It’s coming to the end of semester 1. Everyone’s minds are on Christmas and upcoming essays, but now is an excellent time to start thinking about what skills you can learn and develop. If you’re…Continue reading How Christmas can help you develop your skills!
Category: Careers & Employability
‘What Is…?’ – Inspiring Interns Magazine: Free Online Careers Advice!
Inspiring Interns is a graduate recruiting company based in the UK that helps university graduates get their dream job! They receive over 1,000 applications a day and have placed over 6,500 graduates into internships and…Continue reading ‘What Is…?’ – Inspiring Interns Magazine: Free Online Careers Advice!
How Social Media can Murder your Employment!
Social media is everywhere. Nearly everyone has some form of social media, and most information nowadays is communicated through blog posts, tweets or videos. Social media is a great way to share information with other…Continue reading How Social Media can Murder your Employment!
Horrors of not being prepared!
There are many awkward moments in life: having toilet paper stuck to your shoe; apologising to a mannequin when you walk into them after not looking up from your phone; wearing slippers to university! But…Continue reading Horrors of not being prepared!
Finishing University?! Prospects is your new best friend!
Finishing university seems like a long way off, but when you enter third year, the impending responsibilities come around thick and fast. You might be in third year now, and you’re starting to panic. And…Continue reading Finishing University?! Prospects is your new best friend!
YSJ Careers. What do they do?
Maybe you’re a first year and you’ve never considered careers before. Maybe you’re a second year and you have a work placement module coming up in second semester. Maybe you’re a third year and you…Continue reading YSJ Careers. What do they do?
What are the Benefits of getting a Part Time Job?
What are the Benefits of a Part Time Job? You’re in university, and everyone and his dog has a part time job. You’re feeling the pressure: your parents want you to work; the student finance…Continue reading What are the Benefits of getting a Part Time Job?
Why contract? [Guest Post]
This is a guest blog, written for us by Cecily Snell at Churchill Knight & Associates Ltd., who are an accounting firm specialising in contractor accounts. As you can see, Cecily thinks contracting is a…Continue reading Why contract? [Guest Post]
What is contracting?
Contractors are self-employed professionals who work for other organisations for a set period of time. Contractors might also be called freelancers or sole traders, and are usually highly skilled in their field and making a…Continue reading What is contracting?
Work Placements: my experience [Guest Post]
The following post was kindly written for us by one of our Career Ambassadors, Lucy Griffiths. Lucy is a 3rd year student in the York Business School. In 2016 I undertook a work placement at…Continue reading Work Placements: my experience [Guest Post]