advice
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Happy Diwali – shining a light on the best graduate jobs…!
One of my clients asked yesterday, ‘How do I find the best job?’ This made me think, whilst we have a huge number of employers on campus; all trying to persuade you to start your graduate career with them, how do...
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It's only a dissertation, right?
Yesterday I saw lots of students for CV checks - par for the course at this time of year. And I have noticed a common theme. With the final years, I hardly ever see any mention of their Final Year...
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Do you have a Video Interview coming up?
I am seeing a surge in the number of requests for Mock Interviews in the Careers Service. Therefore I thought this week I would focus on preparing for interviews. The use of Skype or telephone interviews is fairly common; I have...
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“Tell me about yourself” – an innocent ice-breaker or nightmare interview question?
A few days ago I delivered a workshop on Preparing for Interviews; during the workshop I asked the participants to share their nightmare interview question. It seems one of the most commonly asked interview questions ‘Tell me about yourself’ strikes...
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Autumn Careers Fair 2014
The University of Bath, Autumn Careers Fair will be held on Thursday 16th October from 11am-4pm in the Sports Training Village. For those of you who have never been to careers fair, you’re in for a treat: over 135 employers...