
- May 14, 2017
- Harriet Mills
It's always good to keep employment on the back-burner. Here are a few tips on how to make best use of your uni experience to prepare you for the continuous flow of graduate applications after.
A survey has found that nearly half (49%) of us in the UK don’t feel comfortable when it comes to talking to our employer about mental health issues, including depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder This is in....
It's always good to keep employment on the back-burner. Here are a few tips on how to make best use of your uni experience to prepare you for the continuous flow of graduate applications after.
How many times have you put your social life on the back burner to study for a looming deadline, only to find yourself lacking the motivation to get anything done? Although making studying your number one priority might seem like a good idea, in reality it often leaves you feeling moody, bored and simply unproductive. Focus on quality over quantity, put fun back on the agenda and follow these simple study hacks to make less equal more.
Let’s face it. We’ve all done it before. You start off with a sense of encouragement and motivation to start that assignment. You feel confident and sure of yourself that you can put pen to paper and go on an ‘essay-frenzy’. Nothing can stop you now…… but then…… you see an advert for a Netflix Original Series… or somehow your finger touches the Instagram app… or maybe you just fell asleep. Then, what started off as the beginning of a productive day ends up probably being the best nap you’ve ever had.
Younger entrepreneurs can meet with a number of challenges due to their age. Along with all the stress and difficulties of developing a new business, young entrepreneurs may encounter biased attitudes or be branded as a stereotype by older people they have to deal with. This can form additional barriers to becoming established and respected in the business environment. Here are the top 7 challenges you're likely to face as a young entrepreneur.
As the academic year looms, the pressures of exam season can become a real strain on your physical and mental state and staying motivated with your studies can be a real challenge.
It’s been backed by research. Working your body’s muscles can benefit your thinking. If you won't do it for your cardiovascular health, then at least think of your brain cells.
We all apply for jobs, but do we ever think about the person who reads our applications, sifts through potential candidates, and selects you for the interview? If you've ever considered a career in recruitment, you might have.
There’s this idea that philosophy isn’t a ‘real degree’ (whatever that means). If you say to someone that you're pursuing this path, don’t be surprised to get a response like, “So what do you plan on doing with a philosophy degree?”
Nowadays, more and more people go to university. That’s great, but it does mean that having a degree isn’t enough to set you apart anymore. When you graduate, you’ll have to prove you pursued things other than your course as an undergraduate.