We recently caught up with Economics student Arjjun Gopal who reflected on his time working at Rackspace UK. “Time flies when you are having fun”: This was definitely true for my twelve month Marketing and Online Sales placement at Rackspace UK as I feel like it passed in the blink of an eye. To give […]
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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, […]
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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.
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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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We recently caught up with Computer Science student Hannah Blair, who shared some of her highlights and advice following her placement year at The Walt Disney Company. Hannah was recently named ‘Undergraduate of the Year for Innovation’ in the TARGETjobs Undergraduate of the Year annual competition. How did you find out about your placement opportunity? I searched […]
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Guest blog post by Jack Prenter. Jack went to the University of Nottingham and now lives in Toronto, Canada, where he runs KnownMan.com, a publication for millennial men who want more out of life. The inconvenient truth that many of us prefer to ignore is that we all make judgements of people based on the […]
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