Diversity Monitoring report 2020
Our diversity promise: Step is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and fair participation in employment for all persons. Every year we look to publish our diversity data. We do this to highlight areas for improvement and…
Why should you do a graduate internship?
So you’ve finished Uni yet you’ve not managed to secure that high paying, high flying graduate job that you were told about all the way through your studies? I know that it can often be dangled like a carrot in front of you, but in all honesty, you’re not alone in this situation. I’ve been…
Developing skills during lockdown – for free!
So, like many students, lockdown has been a bit weird and boring. I’m a second-year student and I didn’t want to waste my time. After watching almost everything Netflix had to offer, I thought it was about time I did something productive and useful with all the spare time I had… After not working for…
Creating The Right Study Environment In Your Home – GUEST BLOG
Your learning environment can have a massive impact on your overall academic success. Research has found that many factors affect learning ability, including light, sound, comfort, and even colour. You must consider these factors carefully and create a productive study space that will maximise your learning potential. To help you achieve academic success, here are…
Ruby Clarkson
Getting A Job In The Big City With A Creative Degree – GUEST BLOG
It is an exciting time to be starting a creative career – the creative industries in the UK are booming. According to the government’s 2018 employment statistics, the creative industries added new job postings at twice the rate of other industries. The UK’s major cities all have thriving creative scenes filled with many opportunities. This…
Ruby Clarkson
Graduating in a Pandemic!
As you can imagine, entering the job market after graduating from University (in 2020), was very difficult and daunting. With companies facing uncertainty in the market, and staff being made redundant or being placed on the furlough scheme, recruitment was not on their agenda. This made job searching at the time to be very difficult…
Why choose a career in copywriting, and how to get the skills needed to get started
Copywriting is an attractive career choice for recent graduates: it’s flexible, fast-paced, and it gives you a chance to learn about a variety of businesses. But for many students or recent graduates, it’s not always clear what exactly copywriting involves or how to get into it. This article is here to help! Here we will…
Oli Graham
69% of students and graduates responding to a recent survey have had their internship or placement cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
In March 2020, the ISE carried out a survey of graduate employers to understand how the developing pandemic situation might affect graduate level recruitment. The survey was carried out in the week before lockdown started and it’s fair to say no one could have predicted what a massive effect the coronavirus would have on the way…
10 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Deciding To Study Abroad – GUEST BLOG
10 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Deciding To Study Abroad Studying abroad is an exciting way to add to your educational experience, but like everything else in life, you’ve got to prepare yourself for it. It’s an eye-opening and life-changing venture that lets you gain a lot of worldly experience, but it may take you…
Anita Sambol
Virtual Internships – Are they worth it?
Last week I read a news article about virtual internships and did some research around the subject to investigate if they are worthwhile. Virtual internships are relatively new and are becoming increasingly popular. They essentially allow you to get the valuable experience from an internship, from the comfort of your own home! Sounds great right?…
