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What’s a student’s first idea of summer?

Nobody likes rejection, personal or professional. 

Starting university can be an exciting time.

You're back from your gap-year sun kissed, dishevelled and still buzzing off the adventures you had abroad. However, you're also totally broke, adjusting to the grey drizzle of English weather. Here are 4 tips on finding a job after your gap year travels.

With deadlines fast approaching and your university days numbered, you may be concerned that your CV is not sufficient enough to enter you into the working world.

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.

If you’ve got your first phone interview coming up – congratulations! Here are a few tips to help you get through to the next stage.

Sometimes, when you’ve got multiple essays on the go, it can be tempting to copy things without putting them into your own words. In doing so you’re committing plagiarism, something that universities across the country take very seriously.

If you’re applying for a job abroad or outside your home city, chances are the Skype interview might come up. Even if the job is in your home city, you never know when a Skype interview may be part of the recruitment process.

It can be difficult to keep your head down and study at uni with all the distractions and temptations waiting to catch you out. These come in many forms: TV, social media and friends who know they should let you study but also want you to come out to another fancy dress party.