Surrey Careers blog

Official blog of the University of Surrey's Employability and Careers Centre

Top Tips to Prepare for the Autumn Recruitment Fair

Top Tips to Prepare for the Autumn Fair   With the University of Surrey’s Autumn Careers and Placement Fair less than a week away, we share our top tips below on how to prepare and get the most out of this event. On Wednesday 11th October, we will welcome over 140 exhibitors to campus, from large […]


Welcome to First Years!

A warm welcome to all first year students at Surrey from the Employability and Careers Centre (ECC)!  Starting your student life at Surrey is an eventful time – both exciting and potentially overwhelming, with lots of change and information to take in.  We don’t want to overload you, but we do want to introduce ourselves […]


Finding a job at the University of Surrey – Student Ambassadors talking

This week we welcome a blog post from two University of Surrey students, Kamelia Radeva and Niraj Hassani, who currently work in the Employability & Careers Centre as Student Careers Ambassadors. Here they share their experience of working at the University of Surrey and their advice to other students for finding a job… K: Hello, […]


Resilience – an attractive skill for employers and your career

Career resilience means the ability to overcome barriers and adapt to change or problems in the workplace as they arise.  It is the ability to cope with setbacks and bounce back, being able to boost your self-esteem and try again. Sounds scary or almost superhuman?  In fact, resilience is a skill that can be learnt and developed.


5 Ways to Stay Motivated Throughout your Graduate Job Hunt

Guest blog post written by Jennifer Tait. Jennifer went to Lancaster University and now works as a Marketing Coordinator for Bridgewater Graduates, one of the UK’s leading graduate recruitment agencies. “I’ll just watch one episode of Game of Thrones first.” Five hours later: you still have no idea who anyone is or what in Stark’s […]


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