Have you got the key skills graduate employers look for? You’ll need to give examples of these essential competencies in your job applications and interviews to impress recruiters and get hired. Graduate employers place a lot of emphasis on finding candidates with the right skills and competencies for their organisations. Depending on the career…
If you don’t know what career you want when you graduate, you may have more options than you think. There are jobs in law, finance, IT and management that are open to graduates from any degree background. Even if you don’t know what the practical applications of your degree are, many graduate employers do. They…
If you’ve been putting off your graduate job hunt because you don’t know where to begin, or if you have just been VERY busy with exams, TARGETjobs have collates some excellent advice on how to get started. To get career ideas, start with yourself Start with yourself – this is the basis of all good…
Your interview went well and you thought the job was in the bag, but you’ve just heard that you didn’t get it. Read the below advice from TARGETjobs on how to cope with job interview rejection, turn the situation around and use it to your advantage. It can be easy to be overawed by your interviewers,…
Selling yourself effectively in your applications and interviews for jobs can feel uncomfortable if you’re naturally self-effacing. Here’s dome tips from TARGETjobs on how to get yourself into the right frame of mind for your job hunt. We’re always advising you to sell yourself effectively in your application forms and interviews for jobs, but…
Internships offer an attractive route into some of the UK’s top jobs; if there’s one thing you should do to make yourself more attractive to prospective employers, it’s gain experience of work. The Association of Graduate Recruiters’ annual survey charts the student recruitment activity of some of the UK’s leading companies. This year nearly three-quarters…
Dress for success at your job interviews What do I wear? How should I dress? Are common questions that I get asked when inviting students for interviews. We know the importance of that first impression and that people tend to form an opinion of someone new within a few seconds of meeting, so you need…
Emily Siddall: Intern at the Faculty of the Arts and Social Sciences 2016 Emily undertook an internship with the Faculty of the Arts and Social Sciences at Lancaster University, assisting the FASS Placements Officer. This blog gives an overview of her reflection on her experience after completing the FASS Placement Scheme. After being invited to…
Rebecca Parkinson: Intern at Carnegie Publishing Summer 2016 Rebecca’s blog post gives us a great insight into her experience of the recruitment process, as well as her experience during the first two weeks of her placement at Carnegie Publishing. https://uk.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-parkinson-ba468a97 I’ve just finished week two of my placement at Carnegie and I feel I’ve got…
Patrizia Carbone: 2016 Summer Intern for Bay Tourism Patrizia’s inital blog post outlines her internship role, and the improvements she saw to her skills in the first week of her placement. https://uk.linkedin.com/in/patrizia-carbone-a8228155/en My name is Patrizia Carbone, and I currently finishing MSc International Innovation (Design path) at Lancaster University. Since I will be spending the…
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