Written by James Counter, final year Integrated Master’s Chemistry student. For Part 3 I undertook a 12-month industrial placement at Ilika®, where I worked on thin film solid state batteries as part of the Stereax testing and characterisation team. What made you choose a placement option? I remember being distinctly unsure about doing a placement …
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Careers insights, updates and news from the Careers Service at the University of Reading.
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Jan 11 2021
Becoming a Physicians Associate: by Mark Laffan, Physicians Associate at RBH
We interviewed Mark Laffan, Physician Associate at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, here’s what he had to say… What does a Physician Associate do? Physician Associates are medically trained to recognise, diagnose, and manage the most common and life-threatening conditions. PAs achieve this by working within the medical team, taking histories, and performing clinical examinations. These …
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Jan 04 2021
Thriving while helping students’ careers thrive too!
Can you introduce yourself? I’m Molly and I’m working as the Careers Mentoring Assistant for the THRIVE Scheme in the Careers Centre at UoR. I graduated from the university in July with a BA in English Literature and enjoyed my degree and Reading Uni experience so much I decided to come back and work for them too! …
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Dec 07 2020
Careers with social impact
There is a well-trodden path to the career service with students sharing how they aspire to make a difference with their choice of career. This is a truly admirable statement, but often leads to plenty of soul searching to work out precisely how they want to make that difference and the answer to this often …
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Dec 04 2020
How to begin your career as a freelance language tutor: 10 step guide
Written and provided by UK Language Project 1: Choose your language You’ll need at least C1 (advanced) level of the language you want to teach. Native-speaker level is best. Decide whether to teach your native language. Or if you studied/are studying a language at University it can be a great way to continue using it …
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