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How recognising your strengths can help your career
Increasingly, employers are using strengths-based interviews to recruit new staff. But recognising your strengths can do more than help you to succeed in a job interview. By knowing what your strengths are, you can look for ways and opportunities, to...
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5 Ways We Are Supporting Disabled Students
As we have said before, we may be working remotely but just to remind all our students, the Careers Service is definitely still here to support you. If you are a disabled student, student with Dyslexia or have a long term health condition, read on to find out...
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Skills to thrive in a post COVID world of work
A few weeks into the lockdown we ended up caring for a robin fledgling, who we named ‘Tufty’. For a little ball of fluff, he ate rather a lot (hourly meal worm feeds) and produced plenty of waste but he...
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Student Blog: Starting a Virtual Placement!
COVID-19 has changed the way we all work currently, and the ongoing impact for 2020-21 will continue to challenge us all to adjust and adapt. Starting a placement (or new job of any kind) is daunting at the best of...
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Informal interview? Relax yes...but not too much
Here in the Careers Service we are often told by students that they are feeling nervous because they have been invited for an “informal” interview. This type of interview seems to be a growing trend, even during lockdown and especially...
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Why are you applying for this master’s degree? How to write a convincing answer
The decision to apply for a master’s degree is very exciting. There are many reasons why you might pursue one but presenting these motivations in a personal, deep-seated, and well-considered way is a task of its own. To start, be...
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The Right Person(ality) for the Job!
This blog post was written by Information Assistant Tricia Onions When I graduated university, I was of the (ill-informed) belief that employability was a black and white issue. That I was either cut out for the world of work...
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The Charity Sector and Finding Experience During Covid-19
I know some of you were hoping to find volunteering experience or paid roles this summer in order to research and start a career in the charity sector. Because of the covid-19 crisis many charities have had to stop their...
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