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Student Perspective: First year Katie shares her personal journey to finding her degree (and Bath!) and trying not to worry about the future
For some people, having a structured career plan established from a relatively young age is the norm. For me, this wasn’t the case at all. Going into my A-Levels, I chose subjects on the basis of what I enjoyed rather...
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5 quick fixes for your cover letter language
So, you’re in the final stages of writing your cover letter? Nice work! Here are some checks that you can make before you send it off. 1. Uncertainty. Scan for phrases like “I feel that”, “I think”, “I began to...
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Student perspective: Doing a PhD internship in quantitative finance
Anna Senkevich, a doctoral graduate from the Centre for Doctoral Training in Statistical Applied Mathematics (SAMBa), talks about her experience of doing a quantitative finance internship and how it was similar and different to doctoral research Two years ago, I...
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Gender Equality: How to find the right organisation
“What is good for gender equality is good for the economy and society as well. The COVID-19 pandemic puts that truth into stark relief and raises critically important choices.” (McKinsey July 2020). The McKinsey paper gives some concerning statistics on...
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Student perspectives: 6 Top Tips for Staying Motivated Whilst Job-Hunting
Emily, a MSc International Development with Economics students, shares hers and students past and present's perspectives on how to stay motivated during the job hunting process. The Careers Service thanks Emily for this excellent blog It’s cold, rainy and...
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Psychological tips for job-hunting
Let’s be straight, job-hunting is exhausting and can lead to burn-out. But, it can pay off and change your entire life. This is why it is important to prepare. Yet, there is a difference between being organised and being mentally...
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Top Tips - Researching Employers Before An Interview
In appointments I meet many students who are wondering about how to show motivation in an interview, how to convey that they are interested in that particular organisation above any other. You may have shown some motivation in a cover...
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What to do when you don't know what to do
'I don't know what I want to do' is possibly one of the most frequent things careers advisers hear, and it's been in my mind for a while to write a blog post addressing this. The first step towards moving...
