I’ve had a few student encounters recently that have highlighted some common misconceptions around jobs, careers and life in general. Welcome to the first post of my new ‘mythbusters’ series, in which I’ll be exposing and challenging popular career myths. Myth: You need to beat the other candidates to succeed at assessment centres Employers are … Continue reading
Last week one of the RateMyPlacement bloggers, Chris, summarised what he thought were the ‘Top 10 Components of A Perfect Placement’, based on student and employer feedback. Continue reading
Hi – we’ve got a great guest post from Emily Middleton, an English student and Student Careers & Skills rep. Emily takes a reflective look at yesterday’s fair and asks, “what’s in it for arts students?”…. Continue reading
It’s the summer fair season again (although I use the word ‘summer’ advisedly!) and plenty of opportunity for you to scan the job horizon and see what’s out there. Careers fairs can be quite daunting – particularly for the uninitiated – it seems everyone else is smoothly working the room, chatting to employers, picking up … Continue reading
