self awareness
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How recognising your strengths can help your career
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...
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Why are you applying for this master’s degree? How to write a convincing answer
The decision to apply for a master’s degree is very exciting. There are many reasons why you might pursue one but presenting these motivations in a personal, deep-seated, and well-considered way is a task of its own. To start, be...
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5 job hunting tips during COVID-19 pandemic
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...
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Needed! Urgently! Your leadership skills!
Why the post Covid-19 world will need your leadership skills I’ve been thinking for some time about writing a blog to help students write in a more compelling way about their leadership skills. “Leadership” as a required core skill is...
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So what did you do in Spring 2020 ? Interview questions in the post-Covid19 world
I’m writing this in mid March 2020. I don’t have a crystal ball…but all things must and will pass. At some point, hopefully not in the too distant future, we will be at least be gradually “coming out the other...
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Liz Bingham OBE speaks on climbing walls, networking and understanding business meetings
Liz Bingham OBE Maisie Goodson (Psychology final year) shares some key advice given by Liz Bingham OBE, our special guest speaker on the Sprint Professional Development programme for female undergraduates. Liz talks about her career journey, the advice she would...
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1000+ Years of Careers Advice
1000+ Years of Careers Advice So, what do graduates do 10 years on? What have they learnt along the way, what challenges have they overcome, regrets and poor decisions made, pros and cons of different jobs, thought processes and...