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What are THEY saying about YOU? Hot topics and rank gossip from the graduate labour market.

Welcome to the first of a new series where we take a look at what going down around the global corporate water cooler, or being bashed out on angry borderline sociopaths’ blogs – the few remaining ones who aren’t being lined up for jobs at the White House, that is. Moving on… Graduation selfies: student…

Checklist your way to a dream creative job – guest blog from Pip Jamieson at The Dots

Can’t blame you for getting a tad bored with hearing the same old voices droning on here *stifled sob* – from time to time we like to throw it open for industry pros to share their experience and advice. Case in point; Pip Jamieson, founder of The Dots with some tips on making yourself known…

What’s on the Careers Service’s coffee table?

Not a stack of year-old copies of Empire, Men’s Health and Heat, that’s f’sure. As the new term flood of careers titles abates it’s time to give you a round up of what’s available. Copies of all are available to browse and/or take away at your campus Careers Centre. If not, let us know and…

Good Advices Part Three: Acing interviews and assessment centres

So, your job application was a wow – of course it was, because you read our post on Nailing CVs and application forms, didn’t you? Next thing you know they’re inviting you for an interview (EEEP!) or an assessment centre (EEEEEEEEEEP!!) …oh no, no you don’t. There’ll be no EEEEP! of any duration here. Because…

Building Towards Your Career – Francesca Loader’s Story

Today marks the start of Tomorrow Engineer’s Week 2016. It’s a week that shines the spotlight on the rewarding career opportunities that exist within engineering. In order to mark the occasion, STEM Sussex has spoken to Francesca Loader. A recent graduate and now working as a civil engineer. What was it like studying Engineering at…

Did you graduate this summer?

If so, we will be contacting you soon for the Destination of Leavers from Higher Education survey! Every year the university surveys its recent graduates to find out what they have done approximately six months after leaving, as part of a national survey called Destination of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE). The survey is conducted at…

Good Advices Part Two – Nailing CVs and applications

Welcome to part two of our series on job hunting, job applying, job interviewing and (hopefully) job getting. Everyone’s got an opinion on what makes a killer job application or CV. These range from the eminently sensible (you have six seconds to make an impact so make every word count) to the frankly bizarre (the…

Good Advices Part One – JOBsearch is nothing without REsearch…

Welcome to part one of a series on finding employers, finding vacancies, applications, interviews…and landing the job you want*. *that last part’s pretty much down to you, but we’ll pitch in with stages 1 – 4 and hopefully make stage 5 a foregone conclusion. Enough smartalec-ism, let’s get started. “So what attracts you to a…

Welcome new and returning students

Welcome to lovely Brighton. I’ve lived here for over 14 years and love it so I hope you enjoy your time here as much as I enjoy living here. We hope you have a fun and rewarding time at the University of Brighton. The university provides loads of support to help you make the most…

Free online courses in CVs , application forms , Interviews and way, way more

By now you’re hopefully feeling chilled out and de-stressed enough to think about what to do the rest of your vacation or maybe you’re a graduate looking for their next step. Did you know that there are loads of free online courses to help you create the perfect CV? or write the most amazing application…

What do STEM graduates do when they leave uni?

It’s that time of year where everyone is getting ready to, or has just graduated. It’s a big world out there for a new graduate armed with a well earned degree qualification, but what to do next? If you are someone who has studied a STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) course, then it is…

How to get into the SEO & Digital Marketing industry after graduation

Everyone knows about Brighton as thriving-South-Coast-digital-hub. Question is, when everyone and their pet goldfish has a web presence how do you ensure you stand out? You enlist an SEO professional, of course – which is where someone like Tom Clark, director of Convert Digital, an SEO business based in Brighton, comes in. Tom’s taken time…

Finding a job just got easier with our Vacancy Service makeover…

Changes are happening with our Vacancy Service. It now has a spiffy new-look user interface designed to make searching and applying for jobs easier on all platforms and all devices. Also you can; Save interesting vacancies by clicking the ‘Favourite’ icon. See a record of your applications in the ‘Application history’ section. Get more info…

All change for volunteering on the Vacancy and Events Service

The Vacancy and Events Service is all new and improved so we’re hoping that it’s a lot easier to use for finding volunteering roles that you really want to do! Finding voluntary vacancies Here’s the new Search tool, isn’t it pretty 🙂 To look at just local volunteering roles, tick Type of Work as…

Here comes the summer

Thinking of those long lazy days ahead of you free from lectures and deadlines? It’s important to chill out after all your hard work but summer is also the perfect time to earn some cash, get some skills and experience to add to your CV, have some fun along the way and maybe even have…

Falmer campus, do you know where the Careers Service is?

Do you know where the Careers Service is at your campus? And finally Falmer! We’ve been to Moulsecoomb, City (Grand Parade), Hastings and Eastbourne campus. Thank you to all students who kindly accepted to be interviewed and took part in the ‘it’s behind you’ pantomime routine. There is a Careers Office at each of our…

Think you know all the Finance career options? Try digging a little deeper…

There’s more to a career in Finance than working for a large multinational company, so says University of Brighton alumni Mike Jessop, now in Marketing and Development at Invest & Fund. Smaller companies and start-ups in the sector can offer a great start to a career within finance: here you can develop a variety of…

Eastbourne campus, do you know where the Careers Service is?

Do you know where the Careers Service is at your campus? We’ve been to Moulsecoomb, City (Grand Parade) and Hastings campus. Eastbourne it’s your turn. Thank you to all students who kindly accepted to be interviewed and took part in the ‘it’s behind you’ pantomime routine. Falmer you’re next. There is a Careers Office at…

Looking for a Study Buddy to get you through the exams?

No doubt you’re studying hard at the moment. Whether you’re finding it easy or challenging, Thales has come up with some ideas that can help. They’ve developed an online resource with cheat sheets, study timer and plenty of helpful suggestions for work and downtime. Visit their new Study Buddy. You will find useful tools for…

Law Careers Update! Work experience, insight days, international student summer schools and much more…

Time for a round up of news for all you legal types out there, starting off with a whole bunch of hot topics, think pieces and what-have-you from the good people at The Lex 100… Ask The Experts: Summer Holidays – Our panel of expert legal recruiters are on hand to advise you on how…

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