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Recruiters' most hated CV phrases revealed...
How long do you spend reading a potential candidates CV? New research from the New College of the Humanities has revealed that recruiters on average make their minds up in less than 60 seconds. The findings came after researchers interviewed over 860...
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How to network with confidence!
We are absolutely thrilled to be delivering two workshops during the Women in Leadership Conference which is being organised by the University of Bath Students Union tomorrow. My colleague Ghislaine Dell will be exploring the concept of personal branding and...
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Channel your inner monkey for a successful 2016!
Many of our students and graduates will be welcoming the Year of Monkey today and the Bath careers team would like to take this opportunity to wish you all Gōngxǐ fācái. We understand that according to Chinese astrology, the monkey is intelligent,...
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UCAS points and international qualifications
This afternoon I met a student from Mexico who was applying for graduate schemes. She was a bit stuck as the application form required UCAS points - while there is no direct way to provide a UCAS points equivalent for...
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Should you disclose your sexuality?
Within the careers service we understand just how difficult it can be to embark on your first internship, placement or graduate job. This anxiety can be amplified even further, if you're also worried about having to hide your sexual orientation or gender identity....
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New Semester - New Careers Events - New Jobs
The staff in the Careers Service are delighted to see campus back in to full swing, especially now students are booking appointments and once more engaging with their careers research and investigation. We do like to be busy! Here are three...
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Is a postgraduate degree necessary?
An article appeared in the THES last Thursday on this topic. Victoria Halman investigated how employers view the growing trend for graduates to take a second qualification, usually a Masters, to help them land a first job. It is a...
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Inspiration from two Sprint speakers
We are delighted to share inspirational advice from two of our speakers who will be presenting to our Sprint participants next week. Catherine Wenger Associate Director, West Water Group Leader - Arup Catherine read Civil Engineering at Bristol University and...
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Sprint development programme comes to Bath!
Sprint is a well-established development programme for undergraduate and graduate women. Building on the success of the prestigious Springboard programme, Sprint has been researched, designed and written specifically to address issues and challenges faced by undergraduate and graduate women. The programme...
