This week, 4-9th March, is National Careers Week. Ah, another national something week or day to”celebrate” or to raise awareness about, you might say. I agree! Here at King’s Careers & Employability we think every (or any) week of the year should be YOUR Careers (& Employability) week! So why not spend some time, today… More Every week is YOUR Careers (& Employability) week!
We’re back with another guest post for you! This time from Stuart McClure, the CMO and co-founder of a company called LovetheSales.com – a website that aggregates sale items from 100’s of retailers into one website, helping consumers find the best deals on products they want. Keep reading to find out more about how to choose and refine your business ideas. Creating your business idea is an exciting start… More 5 actions to refine your business ideas at University
It is likely your longest piece of academic work. It is the spearhead of your academic arsenal. But does it really matter? Can a good dissertation make a real difference? Of course it can! And that’s why we’re here; to tell you all about how you can dazzle potential employers with the final effort of your… More How to “sell” your dissertation to an employer
Hi everyone – we’re back! This time with a guest post from our Careers Consultant Donald Lush about the career options available for PhD students. Any search on google using the title of this blog will quickly turn up articles and tips that feature the word ‘non-academic’ or ‘alternative’. This is symptomatic of an important… More Career options with a PhD
Are you an international student on a Tier 4 visa? Are you considering your next steps for working after study? Want to work on your CV to make it more suitable for the job market in the UK? Then you’ll be happy to find out that King’s Careers & Employability and the King’s Visas and… More Graduate careers & immigration options for Tier 4 students
We have another guest post for you today. Nellie Khossousi is currently working as an English Language Assistant in France and is here to tell you all about her experiences working abroad. Her blog post was originally posted on her blog. Working as a Foreign Language Assistant means you can teach your native language around… More Working as a Paid Language Assistant Abroad: What, Why, Where, When and How?
We have another guest post for you today – this time from Andrew Boynton from the King’s Experience team. Andrew is here to tell you a bit more about the King’s Undergraduate Research Fellowship (KURF) scheme, which seeks applications annually during March. … More What’s KURF and why should I apply for it?
Similarly to psychometric tests, assessment centres are used to test your suitability for the job. An assessment centre is a combination of tasks and activities designed to see how you deal with work related situations. This will usually include an interview and one or more of the following activities: presentations, written exercises, interviews, case studies or… More How to succeed at your assessment centre
Psychometric tests are often used by employers to help identify a candidate’s skills and personality, often as a preliminary screening stage to help filter out those not considered suitable for the job in question. In a nutshell, psychometric testing is an impersonal, objective and standardised method of understanding a person’s suitability for the job. For… More 5 tips on how to get ready for your psychometric test
Did you know that we are working with internship providers in China, USA, Colombia and South Africa, and that opportunities are open for applications right now? Read on to find out more about the Global Internships provider programme and the locations you could be travelling to this summer… Why do we work with internship providers?… More Global Internships Programme – deadlines are coming up…