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Career Check List for Final Years           This was originally posted last year, but is still very much valid now, with updated links and resources. So, you have started your final year of your degree? Apart...

  Debbie Pye is our Application Adviser and has written this excellent series of three blogs looking at the viewpoints of business leaders hiring graduates and placement students. The next part in the series will be published next Tuesday. Being...

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

Welcome Freshers, Postgraduates and Returners - Autumn 2019 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...

I've recently had a few queries from students about using recruitment agencies to find roles in the summer (and beyond).   Recruitment agencies can be incredibly useful jobsearch tools, as they can take a lot of the research and application / paperwork burden off...

Well done for making it to the holidays! Once you’ve taken a well-earned break, it might be good to start thinking about preparing for upcoming applications (I know, I'm being a real party-pooper!).  Here are some top tips for using...

Researchers from Keele University* recently interviewed 41 graduate employers to find out what they look for in a CV. These employers were both large and small, and came from a range of sectors, including from the pharmaceutical industry, and education....