The smartest thing you can do at uni - other than getting your degree, of course - is to prepare for your future career. Although you might think the future is a long way off, the fact is it’ll come along sooner than you think.
Deciding what to do once you finish your undergrad can be intimidating. If you are thinking of going on to further study, there are even more factors to consider than when you picked your first degree.
It’s estimated that the average person will have up to 15 different jobs during their career. Still, changing directions can seem pretty daunting.
According to its website, LinkedIn currently boasts 467 million users and 3 million active job listings. Not bad for a 'boring' networking site.
For students and young people who know where to look, world class culture can be accessed cheaply and even for free.
It’s one of the busiest times of the year and can involve working long hours right through to the New Years sale.
Whether you’re there to print, make a PowerPoint with a friend, type up your latest essay or (if you’re really old-fashioned) borrow a book, here are some things to bear in mind.
Sometimes our choice of careers may not sit well with those whose opinions we value most. Sometimes the problem is not how they feel about it, but how little they do to encourage us to keep at it. The worst, though, is when it starts to affect how we feel about it ourselves.
It's been claimed that by 2050, there could be more plastic than fish in our oceans. So how do we become more environmentally conscious?
The phrase ‘student volunteer’ immediately conjures up images of globe-trotting, philanthropic backpackers. But if it’s something new, challenging and rewarding you’re looking for, you needn’t go so far as another country. Why not consider volunteering closer to home?
