It’s widely acknowledged that numerous industries still face challenges regarding gender representation. In operations, women make up only a fraction of professionals, highlighting a significant...

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Who determines how our homes are built, our cities structured, our green spaces maintained, and our local areas linked together? Planners.

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The trick is to spin a flaw into a strength by crafting an answer demonstrating genuine honesty, self-awareness, and a desire to grow. In this blog we go through the process of crafting the best...

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As a student, do you find yourself justifying your academic achievements or writing off your early professional experiences as unexplainable or the result of luck? Imposter syndrome is the condition...

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A few weeks ago I stood in Greek heat peeking my nose over a hotel wall. What should have evoked happy holiday memories of six years earlier jogged something quite depressing instead.

‘The scene of...

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You may have been enthusiastic to start your summer job and having that extra money in your pocket to either spend or save for the future, but now you have decided to leave. This can be a difficult...

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Deciding to change my career after graduating felt terrifying, but it made me reflect on my career journey so far. 19-year-old me sought comfort in having direction and purpose. Now, seven years later...

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Ultimately, a placement year provides you with a more rounded and versatile skill set, which has the potential for opening up doors when it comes to the job search

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Following the whirlwind of excitement throughout summer and graduation, filling my diary with job interviews seemed like I’d come back down to Earth with quite a thud. Between August and October, I’ve...

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As a third year Historian on the minimum loan, my bank account was breaking my heart every time I logged onto my mobile banking. By spring semester of second year, I was faced with two options – max...

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Whether you’ve already graduated or you’re in your dreaded final year, it’s probably a good time to start thinking about securing a graduate job. Perhaps you haven’t got a vocational degree and are...

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The words 'Graduate Scheme' are used far too often these days, without any explanation. Over the past 18 months, I have been enrolled on one and I can now safely tell you what it meant for me and what...

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Exam season is tough for everybody and can be a significant source of increased anxiety. I, like many, suffer from anxiety and I seriously struggle in the lead-up to exams. One of the few benefits of...

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In the one and a half years I have spent at university, I have been privileged enough to meet a number of people who spend some of their free time volunteering. I have even volunteered myself....

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Since education has been reductively streamlined, subjects have been classified by their putative employability value. Students are coaxed into the fields of science and maths by the deceptive advice...

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Think about it: you probably apologise way too much without even realising. While it might seem harmless or just polite, apologising too much is probably doing more harm than good, especially for...

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It's International Women's Day 2018 which calls for a celebration of all things femme. This year, we're focusing on female pioneers within the STEM (science, tech, engineering & maths) industries and...

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What are the strikes for? Why are they important, and what do they mean for students? Anna Ley studying English Literature at the Durham University explains what the 4 week walkout means for...

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Is plastic reduction one of your new year's resolutions? Or are you simply interested in how to #PassOnPlastic to see how easy and viable it would be for you? Now, of course, changing habits can be...

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