Internship Programme for Students and Graduates with Disabilities or...
Change 100 is a paid placement programme to match talented and ambitious students and recent graduates with disabilities or long-term health conditions with top UK companies. Disabilities or long-term...
View ArticleHow to handle job offers
Picture this: Your phone rings, it is a unknown number - you answer with much trepidation. It is someone from the graduate recruitment team following an assessment center you went to. Hurrah they have...
View ArticleSkype Interview Etiquette
A few days back, I did a practice interview via Skype with a client, all was going well except I was rather distracted by a less than professional poster on the clients wall and that the candidate was...
View ArticleWhere are the jobs for me? 5 tips for looking in the right place
I'm starting to notice a theme with a number of students I have been talking to. They feel like there are plenty of jobs being advertised as well as employer events going on but there is nothing for...
View ArticleHow to make the most of your placement or internship!
It is that time of the year when I start talking to 2nd years accross the Faculty of Science about how to make the most of their placement year. Looking for a placement or internship is like looking...
View ArticleEmployer Monday: Centrica
Hey everybody, I’m the Employer Services Manager in the Careers Service. I often visit employers to find out how they might like to work with Universities and recruit our students. I’m not a Careers...
View ArticleHow to handle job offers
Picture this: Your phone rings, it is a unknown number - you answer with much trepidation. It is someone from the graduate recruitment team following an assessment center you went to. Hurrah they have...
View ArticleAutumn Careers and Placements Fair 2018
On Thursday 18th and Friday 19th of October, the Autumn Fair will be held between 11am and 4pm in the STV. This year we are absolutely thrilled to say it is a joint venture between the Careers Service...
View ArticleBiggest turn out yet at the Autumn Careers & Placements Fair 2018
A huge thanks to everyone who attended and supported the two-day Autumn Careers and Placements Fair last week. This year, we combined forces with the Placement teams to invite a greater range of...
View ArticleThe Student Perspective: Mars - Planet of Possibility
One of our MSc Innovation and Technology Management students attended a presentation by Mars, and here is what he found out… The easiest way to a student’s heart is giving them freebies. So, it was...
View ArticleThe Student Perspective: International Management student My attended a...
The Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team is famous by the name itself. They are Formula One three-time champions amongst many awards, and famous to race-lovers and those who love speed and engines....
View ArticleSpeculative cover letters: It’s not me, it’s you
Speculative cover letters are used when applying to a company for a position that has not been advertised. This could be to enquire about work experience, or to gain a role with a company you...
View ArticlePlacement at Edwards Vacuum: my experience in the semiconductor industry
Placement at Edwards Vacuum: my experience in the semiconductor industry Interested in the semiconductor industry or want to know more? Have a read of this excellent blog by one of our placement...
View ArticleStudent Perspective: Working in Japan
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...
View ArticleI was on placement, but now I’m working from home – HELP!
Like thousands of people across the country, the Careers Team have had to quickly adjust their working practices to working from home. Here I outline how we’ve adapted to the situation and hope it will...
View ArticleStudent Blog: Starting a Virtual Placement!
COVID-19 has changed the way we all work currently, and the ongoing impact for 2020-21 will continue to challenge us all to adjust and adapt. Starting a placement (or new job of any kind) is daunting...
View Article4 Skills You Get From Working From Home
Although society and offices are opening up, a significant percentage of people are still working from home and will work from home for a while yet. Many of our graduating students will start their new...
View ArticleStudent Perspective: Finding a placement and getting the most out of it!
Third year BBA student Caitlin tells us about her experience in finding and securing a placement: “The BBA (BSc Business) course requires you to undertake two sixth month placements within the...
View ArticleStudent Perspective: Keji tells us how a placement abroad developed resilience
Spanish and Politics student Keji tells us about turning a disappointing internship on the other side of the world into a positive experience for developing skills... 'As a student of Spanish and...
View ArticleStudent Perspective: Marketing finalist Lauren tells us about applying for...
My Placement Placement is mandatory on my course and I managed to secure mine at BMW Group UK Head Office in Farnborough, as the Customer Experience and Innovation Assistant in the Marketing...
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