Back in the summer I asked Can you blog your way to a job? and today’s guest post from *Robert Brandl continues the theme, looking at how, when and why to start blogging… Looking for ways to stand out from the crowd? Why don’t you start blogging? Do it well and it could put you ahead of … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: November 2012
Making the most of your internship
Final year student Klara Kan reflects on her recent internships with PwC and HSBC and shares her thoughts on making the most of your work experience… Career choice is a tough decision to make. Internships can really help you make more informed decisions, and potentially secure a graduate position at the end of the internship. … Continue reading
No ‘graduate’ job yet? Don’t panic…
It’s not always easy being a student at Warwick: you’re expected to deliver on all fronts – academic, social and career. The great and the good at all levels (including us!) are exercised by ‘graduate outcomes’ and this inevitably translates into pressure to apply for high status, graduate training schemes. That’s not to say this … Continue reading
Five golden rules of CV writing
‘Employers only spend 30 seconds scanning your CV’. It may surprise you to know that many recruiters are actually spending far less time. 80% less, in fact. You may have just 6 seconds to persuade an employer to take a second look. Now there’s no such thing as a perfect CV – no ‘magic bullet’ – … Continue reading