Oct 22 2021
When you graduate from university and go out there to start looking for your first graduate job, you will most likely come to a stark realisation. The outcome of university wasn’t exactly what you expected and just because you’ve got a degree in your hands doesn’t mean that employers are begging for your attention. Add …
Permanent link to this article: https://blogs.reading.ac.uk/careers/how-to-land-a-corporate-job-with-zero-experience-by-tim-sekundyak/
Oct 14 2021
What is the Media, Marketing and Communications themed week all about? Marketing is one of the most popular career sectors for Reading students! This is a rewarding area of work open to students from a wide range of degree backgrounds. If you’d like a career which involves creativity and being able to communicate effectively in …
Permanent link to this article: https://blogs.reading.ac.uk/careers/week-4-careers-in-media-marketing-and-communications/
Mar 05 2019
For all the cataclysmic headlines about school teaching, the profession remains a popular training choice for graduates – UCAS reported a little over 46,000 PGCE applications in 2017. As finalist undergraduates, it’s likely you’ll know peers who are already decided on teacher training. And it’s not terribly hard to see why: Financial stability – with …
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Dec 04 2018
Avoid making these 9 mistakes when writing your CV Written by Andrew Fennell from StandOut CV As a graduate, writing your CV can be challenging. Learning what to include, how to format the CV and the correct structure takes a lot of research and effort. But knowing what to leave out of the CV and …
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Nov 07 2018
Doing an internship in sustainability Written by Abi Ravichanthiran, MSc Environmental Management I have worked with the Sustainability Services (University of Reading’s sustainability team) for over 3 years. I found this internship via the Reading Internship Scheme (RIS)- exclusive to Reading students on the MyJobsOnline (MJO) portal. My role includes assisting and undertaking projects to …
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