{"id":1080,"date":"2018-09-26T12:00:42","date_gmt":"2018-09-26T11:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/careers\/?p=1080"},"modified":"2025-10-22T15:56:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T14:56:51","slug":"welcome-freshers-postgraduates-and-returners-autumn-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/careers\/2018\/09\/26\/welcome-freshers-postgraduates-and-returners-autumn-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome Freshers, Postgraduates and Returners - Autumn 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome Freshers, Postgraduates and Returners - Autumn 2018<\/b><\/h3>\n

\"Freshers<\/a><\/p>\n

Ah, you found (or re-found) our careers blog, well done! Now, quickly, <\/span>\u00a0subscribe to our blog<\/b> (link on the right hand side) and welcome to a wealth of careers resources, inspiring articles and careers news, employer and graduate interviews and much more. Come back regularly and you will find something \u00a0that will help you every step in your career journey.<\/span><\/p>\n

See our\u00a0 Careers Service information for new and returning students<\/a> to get up to date!<\/p>\n

Are you a final year? Make sure to check out our Checklist for Final Years blog entry coming next week!<\/p>\n

Are you a fresher?<\/b><\/p>\n

Enjoy<\/b> your first few weeks at Bath. If you\u2019re going to the <\/span>Freshers\u2019 Fair<\/span><\/a> this week, you\u2019ll probably find yourself signing up for<\/span> clubs and societies<\/span><\/a>,<\/b> or other activities like <\/span>volunteering.<\/a> All of the above are great for your <\/span>CV<\/b>, as potential employers look for students who can demonstrate their initiative, have strong communication and organisation skills (e.g. the ability to juggle coursework with extracurricular activities and jobs!), and have held some positions of responsibility during their time at University. It is never too early to think about your career!<\/span><\/p>\n

Make sure you <\/span>visit us<\/b> in our wonderful University hub in the city centre,\u00a0<\/span>the Virgil Building<\/span><\/a>, check out or <\/span>Careers website <\/span><\/a>and be sure to like our <\/span>Facebook page<\/span><\/a>!<\/b> In addition, register for <\/span>MyFuture<\/span><\/a> to be kept up to date on careers events, jobs, careers resources (webinars, links, recordings of events and more) and to set up an appointment with one of the careers advisers or application advisers. See our range of appointments here. <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Returning to second year?<\/b><\/p>\n

So, you\u2019re back after the long summer break, welcome back! Now\u2019s a really great time to be thinking about your career. Do you know what you want to do when you graduate? If not, you could consider booking an appointment with one of our careers advisers to discuss your options, please do so through <\/span>MyFuture<\/span><\/a>.<\/b> In addition, we have over 150 employers coming to campus for our <\/span>Careers Fair\u00a0<\/b><\/a>later on <\/span>18th and 19th of October<\/span>, and in the meantime we have lots of employer events and skills development workshops for you to attend, all bookable through <\/span>MyFuture.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Are you a postgraduate?<\/strong><\/p>\n

As with our freshers, as a postgraduate you may also find some relevant societies for you<\/a> and spruce up your CV with relevant volunteering<\/a>. There is also a Postgraduate Association (PGA)<\/a> which represents and supports the nearly 4000 research and taught postgraduates on campus. If you are a postgraduate taught student you may want to think about applying for graduate schemes already in October, therefore have a read of our Find a Graduate Job<\/a> guide and come and see us for an appointment<\/a> in our wonderful city centre hub, the Virgil Building if you need further support.<\/p>\n

Over the coming months, we\u2019ll be blogging on topics such as:<\/strong><\/p>\n