One of life's hardest missions is treading the fine line between using your CV to make you appear as the best person in the world for the job that you are applying for, without coming across as brash...
It's that time of year when people begin to discuss their summer plans. If you are in final year, you are probably getting sick to death of being asked what you have lined up next year.
It is easy to get swept away by the glamour and charm of the big corporations that lavish money on sending representatives to your university in order to lure students into applying for their graduate...
Number crunching think tanks have convinced us all that if you want to succeed in life and gain a good salaried job, you have to obtain a degree. For some, the conventional university path is not one...
The University of Bristol has recently conducted a study, the results of which suggest that students at state schools do better at university than students who have come from private schools, however...
There are countless inspirational stories out there of people who started on the very bottom rungs within a company and, through willpower and elbow grease, worked their way to the top. Late...
It has emerged that University College London is planning to provide their students additional classes in a bid to help them get their careers off the ground.
For the first time in your life you may find yourself with no obvious path. There are 4 questions you need to ask yourself to determine what you should do after graduation.
The pride of graduation is a beautiful thing, made all the more poignant if you can add the elite label of First Class Honours. Hours of blood, sweat and tears in the library, early mornings and late...
Going away to university offers you countless opportunities; you experience life as an independent adult - for lots of people it is the first time they will cook themselves dinner or pick up a hoover....
You may be bored, planning on moving city, looking for more of a challenge or trying to climb up on to the next notch of the career ladder; there are plenty of reasons for people to quit their job.
The busy lives of your potential employers means they often will only have time to scan through your CV, as opposed to dwelling over your carefully constructed sentences. It is therefore important...
Like your first day at school or university, your first date or your first driving lesson, first day at work nerves are bound to have you shaking and whimpering. The prospect of meeting a whole new...
Few of us are lucky enough to get on with everyone we work with, all the time. Like all other personal relationships, there will be highs, lows and ego clashes within the office. At times these may...
Unless you are absurdly lucky or incredibly well qualified, chances are that you will not get every single job you apply for. Even if you get through to the interview stage, do not take this to be a...
Under the leadership of Tony Blair the Labour party committed themselves to increasing the numbers of 18 year olds attending university. The result of this push, combined with an unstable national...
Applying for jobs with only your degree as proof of your employability no longer cuts the mustard, as graduate competition for jobs becomes increasingly fierce. Internships have become a necessary...
University is a fantastic opportunity to make lifelong friends, build networking skills and learn to live independently. Amidst all the fun and games, the primary importance of your degree can become...
It is expected by most employers in our current hectic job market that applicants will have completed some work experience related to the field of application. However, simply completing the work...
Some people seem to come out of the womb knowing what they want to do when they are all grown up. Others, particularly students who opt for arts degrees, are not so lucky. When I tell people I study...
As school leavers get set to take their places at university, many will find the extent of choice of courses available are becoming increasingly limited.
There is a lot of emphasis put by careers services on constructing the perfect CV. While your CV is undoubtedly very important for chronicling your qualifications and employment history, the bullet...
There was a time when applicants existed to employers merely as their CV, references and how they chose to present themselves at interview. In a 2011 survey conducted of 300 recruiters, Reppler found...
Rejection after rejection will inevitably leave some job candidates questioning the strength of their CV. In our difficult jobs market, one may feel the need to tell a few 'white lies' on one's CV to...
In such close quarters as an office, it is easy and natural for the boundaries between one's personal and professional lives to cross. It is important to remember that the office is not a second home,...
Looking for a job can be a daunting prospect. Fresh out of university, having been used to personal tutors and career services at your beck and call for guidance and moral support, going it alone can...
The thought of learning a foreign language may prompt nightmarish flashbacks to the dismal days of French lessons at school, however may also open doors to your shining future career.
In a year that has seen an average of 52 job applications for every graduate position, an 11% increase on last year, resulting in many organisations finishing recruitment for the year early, the...
NUS president, Liam Burns, is encouraging students to air their grievances in a unified fashion by hitting the streets of London this November in a protest.
The old saying, 'those who can't, teach', appears to be losing impact as a recent survey by the Teaching Agency suggests teaching is being viewed as an increasingly prestigious occupation.
The BBC has revealed figures collated by Hull's Student Union that reveal a 54% increase in the number of students facing financial difficulties over the past four years.
On the eve of the launch of the government's social mobility strategy, Labour leader Ed Miliband called for a rejection of what he deems the narrow-mindedness that prioritises university education as...
After eighteen years of living under Mum and Dad's rule of thumb, most teens would agree a large part of the appeal of university is moving out and being finally able to live by your own rules.
The NUS have expressed fears surrounding Education Secretary Michael Gove's plans to alter the A Level system, arguing that the changes will have a negative impact on pupils who are not planning on...
