What’s the point of a covering letter?
So you’ve spent ages on your CV – you’ve made sure it’s presented really well and covers all the key points of the job description and you’re pretty happy with…
The importance of extra-curricular activities – Abdul-Wahab Mahmood
This week, Abdul-Wahab Mahmood, 2nd year Computer Science for Business student tells us why he decided to get involved with the Career Ambassador programme and the Barclays-SAS Tech Challenge… Career Ambassador: a voluntary…
How did I get to my placement? – Eliska Dlabolova
This week’s post comes from Eliska Dlabolova, our placement student this year who has been invaluable at both the Emm Lane Campus and City Campus Careers services. Here she tells us…
Why I became a Career Ambassador – Zbigniew Soj
Today’s post comes from Zbigniew Soj, a 2nd year Politics student who shares his experience of being one of our volunteer Career Ambassadors… Why and how did I become a…
Hallowe’en Special: 8 ghastly CV mistakes to avoid
This week, in honour of hallowe’en, we’ve resurrected this old post from the dead… It’s Hallowe’en today, and with that in mind we’ve created a horrifyingly bad CV. Don’t be afraid…
My trip to China – an amazing experience!
This week’s guest blog comes from Tariq Ashraf, a third year Chemical Engineering Student and one of our Career Ambassadors, who is sharing his experience of visiting China in summer last…
Making the most of the graduate recruitment fair
Ahead of the Graduate Recruitment Careers Fair tomorrow in Student Central, graduate trainee Mahriya Saleem has shared her thoughts about how everyone can benefit from the event… My name is…
Welcome to Careers – how can we help you this year?
It’s that time of year again when we welcome new and returning students for a new and exciting academic year. There’s a lot to take in at the moment, but…
What I learned from networking
This week’s guest post comes from Bianca Drotleff, who has been a fantastic intern for us this year at Career and Employability Services. In her second post for us (see…
Four Key Things To Remember When Writing Your CV
Don’t worry if you’re a bit daunted by producing a CV – it’s a very specific way of writing that’s unique to job applications, so it’s unlikely you’ll have done…
My Placement Year as a Business Administrator
Continuing our series of placement year stories, this week Jessica Berko, a Marketing student at the Faculty of Management & Law, shares her experiences working as a Business Administrator at…
My Placement Year as a Consumer Product Marketing Intern
This week’s guest post comes from Jasmine Chue, an International Business and Management student, currently working as a Consumer Product Trade Marketing Intern in B/S/H Home Appliances. Applying for the…