Saiyada Fazal
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Skills to thrive in a post COVID world of work
A few weeks into the lockdown we ended up caring for a robin fledgling, who we named ‘Tufty’. For a little ball of fluff, he ate rather a lot (hourly meal worm feeds) and produced plenty of waste but he...
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5 job hunting tips during COVID-19 pandemic
I have spent the best part of today chatting to final year students from the Faculty of Science (I mean it when I say, it has been the highlight of my day). A common theme in all the conversations has...
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COVID-19 and Your Career
Now here’s a blog post I couldn’t have predicted I’d be writing. Like most of you and my colleagues, I have found the last few days really unsettling, we’ve had to fundamentally change how we work and all of us...
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Preparing for and succeeding in an online assessment centre
In the wake of the Corona Virus, we have become aware some graduate recruiters are moving away from inviting candidates to a physical assessment centre. Recruiters are using tools such as Skype and Microsoft teams whereas others are using Virtual...
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Why you need to consider values if you want job satisfaction
As part of the Universities ‘Skills and Employability week’ here in Careers we decided to focus our blog posts on the one dilemma that every one of us will be confronted by at some point in our working lives, “I...
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How do I pick a career?
As part of the Universities ‘Skills and Employability week’ here in Careers we decided to focus our blog posts on the one dilemma that every one of will be confronted by at some point in our working lives, “I am...
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Guide to Multiple Mini Interviews (MMI)
If you are applying for jobs within the science or the healthcare sector, you are likely to encounter an MMI. The following opportunities include the MMI style of interview: The Scientist Training Programme Graduate entry into dentistry or medicine Physician's...
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Have you always wanted to be a doctor?
Somewhere in the back of your mind, have you always dreamed of being a doctor? If yes, then you may find it helpful to know there are routes into medicine for people from a wide range of backgrounds and there...
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So you want to work with Robots....
Earlier this year, I read this article on the Guardian which in a nutshell suggested, Robots will be our bosses in the future. As machine learning improves, the robotics sector is booming and who knows what the possibilities are. According...
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Every company needs a Data Scientist...
What if there was one skill you could acquire that would help you secure a job in any industry? That skill set is: Data Science. In a report published by IBM this year, demand for Data Scientists will soar...