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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… Continue Reading How to capture evidence of skills

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.… Continue Reading Career Management for Early Career Academic Researchers

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… Continue Reading Calling all final years – make sure you update your CV

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… Continue Reading Considering postgraduate study?

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

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… Continue Reading Calling all women looking for opportunities in IT…

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… Continue Reading Is it worth making a speculative application?

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… Continue Reading Graduate Engineering Engagement Program ( GEEP) launched

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… Continue Reading Mood Boost Coaches needed for a fantastic student-led initiative

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… Continue Reading Top tips for new graduates

Promoting your work experience – Making things happen

We are at the end of this current series of blogs and if you have read all nine of them so far then well done. If you have identified your skills and examined your experience you should have some rich evidence to talk about in your applications and interviews. Even if you have only dipped in and out… Continue Reading Promoting your work experience – Making things happen

Promoting your work experience – Creativity

We are nearly at the end of the series of 10 blogs on digging deep into your work experience to find good evidence of key skills employers seek. The penultimate one we are looking at is creativity. If you have worked in a setting where you have produced something tangible or helped others produce something and also encouraged their… Continue Reading Promoting your work experience – Creativity

Promoting your work experience – Analytical skills

Right we are back with the 8th blog in the series of promoting your work experience and identifying your skills. You should be thinking of how you can evidence skills and show them to a future employer in all kinds of contexts. So by keeping records of these you can address the skills section on… Continue Reading Promoting your work experience – Analytical skills

Make the most of your summer vacation – “Volunteering while at university could put you ahead of the game after graduation”

“Volunteering while at university could put you ahead of the game after graduation” 7 reasons to volunteer whilst studying: 1) To enrich your degree 2) To gain invaluable work experience 3) It makes you feel good 4) It’s a powerful networking tool 5) It give you sense of purpose 6) You’re making a difference 7) To find opportunities… Continue Reading Make the most of your summer vacation – “Volunteering while at university could put you ahead of the game after graduation”

Promoting your work experience – Organisation

If you have been following the blog posts on ‘Promoting your work experience’ and answering the questions posed then you should be building up some really good personal evidence to put on your CV, an application form or in readiness for answering questions at an interview or assessment centre. So far we have covered the following skill areas: Communication… Continue Reading Promoting your work experience – Organisation

Promoting your work experience – Leadership

Number 6 in our series of blogs about skills and we turn our attention to leadership. Leadership is a skill often asked for and can be relatively easy to show if you have worked in a management or supervisory role or even through leisure interests, led a sports team for example. Firstly though what springs… Continue Reading Promoting your work experience – Leadership

Promoting your work experience – Commercial Awareness

Welcome back to our series of blogs on promoting your skills gained via work experience. These blogs aren’t trying to ignore the excellent skills gained on your university course but are designed to try and get you think of other ways in which you are getting skills. Using skills from education and any other experience will enrich your… Continue Reading Promoting your work experience – Commercial Awareness

Promoting your work experience – Self Awareness

In the last of our blogs about skills before Easter we look at Self awareness. We will be back after Easter with more blogs on different skills so keep looking out for them. So far we have covered Communication, Teamwork and Problem solving . Self awareness is perhaps more tricky to define but it is… Continue Reading Promoting your work experience – Self Awareness

Fabrica Gallery – now recruiting for Front of House Volunteers: Life Model II #ShrigleyAtFabrica #BrightonFestival

Fabrica has on-going recruitment Front of House Volunteers, accepting applications throughout the year. Mainly recruiting and inducting volunteers three times a year in spring, summer and autumn to coincide with our exhibition programme, or at peak times of exhibition. As a Front of House volunteer, students are expected to volunteer for at least 3.5hrs a… Continue Reading Fabrica Gallery – now recruiting for Front of House Volunteers: Life Model II #ShrigleyAtFabrica #BrightonFestival

Promoting your work experience – Problem Solving

Number 3 in our series of blogs is problem solving, we have already covered teamwork and communication so have a look at those if you haven’t already seen them. We are covering some of the key skills that employers look for in applicants and in these blogs we are focusing primarily on skills gained through work experience. Problem solving… Continue Reading Promoting your work experience – Problem Solving