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Research Funding and your career
If you're planning a longer term academic career, be aware that academic employers will look for evidence of your ability to attract research funding. Depending on your research field it may not be easy for you to be a Principal...
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How can you stay employable in 2020?
Following on from our blog post 'What will the job market look like in 20 years time', I wanted to share this infographic which highlights how employers are starting to think. Career management is a lifelong process and the most successful individuals are those...
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How to sell Your Volunteering to Employers
Spend any amount of time looking at CVs and you discover how amazingly generous university students are with their time. I'm constantly surprised by the volunteering our students manage to be involved in which is often over and above their...
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Our most comprehensive resource to help you find an internship!
For a number of our students thoughts have turned to finding a summer internship and we thought we would pull together helpful websites to kick start your internship applications. General sites CareerPlayer - Search graduate internships by industry and location....
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Job hunting tips for students and graduates with Aspergers
Finding employment after graduating can be difficult for many students. However, for graduates with Aspergers Syndrome, this process can be particularly challenging. Aspergers is hidden disability affecting around 700,000 people in the UK. The condition manifests itself in different ways...
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Disclosing your disability to employers
This afternoon we delivered our first Webinar as part of the Enable Careers Programme. We talked about whether you should disclose your disability, long term health issue or mental condition to an employer. We understand whether you want to disclose a...
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What will the job market look like in 20 years time?
Really fascinating read from the Guardian Professional published yesterday. Key points from the article include: The graduate jobs market is growing and having a degree will be increasingly valuable in the future. Rather than fears over unemployment the concern for...
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International Careers Week: the world is your oyster
Today we are launching our second International Careers Week, which will run from 2-6 March. Whether you are an international student looking for opportunities to work here or at home, or a British student looking to expand your horizons and...
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Job hunting advice for dyslexic students and graduates
According to the NHS, approximately 10% of the British population has dyslexia to some extent, making it one of the most common learning difficulties. Yet students and graduates with dyslexia often worry about informing potential employers of their condition. According...
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Disclosure – Do you tell an employer about your disability?
Disability Rights UK have put together a handy guide for students on how you tell people about your disability. However we understand that disclosing your disability to an employer is a cause for concern for many of our students. It...
