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I was on placement, but now I’m working from home – HELP!
Like thousands of people across the country, the Careers Team have had to quickly adjust their working practices to working from home. Here I outline how we’ve adapted to the situation and hope it will offer you some ideas if...
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Emma Allen, Executive Director at UBS speaks to our Sprint delegates about building her career
Maisie Goodson, Psychology final year describes over the next few blogs the career journeys and excellent advice given by our guest speakers at Sprint - a 4 day personal development programme for female undergraduates. Emma Allen, an Executive Director and...
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Battling nerves before an interview
It is natural to feel nervous in front of an interview, but sometimes it can all feel a bit too much. Here are some tips that I follow and that I hope can help you battle those nerves. Preparation This...
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Cracking Careers Wisdom...
Christmas crackers are a traditional Christmas favourite, did you know they were first made in about 1845-1850 by a London sweet maker called Tom Smith? He had seen the French 'bon bon' sweets (almonds wrapped in pretty paper). He came back...
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Time management tips around exams!
I was in the library a few days back, it was heaving! You lot, hunched over your textbooks, sunlight deprived and looking visibly stressed. I have been there, albeit a long time ago and know the feeling of living off...
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Am I wasting my PhD?
One of the things my colleagues and I hear most often in 1:1 conversations with research postgraduates is 'I don't want to waste my PhD'. Usually this is said in the context of someone not wanting to consider what they...
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Do you worry you are not good enough?
During the summer I was privileged to hear the author and careers coach John Lees give a talk on surviving change to a conference of Higher Education careers staff. He is someone who I have admired for the simple truth...
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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...