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Women: Success starts with failure....
Think back to when you were a child... you were probably naturally inquisitive, curious, eager and willing to try new things. As a child when things didn't work out you probably moved on and tried something else. You probably didn't...
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Advice for women who want to succeed in male dominated industries
Following our Women in Leadership theme this week I thought I would share this article: Business is GREAT: Women in Enterprise – Anne Wilson, Managing Director of engineering company Numill shares her advice for women who want to succeed in...
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Is lack of confidence holding back women's careers?
So, how confident do you feel about your work? Not very...! The Institution of Leadership & Management's research 'Ambition & Gender at Work' suggests that over 50% of women report feelings of self-doubt about their performance and careers. Time and time again...
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Mentoring to develop your leadership skills
A survey by RSA, the executive search firm, looked at the UK life sciences industry and found that “women bring empathy and intuition to leadership” with nearly two-thirds of respondents (62 per cent) thinking that women contribute differently in the boardroom,...
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How can women develop leadership skills?
This Saturday, the University of Bath Students Union are hosting our first ever Women in Leadership Conference. The careers team are thrilled to be part of this event and we will be delivering workshops and offering 1:1 careers support to the...
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Enable: Careers Events to support Disabled Students
The Enable Careers Events been developed by the Disability Advice Team, the Counselling & Wellbeing Service and the Careers Team at Bath to support students with a physical disability, mental health issue or a learning difficulty. The programme is made up...
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The Careers Service at the Women in Leadership Conference!
We are absolutely thrilled to be delivering workshops during the Women in Leadership Conference which is being organised by the University of Bath Students Union. The Careers team will be leading the following workshops: Networking with Purpose: this session will help participants think about...
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Researching Career Sectors
Here are our 5 top tips to research career sectors: Look at sector overviews: Prospects, TARGETjobs and Inside Careers offer good sector overviews as well as example job profiles for multiple sectors. Talk to alumni: Log into Bath Connection and talk...
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Graduate Opportunities in the South West.....
According to Gradsouthwest.com, the South West enjoys higher than average employment and was recently judged to be the happiest place to work. Good news so far. So what opportunities are available to you when you graduate? The following illustrates the range of employers based here:...
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The hard truth about soft skills
Sometimes it seems as though the list of skills and attributes that employers want in their potential employees is getting longer and harder to attain. And, worst of all, it's full of unmeasurable, intangible 'soft skills'. Things like 'interpersonal skills', 'communication',...
