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What should I be doing – a guide for final year students?

Welcome back to everyone but in this particular blog, a huge welcome goes to our final year students. Well how did this happen, one minute you are a fresher wondering where everything is and then suddenly boom, the final year looms. It can be a shock to suddenly end up in the final year but…

Questions to ask the employer at interview

So far in the series we have covered the sort of questions you are likely to face in the interview. So testing your skills, knowledge and experience to date in relation to the job being applied for. You are also very likely to be asked why you want to work there. We have covered these…

How to address more ‘unusual’ interview questions

The third in the series of how to address interview questions offers a slight change of tack. The last blog showed how to answer a question on ‘communication’ using the STAR method. You can use this method to dissect situations that could answer questions on your own skills such as leadership, problem solving, team work etc….

How to answer an interview question about communication

This series on interview questions the aim is not to find ‘word perfect’ answers but to help you identify scenarios demonstrating where, when and how you used certain skills. You can then talk about these with confidence no matter what the questions are. Number 2 in the series approaching interview questions covers a skill needed in all jobs – communication. Examples involving good communication…

Why should we hire you?

The interview season is now well and truly upon us and many of you are preparing as we speak. I am going to write a series of blogs over the coming months on interview questions and how to devise answers to these. It is impossible to plan and prepare for every scenario in an interview. That is good…

Hatch a plan over the break

Five quick top tips for career planning over the break… Update your CV– life can move very rapidly and you think you have a CV and then suddenly its ‘out of date’. So add on new skills gained from the course, work, volunteering and other interests. https://www.brighton.ac.uk/careers/looking-for-a-job/cvs-applications-and-interviews/how-to-write-a-cv/index.aspx Check your digital footprint – what comes up when you…

Did you know you can get a certificate for volunteering through the university signed by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor?

If you volunteer for more than 30 hours or complete a significant volunteering project by volunteering via the university’s volunteering service, Active Student, you can get a certificate. This is only for volunteering outside of your degree – extra-curricular volunteering – and not as part of a community engagement placement module within your degree. The…

Preparing for the ‘Unknown’

Preparing for the ‘Unknown’ is probably a paradox. However it is important to consider this when attending any recruitment event such as an interview or assessment centre. Recruiters will ask you to respond to questions and tasks that you know the answer to and can prepare for ( the Known), but then they will surprise you with questions and…

STP in Wales now open

Health Education and Improvement Wales are currently recruiting to a number of trainee healthcare scientists positions. If you are interested in these opportunities and would like to find out more please follow the links below. Audiology https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/xi/vacancy/?vac_ref=915473789 Cancer Genomics https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/xi/vacancy/?vac_ref=915471520 Cardiac Science and Sleep Science https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/xi/vacancy/?vac_ref=915475342 Clinical Biochemistry https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/xi/vacancy/?vac_ref=915472191 Genomics https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/xi/vacancy/?vac_ref=915472023 Health Informatics…

Latest arts and heritage volunteering opportunities including Brighton Dome and Festival 2019!

Latest arts and heritage volunteering opportunities including Brighton Dome and Festival 2019! Why volunteer? Is it worth it? The essential way to add to your CV and get work experience related to your degree whilst you are university, before you graduate – think employability skills Boost your confidence Make new friends, meet like-minded others Improve…

How to capture evidence of skills

As you progress through your degree you will hear people talk of the skills you are gaining and how important they are to future employment, particularly in the application process. Having identified key skills you need to think about showing evidence of the skill and how it can be shown to a potential employer. So how can…

Career Management for Early Career Academic Researchers

The third run of a free online course for research students and early career research staff entitled Career Management for Early Career Academic Researchers is now open for bookings. The MOOC is a collaboration between the University of Glasgow, University of Edinburgh, and University of Sheffield and is available to students and staff at any institution worldwide….

Calling all final years – make sure you update your CV

As a Career Development Adviser my worry factor increases when I hear final year students saying, ‘Oh its OK, I have a CV from when I applied for a placement’. STOP RIGHT THERE! Writing a CV for a placement is great but you wrote that in the second year of your course and if you didn’t do a placement that was…

Considering postgraduate study?

This is the time of year when final years are deciding what to do and for many of you postgraduate study is on the list of options. But do think before you pursue this idea… Are you maybe considering postgraduate study because you can’t think of anything else you want to do? Or as a way of staying within…

Graduating in 2020 in Engineering, Product Design, Computing, Maths or Physics ?

If you graduate in 2020 then read on… Would you like the opportunity to secure one of four £10,000 scholarship for your final year of studies and a 3-month paid summer work placement at global technology company? Sign up now to attend the Paxton’s Scholarship Open Day on Friday 9th November. The Paxton Scholarship…

Calling all women looking for opportunities in IT…

IT’s not just for the boys! IT’s not just for the boys! that’s why TARGETjobs has created this employability event where you can find out how to secure a role in the tech industry, fast-track your application and network with other women who have a passion for tech. Build your professional network Boost your CV…

Is it worth making a speculative application?

A speculative application is when you approach the employer to see if they have any vacancies which is different from applying to an advertised vacancy. However is it worth the time and effort approaching a employer in this way? Firstly there are no guarantees an application of this kind will be successful, it may not…

Graduate Engineering Engagement Program ( GEEP) launched

In partnership with the Royal Academy of Engineering, SEO London is proud to present the Graduate Engineering Engagement Program (GEEP). The GEEP aims to increase diversity and inclusion across the engineering profession with an ultimate vision to create an inclusive profession that inspires, attracts and retains people from diverse backgrounds and reflects UK society. For…

Mood Boost Coaches needed for a fantastic student-led initiative

Mood Boost is the University’s Student Peer-to-Peer Mental Health Programme. This course is run by students in conjunction with the Counselling & Wellbeing Service and Active Student. Mood Boost needs you!!! As a Mood Boost Coach you will be trained to deliver a 4-week course that will support students experiencing mild depression and low…

Top tips for new graduates

If you have just graduated then you may feel euphoric and so you should… getting to the end of several years of study is worth celebrating. But then back into sharp focus comes the question ‘What do I do now?’ If you haven’t got a job as yet then here are some tips to get started with the next…