After eight years at Warwick, over 100 blog posts and too many espressos to count I will be leaving the University for pastures new. My first blog was accurately – if not, exactly, creatively – entitled ‘It all starts here‘ and if I was the poetic sort, I’d probably end in a similar vein. Except I’m not poetic … Continue reading
Summer is here, exams are over and you don’t have to be back on campus until October – time to put your feet up. Or is it? Well, not if you want to be the career early bird and bag yourself a job before you graduate. Some of the big graduate schemes are already open for … Continue reading
It’s graduation week – time to celebrate, let your hair down (after the formal photo) and enjoy your final few days in CV4. If you’ve got a graduate job lined up – congratulations! And if you haven’t….don’t panic. You have a long career journey ahead and it’s a marathon, not a sprint, so don’t hurry into … Continue reading
Great news! You’ve scaled the first hurdle in the selection process and been invited to interview. That graduate job suddenly feels just a little bit closer. Allow yourself to entertain the possibility of success, but don’t get too carried away. There’s still some distance between interview and job offer, and this is where the hard … Continue reading
This is not an easy career path; it is not for the faint-hearted, or for those without determination, resilience and a high intellect. The Criminal Bar is in a very tough situation, there are no pots of gold for work in public or family law either, so why do people embark on and stay with … Continue reading
Great news! You’ve managed to secure an internship and your campaign to secure a graduate job is now well underway. But don’t get complacent. An internship looks great on your CV, but appearance will only get you so far. You need to make the experience count. And here’s how…. Continue reading
