Advice
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Career conundrum: job versus location
Career thinking often involves what can feel like conundrums or dilemmas; choices between alternatives which can feel difficult to make. One such ‘career conundrum’ I encounter quite often in my conversations with students relates to weighing up the question of...
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Volunteer your way to employment
Volunteer your way to employmentWe know lots of our students are passionate volunteers, and as this is the SU’s volunteering week we wanted to help showcase the ways that volunteering can benefit your career and employability.Here’s 5 ways volunteering is...
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Careers Matrix #2: Recent and relevant experience
In my last blog, I wrote about creating a matrix to help narrow down your career options, thinking not just about your experiences but how much you enjoyed them. This week, let’s create a new matrix to consider how recent...
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Careers Matrix #1: Enjoyment and Experience
One of the things I’ve really enjoyed about my role here at Careers is the intersection of what I enjoy and what I’m experienced in. When these two things overlap, you’re one step closer to career fulfilment. When there’s little...
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The Benefits of Working in Telecoms
This is a guest blog post by Virgin Media (written by Brianna Croughan) and the views expressed are theirs rather than those of the Careers team. In an era defined by rapid technological advancements, the telecom industry stands at the...