career planning

The shock and disruption the Coronavirus pandemic has caused, is prompting many to rethink their careers. But as a recent article in the Harvard Business Review mused “is this really the right time?”  Before you go too far in your pursuit of new opportunities, it’s worth taking...

Increasingly, employers are using strengths-based interviews to recruit new staff. But recognising your strengths can do more than help you to succeed in a job interview. By knowing what your strengths are, you can look for ways and opportunities, to...

I have spent the best part of today chatting to final year students from the Faculty of Science (I mean it when I say, it has been the highlight of my day). A common theme in all the conversations has...

All alumni presenting initially studied at the School of Management. They all began with an internship and progressed to full-time roles. Some have worked in 3-4 countries before moving to Singapore or Dubai. Singapore Application Process Mainly application and interview-based...

  In this blog, Bath student Nathan Roberts discusses his experience of working in Japan.   The six months I spent in Japan working at NTT Basic Research Laboratories have been some of the most interesting, stimulating and enjoyable months...

Dr Charlie Ball Head of HE Intelligence Graduate Prospects* spoke recently at an Institute of Student Employers conference. He set about busting some myths around university and the graduate jobs market.   Myth:  “There aren’t any jobs for graduates” Truth:...

As part of the Universities ‘Skills and Employability week’ here in Careers we decided to focus our blog posts on the one dilemma that every one of will be confronted by at some point in our working lives, “I am...