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Welcome Freshers, Postgraduates and Returners - Autumn 2018 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...

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

At this year’s Sprint Personal Development programme for female undergraduates, we were really fortunate to have some excellent female speakers to come and share their career journeys! Today’s blog features: Lauren Fear - Head of Service Management & Risk Unit,...

At this year’s Sprint Personal Development Programme for female undergraduates, we were really fortunate to have some excellent female speakers to come and share their career journeys!  Each speaker spoke about their opportunities and challenges along the way plus gave...

It's not too late for me to get a job, is it? A common question we are asked by final year students in our Quick Queries is "its not too late for me to get a job, is it?".  This is a totally understandable question...

I find that our excited Jack Russell gets me motivated every morning so I hope this brief blog entry on finding last - minute summer work experience may do the same for you! Is it too late to find summer...

Picture this: Your phone rings, it is a unknown number - you answer with much trepidation. It is someone from the graduate recruitment team following an assessment center you went to. Hurrah they have offered you the job. This should...

Do I really need to know Excel? Updated December 2020 Students sometimes come in to our office asking about the usefulness of Excel in graduate job hunting and how to get additional training.  My advice to you is don’t sit...

Environmental Careers - Part 2 On Monday 5th March People & Planet Society held an excellent careers evening inviting several professionals to speak about environmental career options. This is a summary of what the speakers shared and the great advice they...

1000+ Years of Careers Advice   So, what do graduates do 10 years on? What have they learnt along the way, what challenges have they overcome, regrets and poor decisions made, pros and cons of different jobs, thought processes and...