Personal Development in your Graduate Career – GUEST BLOG
Darren, from Making Business Matter and Alison, from AHC Learning, explain how implementing a personal development plan in your life can be a huge benefit to your graduate career. Development appears in our lives whether we are at school, university or in the so-called ‘adult’ life with a career, creating a business or exploring the…
Darren & Alison
Merchandising with Puma – Rosie
Rosie is a Fashion Marketing student from The University of Manchester. She has recently completed her placement year as a Merchandiser with PUMA UK. When looking for where to do placement for a year, Rosie’s main goal was to find a company in the world of fashion, as well as somewhere which would allow her to…
Rosie
Doing something different each day with Events Management – Bogdan
Bogdan is a 2015 University of Brighton, International Events Management Masters graduate with a background in Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies. He has recently completed an Events Management Graduate Internship at a science and engineering industry body who are keen to create a community of geoscientists for networking and sharing ideas. Bogdan has always shown…
Bogdan
The college & university leaver’s guide to looking for a job in 2018 – GUEST BLOG
This blog post was contributed by Will Potterton of leavershoodiescompany.co.uk. Employment in 2018 The House of Commons Youth Unemployment Statistics Briefing Paper, released on 21 March 2018 illustrates that the unemployment rate in relation to the age of people leaving college or university (18 to 24-year olds) has decreased by 0.6% in the year from November 2017-January…
Will
Frozen desserts with Fred
Fred is a Nutrition student from Leeds Beckett University. Fred completed a New Product Development Sandwich Placement with one of the largest manufacturers of frozen bakery products in Europe – Coppenrath & Wiese. Choosing where to do your placement year is a daunting process as you want to gain the most valuable experience possible and…
Freddy
The Law Around Unpaid Internships – GUEST BLOG
If you’re doing an internship this summer you may feel reimbursement of travel expenses and a thank you card aren’t enough. It’s hard work making a good impression and when you’re asked to stay on late to help out with a marketing campaign, how can you say no? In recent years there have been calls…
Matt Gingell
Finding a role that ticks all the boxes – Anna
Anna is a Business Management graduate from Cardiff University. She recently completed an internship at one of the leading players in the global shipping industry. Anna discovered a strong interest in logistics, operations and supply chain management whilst studying modules in those areas at university and so when she came across an internship that captured…
Anna
A Student’s Ultimate Guide for Studying Abroad – GUEST BLOG
You may have been studying already for a year or two at university and now are required to study abroad as part of your course, or you’ve just decided that you’re sick of home and you want a change of scenery. Whatever you choose, studying abroad can be an exciting but overwhelming experience. You want…
Jennifer
Fashion and Statistics with PUMA – Jonathan
Jonathan is a Business Economics student from Leeds Beckett University. He is currently completing a Sandwich Placement at PUMA, one of the world’s leading sport lifestyle companies. Jonathan has always had a strong interest in Business and Fashion which was evident when he started his own small business selling rare designer clothes at the age…
Jonathan
Common words and phrases to avoid in your job hunt
Some phrases seem to crop up frequently in job applications and the more you see them the more they grind your gears. I’m sure they are written with the best intentions, but when you’re writing a personal statement or cover letter, every word really does count, especially in the student and graduate market where experience…
