Careers adviser’s often talk about “telling your personal story” as part of your application for a job (here’s one of our earlier posts on this topic). Each of us has a unique narrative about our past life and the experience and skills we have garnered along the way. We persuade employers to employ us by demonstrating … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2015
Selling your social science degree!
James Pritchard wrote this post after the recent Careers for Social Scientists event hosted by the Sociology Society; he joined a student panel to discuss his experiences in gaining a summer internship and what he had learnt from it. Contributors had experience across the law, finance and not-for-profit sectors. James recognises how a degree in social … Continue reading