{"id":2220,"date":"2021-06-01T08:00:31","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T07:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/careers\/?p=2220"},"modified":"2025-10-22T15:15:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T14:15:07","slug":"meet-the-team-ever-wondered-who-the-careers-service-really-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/careers\/2021\/06\/01\/meet-the-team-ever-wondered-who-the-careers-service-really-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Team! Ever wondered who the Careers Service really are\u2026."},"content":{"rendered":"

Name and job title<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Saiyada Fazal, Careers Adviser<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>How long have you worked at the University? Include details if you have worked in different roles\/departments.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I have worked at the University for over 6 years.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>What does your job entail?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I have the privilege of helping students and graduates find the right career path for them. This includes 1-1 conversations, running workshops and making videos and lots more. I also work closely with colleagues in the Faculty of Science and provide labour market insights, review our modules' employability component, and liaise with employers.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>What do you love most about your job?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

My students! Not a day goes by when I am not inspired by the passion,\u00a0<\/span>energy<\/span>\u00a0and motivation to make a difference that drives my students.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>If you could go back and tell your student-self one thing what would it be?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Action builds resilience. Inaction stokes fear.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>What personal\/professional barriers have you overcome to be where you are today?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I left school at 14, and as a result, I am acutely aware of the gaps in my education (which fuels imposter syndrome) and always end up comparing myself to others. I need to remind myself daily to recognise and focus on what I\u202f<\/span>can<\/span><\/i>\u202fcontribute instead of what I lack.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>What is your greatest personal\/professional achievement?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I struggle with a form of Bipolar disorder and am proud of not letting this condition define me or my career choices.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>What do you do when you\u00a0<\/span><\/b>aren't<\/span><\/b>\u00a0at work?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Cook, garden, tend to my two cats every need and volunteer as a family court magistrate\u2026<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>What are your hopes for the future?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

My students! I have so many conversations where students ask me how they can pursue careers to make a difference to our planet, our community, and the environment. It makes me feel like we are going to be OK\u2026<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The crystal ball moment: What does the post-COVID world have in store for us all\u2026.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We are going to enter a period of \"stable uncertainty\" as the dust settles and we figure out the lasting changes and impact of COVID on our lives. It is important we\u00a0<\/span>don't<\/span>\u00a0resist this reality and instead meet life where it is.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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