Starting out
Articles to give you the best possible start on your career path.
What employers look for:
The headhunter's point of view
When assessing a potential candidate, the first thing we look at is the current or most recent role and assess the individual’s rate of progression and the pattern of development.
Get the job you want - interview tips
The interview is the most important part of your journey to securing the job. Use this as an opportunity to get some key points across. Many universities and recruitment agencies now offer interview training so why not seek some additional help to make sure you get it right?
Work experience:
Make the most of your work experience
Firstly, set goals for your placement so you are clear what you want to get out of it. This will make it easy to assess how well the work experience has gone at the end.
Your degree is just isn’t enough
Trying to find a job can be a daunting prospect. When you chat to fellow job seekers you discover that they've gone travelling in South America, worked with the disadvantaged in India, taught English in Japan or maybe taken a year out and worked for a global corporation like Microsoft.
Work experience options
Often qualifications alone are not enough to get your foot in the door of your chosen career. Employers are looking for knowledge and experience of the working world as well as an education, so now you have the responsibility of finding work experience whilst studying.
Working holidays
You might not be at decision stage yet about your next career move and still have that feeling of wanting to get out there and see more of the work before making the commitment.
The benefits of working abroad
Working aboard is a wonderfully exhilarating idea for most people. The majority of us think about it at some point or other but perhaps only as a whim. For others, though, it is a long-term dream to spend a year abroad or even move abroad on a more permanent basis in order to nurture a career.
Electronics projects in small businesses
The positive reaction by some forward-thinking graduates and Careers Services, has been to think about the positive outcomes of work experience, especially with opportunities in SMEs.
Career planning:
Working out what you want to do
Only a few individuals really know what they want to do and what route in life they are going to take. Some will fulfil their dream and become a doctor or air pilot, but you must remember that MOST of us are clueless about our future career path and do not know what we want to do or who we want to work for…..
Researching a career and a company
To plan your career you need to do more than just surf the internet job boards or register with a recruitment consultancy and in fact knowing how to plan your career can be just as important as having the right qualifications.
What is Medical Engineering?
Medical Engineering encompasses a broad range of activities, and is alternatively called Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
Start your career plan
To ensure that you get the most out of your career choices you need to take control of your own destiny - now.
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