Advice
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Internship Programme for Students and Graduates with Disabilities or Long-term Health Conditions
Change 100 is a paid placement programme to match talented and ambitious students and recent graduates with disabilities or long-term health conditions with top UK companies. Disabilities or long-term health conditions could include physical, visual or hearing impairments, mental health...
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Should you disclose your nationality on your CV?
Lately I have seen a number of International Students who have asked me the same question,“should I put my nationality on my CV?” and “will this affect how employers view my application?” My view is to be upfront about this… Remember...
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Democracy Day - Have you thought of a career in Politics?
Today across the BBC, Democracy Day is marked with special programmes looking at democracy in the UK and across the globe. The 20th January 1265 is widely recognised as the day England's first parliament was held. This year also sees...
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Internships - what are your rights?
I have seen a surge in the number of first years talking to us about undertaking a summer internship. One of the questions that keeps cropping up is will I get paid? There seems to be an assumption that you...
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Will moving help my academic career?
I've recently been reading a report carried out by the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services on the qualities, achievements and experience needed in order to obatin your first lecuring job. As the report is the result of a survey...
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Good Luck with your Exams!
The Careers Team would like to wish lots of luck and success to Bath students sitting exams over the next two weeks. Our tips for top performance are: Get a good nights sleep, wake up early and double check the...
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Just finished your PhD?
We're seeing quite a few people at the moment who have recently finished their PhD thesis or are close to finishing. If that's you, you're probably exepriencing a range of emotions, which will vary according to the time of day,...
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Career Resolutions that will Jump-start your Job Hunt!
January is a bleak month, the sparkle of the festive season is behind us and many undergraduate students at Bath will be busy revising for their upcoming exams. In and among all this it is easy to put off career...
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Job Scams and paying for careers related experience or advice
Two topics for the price of one today! Job Scams Every day we receive emails from organisations wanting us to advertise their wonderful opportunties to you. It is pretty straightforward if it is a paid work opportunity. We have checks...
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Don't miss our festive newsletter!
I imagine you're all really looking forward to the Christmas break! A few days ago we circulated our last Student Newsletter for 2014, if you missed it in the mountain of emails you have to work through before the holidays,...