In a perfect world, you understand your skills, your strengths and your motivations. You do some research on jobs, you find the one which fits best, make a compelling application and “hey presto”, you’ve embarked on your ideal career. Sadly, it doesn’t always work like this. These things are important, but sometimes life just seems to … Continue reading
I love reading. I’m entranced by the idea that perhaps someone would pay me to read for a living. When I came to write this blog I wondered if I would find out all about the lost career path I should have taken. Perhaps I was over optimistic, I haven’t identified the post for which … Continue reading
“I’ve definitely failed, the exam was apocalyptically bad / the worst ever / completely impossible”. I have heard just about every version of the above laments and confess to being guilty in the (distant) past of wailing in similar vein myself. I fear I may even have added in a few rich expletives. So, if you … Continue reading
Here at Warwick we have many international students. Considerable numbers of home students also chose to spend a year abroad either as part of their degrees or through the Erasmus or similar schemes. The received wisdom is that studying abroad is “a good thing” in employability terms but is that always the case? Continue reading
Sometimes a CV is a thing of beauty, smart, professional, with correct grammar and spelling, evidencing great work experience and acquisition of skills. A CV like these cries out “Employ me!” and sooner or later an employer will heed that call! Sadly I see a lot of CVs which don’t quite hit the mark, so … Continue reading
If you are coming to the end of your first degree you might be thinking about doing a Masters. Is this a good idea or not? As ever there probably isn’t a straightforward answer. Whether or not carrying on studying is a sound decision is going to depend on what subject you’re planning to study … Continue reading
Many students will have had glitteringly successful academic careers. GCSE and A Levels may not have provided any particular challenges and the path through University could have been very smooth. So what if the very first time things don’t go according to plan is when you don’t get the job you wanted? How do you … Continue reading
