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Research Alumni Case Study - Software Engineering
Researcher Alumni Case Study – James Cave Software Engineer at MathWorks, Cambridge What do you do day-to-day in your current role? I work on the development of MATLAB’s Parallel Computing Toolbox, which allows you to scale up your code over...
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How confident would you feel to disclose a mental health condition to an employer?
Research shows that 1 in 4 people experience a mental health condition in any given year. In the last few years there has been more publicity and a rise in awareness of mental health thanks in part to more celebrities...
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Event review: Leadership Exploration and Development Programme (LEAD) - an event for women in Humanities and Social Sciences
Event review: Leadership Exploration and Development Programme (LEAD) - an event for women in Humanities and Social Sciences On Saturday 30th March Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Careers Service, with great support from Department for...
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Working as a researcher in the South West
I often have conversations with researchers who are wanting to work in the South West, whether due to family commitments or other personal or professional needs or preferences. Here are some of the things I say most often in those...
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What do graduate employers want to see in a CV?
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....
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A Career in Law - what you need to know about the new solicitor's qualification (SQE)
A Career in Law - what you need to know about the new solicitor's qualification (SQE) If you have been following news and developments in the law sector the last few years, you will have noticed that there are recent...
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Play a game, win a job - gamification in recruitment!
Games-based assessments - a brief guide We now have games - based assessments to practise for free in our Graduates First package - go and have a try! If you have applied to any of the larger organisations the last...
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Application tips: Answering the "Why Them?" question
Cover letters and personal statements both need to cover that key question: why do you want to work for THAT organisation, or study at THAT institution? Not addressing this question in cover letters and statements is one of the biggest...
