Freshers, Postgraduates and Returners - Autumn 2018 Ah, you found (or re-found) our careers blog, well done! Now, quickly,  subscribe to our blog (link on the right hand side) and welcome to a wealth of careers resources, inspiring articles...

Civil Service Fast Stream has opened! For those of you interested in a career in the government, their Civil Service Fast Stream programme has now opened! Whether you are interested in Social Research, Economics, IT & Technology, Diplomatic service, Human...

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! Today’s blog features: Lauren Fear - Head of Service Management & Risk Unit,...

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 not too late for me to get a job, is it? A common question we are asked by final year students in our Quick Queries is "its not too late for me to get a job, is it?".  This is a totally understandable question...

I find that our excited Jack Russell gets me motivated every morning so I hope this brief blog entry on finding last - minute summer work experience may do the same for you! Is it too late to find summer...

Picture this: Your phone rings, it is a unknown number - you answer with much trepidation. It is someone from the graduate recruitment team following an assessment center you went to. Hurrah they have offered you the job. This should...