6 Tips on Getting The Most Out of Graduate Internships
Whether you’re a student exploring your career options or a new graduate with a clear career path in mind, internships offer exciting prospects to gain hands-on experience, understand the industry, and discover more about yourself. Internships can look very different depending on the company and the field. While online internships have grown in popularity, it’s…
Building Your Personal Brand: A Guide for Recent Graduates on LinkedIn
Building Your Personal Brand Entering the professional world as a graduate can be both exciting and intimidating. With numerous job seekers competing for the same positions, it’s crucial to stand out from the crowd, whether you’re searching for a graduate internship or a full-time job. One way to achieve this is by building a strong…
The Importance of Engagement and Attendance: How Praful Excelled in His Placement
Praful’s engagement with Step and perfect workshop attendance was one of the factors that played a major role in him securing a placement and excelling at it. Step supported in building his CV, Cover Letter and Shared job opportunities. Praful started his placement search in August 2021 and got the job in November of the…
Student to Technical Auditor: Nilupa’s Career Advancement at Greenhalgh’s Craft Bakery
Nilupa Weerakkody was one of our successful placement students from the September 2022 cohort, here Is why. Nilupa enrolled at the University of Greenwich for a Master’s in Applied Food Safety and Quality Management (AFSQM) with Industrial Practice. She started her placement search August/September 2021 after completing her laboratory-based research project on PCBs in Fish…
Is the Prestige of attending a Russell Group University Overrated in the Graduate Job Market?
What is the Russell Group? In the UK, the Russell Group is a prestigious association of 24 research-intensive universities, many of which are consistently ranked among the best in the world. It’s no surprise, then, that many students and graduates believe that attending a Russell Group university can improve their employability and career prospects. But…
Navigating the transition into your first job after university
The transition from being a student at a university to being an employee in a working environment can be difficult for a lot of people. It helps to gain a little understanding of the new environment you will be entering, not only in terms of what you can expect but also what will be expected…
Types of funding and scholarships that are available for international students in the UK
Funding and scholarships that are available for international students in the UK The United Kingdom is a hotspot for international education, with hundreds of thousands of students travelling from overseas every year to study in the prestigious colleges and universities. With a vast variety of courses in every imaginable sector, UK universities are renowned for…
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Unlocking the Potential of the Graduate Visa Route: A License-Free Way to Hire International Talent
Use it or lose it! The Graduate Visa route is a simple way to hire international talent without the need for costly and bureaucratic Sponsorship licenses. Overview of the Graduate Visa Route A recent article with contributions from the Institute of Directors, Kaplan and the Higher Education Policy Institute showed some worrying trends around the Government’s…
Navigating the Job Market as a Graduate:
Graduating from university can be a thrilling and proud moment, but it can also bring with it a sense of uncertainty about the future. One area that many graduates may be concerned about is their future salary. After all, starting a new career as a graduate can be expensive, and it’s natural to want to…
Electrical Power Engineering student secures dream job at Eaton thanks to proactive job search strategy
Who is Vasili? Vasilii Urenev completed a Master’s in Electrical Power Engineering with Industrial Practice at the University of Greenwich. He already had a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Technologies from Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas, Moscow, Russia. He was one of our exceptional students from the September 2020 cohort.…