Considering teaching?

I’ve been updating some materials for teaching lately and it occurred to me that this is something I could mention here. It may seem an odd time of year to be talking about applications to teaching, but if you’ve graduated recently and perhaps have had the thought in the back of your mind then read [...]

Internship vacancy – at the Careers Service

If you are a regular reader of this blog you may already be familar with the Manchester Graduate Internship Programme (MGIP). I just want to highlight a vacancy for an Information Assistant that has just gone live as it is to work in my team :). I am one of the people who [...]

Sizing up job offers

So you’ve done the hard bit- the application forms, the interviews, and now you’ve been offered a job- well done. However maybe you’re not as euphoric as you expected? Something doesn’t quite feel right but the climate being what it is you maybe think you should give it a go? Then it could be that [...]

You can never be too careful

Following on from Holly’s post yesterday, you may have heard in the news this week about a company who’ve been advertising via university Careers Services for Sales Advisors but who are allegedly involved in a fraudulent operation, selling non-existent shares. We handle thousands of vacancies and our vacancy team works hard to ensure that [...]

Beware of scam spam

Yesterday I learned of a scam e-mail from a colleague in a Careers Service at another university. It purported to come from a major oil company and the e-mail said that the recipient had been automatically selected to work for them in their London office for £7500 per month, that he would not be [...]

How do you make the most out of some time out?

Are you thinking that you might like to take some time out for travelling or voluntary work before you apply for jobs? Or that giving yourself some breathing space after the rigours of finals may give you the time to decide what you’d really like to do? Then a gap year may be a good [...]

Volunteer to gain some great experience

Are struggling to find a job because you don’t have enough experience for any of the positions out there? I bet you have thought ‘How can I get experience if no one will give me a job?’ One way out of this vicious circle is to volunteer, and I recently came across [...]

Words, words, words

I’ve just returned from a conference about the future of graduate careers. I thought it might be helpful to feedback on what employers consider to be one of the biggest areas of weakness in new graduates. Communication skills – particularly written ones – are a big concern. If you’re making applications, please [...]

Want to start a graduate scheme – in 2009?

If you are planning to apply to graduate schemes to start work in 2009 I have insider news for you…
At this time of year our Careers Consultants go on visits to different recruiters. One of my colleagues visited HSBC and was really surprised to learn that they had already opened their graduate recruitment schemes for [...]

Talk on 2 year work visa

If you are a recently graduated international student and would like to stay in the UK to work, why not come along to a talk by an immigration solicitor from the law firm Slater Heelis Collier Littler? It will be your last chance to attend a talk on this subject until our new events programme [...]